Personal Narrative: I Am A National Honor Society

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Not many things in my life go unnoticed, my family and friends can attest to this. I love to share my everyday experiences with anyone who will listen and in short, I love being happy. This however, does leave one thing in my life that I don’t like anyone to see; I struggle sometimes. At times it’s with assignments or other responsibilities, and others it’s balancing my home and social life. I like to be a ray of positivity, but with daytime always comes night, and many times I leave that time just for me. I’m a very involved student. National Honor Society, other clubs, and sports practices on top of school and a job at which I work until 11:00pm three times a week define my existence. Finding extra time to relax and catch up on sleep doesn’t

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