Persuasive Essay About Playing With Fire

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As a child or young adult you commit many errors. As I can recall I like most young adults had done something bad with consequences. It was a warm summer day the sky was clear. The streets full of cars. Children playing and having fun due to summer vacation. I woke up that morning not really knowing what I was going to do that day clueless on how my day was going to go. That morning I did the usual got dressed and relaxed. Towards noon I got a text from a friend. My friends planned to skate by our High school. As we did most of the time during summer vacation. I always loved to skate in those warm afternoons. So I got dressed up with the clothes I usually skate with. As I arrived most of my friends were there already. Most of them sitting down waiting for the rest of us to come. Not knowing …show more content…
By messing around with fire and getting people to jump over lstarted that. We could have gotten a person on fire even a building or a car. We would have been in trouble with the law and our parents. Playing with fire is one of the most unintelligent things I could have ever done. It is good to avoid action that are dumb and you know nothing good will come out from such bad actions. As a result of this event I have since learned now to control myself from doing such idiotic things. As a teenager you really make the worst decisions you can possible make. As a result, many bad decisions become great lessons in life. This lesson itself I have learned how to avoid many bad choices. As a child or even a teenager you make many bad decisions. When you overcome them you have learned what to do about it and what not to do. Many of the wrongful things I committed for example the fire scene was not only a great learning experience but a way to help my self be better. Fire is not meant to be played with. This experience might also be why I want to be a

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