Personal Narrative: Switching Groups In High School

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Hi, Junior year so far has been a hell of a ride. First, I ended up switching groups during the beginning of the semester since I wanted to get away from high school drama since it was extremely involved in my other group. When I decided to move on and join this new group I felt it was a better choice for myself especially since I had to focus myself in my studies due to my workload. However, a certain person in the group is a bit of a rude obnoxious individual who seems to believe everything revolves around her, so as the days went by I developed the same sort of characteristics of being a tad annoying and mean to others. Once I realized I was developing a sense of pride for only myself and nothing for others I decided to have a little reality

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