Personal Narrative: Life As A High School Student

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Life as a high school student is an eventful roller coaster and I haven’t made it to twelfth grade yet. The eleventh grade doesn’t seem as awful, however, many people and situations tell me otherwise. From the uncivil teachers to the disloyal acquaintances, the experiences at North Caroline High are never ending. Despite the negativity, there were amusing times I would never forget in my life. My story is no different from the average person, but the divergent stories I have to tell answer for me themselves. In this autobiography, I will present all the bad times and good times.
The most accomplishing moment in my high school career was joining the National Honor Society. In middle school, I had many setbacks that destroyed my hopes of getting in. When I received the letter saying I qualified to apply, I jumped at the opportunity given to me. The Financial Literacy teacher handed me a letter stating, I didn’t make it pass the first rounds of cuts. Nevertheless, perseverance and confidence gave me the strength to ask for an appeal and get back into the society. My whole family came to support me when I walked
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Once loyalty is broken, I will never look at a person the same way. I may be young, but there is an important lesson learned that needs to be learned; everyone that smiles in one face, isn’t a friend. Treachery and fakeness has followed me, and seems like it doesn’t want to release its tight grasp. People I confided personal information, are strangers I walk past everyday without speaking a word. I don’t appreciate people posing a forsade, thinking they are indivisible. For example, one person only used my friendship as a free ride to get to where they needed to be. Once they started finding their own, the ignored me as if I was a stranger walking in Walmart. Never will I ever make a silly mistake like that again. Focusing only on my education and money is all that needs to be on my

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