Personal Narrative: Norm By Leo Davidson

I, Leo Davidson, was born in Vermont, on March 23, 2002. I grew up with my parents who were great role models. I’ve never been held back, and my grades are on average. While growing up, I came into conflict with the “norms” in my community a lot. I’ve never been a “people’s” person and don’t plan on becoming one any time soon. At my school, there is no bullying, and nothing extraordinary has ever happened. We haven't solved world hunger, and we haven't found a new energy source. We are just a normal school with normal students. My school is my community, and my community has affected a lot of things about me. I know more than I did in 3rd grade, and I will know more in 9th grade than I did in seventh. All my life I have played by the rules. I’ve never been to …show more content…
I also came in conflict with consequences for things like talking out of term, or having a conversation while the teacher is talking, and even passing notes. Many of these things I have seen, and many if not all have never been “qualified” as a “consequential doing. For example there are these kids in my theatre class who shall remain nameless. All they do is talk and I hear them more than I hear the teacher. The teacher always says next time you do this i’ll give you a demerit, but then the next time they talk no demerit is given. I have hidden these conflicts with my community because I believe there is always a reason for everything, but i’m questioning that thought now. I feel ready to finally come out about these things, and I feel ready to present myself and my problems to the higher personnel. My community has influenced these thoughts completely though, without my community I would be nowhere, and without everyone in my community it would be nowhere. That is how my community has influenced who I am today, it is also how I came in conflict with the “norm in my