Social Butterfly Research Paper

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I am what people like to call a “social butterfly”. I have always liked to be in the center of everything. Meeting new people and gaining new experiences is what I live for. Along with being a people person, I am also a huge people pleaser. I love the act of helping others and seeing a smile on someone’s face makes my day. The struggles that I have been through is what makes me this kind of person. I feel college is the perfect place for me with having these qualities. From a very young age I had to become a “mini adult”. I did not have nearly the average childhood, I was much more mature than children my age. Coming from a single teenage mother and no father figure I felt the need to be this “mini adult”. I have lived in more houses and …show more content…
I never once let this startle my school work, always maintaining good grades. Of course everyone goes through tough times in a subject or two, but even if i did, I pushed myself anf made sure I did the best I could. I always always the new kid with going to 7 different schools throught my student career, This was not close to normal, but it didnt really bother my too much in my younger years. New schools meant new people to meet. High school it was when bouncing back and fourth from schools is when it started getting a little hard. Just when I would get used to things I had to transfer. Getting caught up from one school in the middle of the year to another was confusing. I also missed a month of school between transferring my Jounior year. Was it hard? Yes, it was very hard, but I didnt let these problems stop me from doing my best in school. I like to think of myself as a very independent person. Being this kind of person I like to maintain 2 jobs, my involement with a modeling agency and schooling. I am not on the very athletic side, so due to that I am not in any sports in or out of school. They say that there is something for everyone though. My something is the Media Communications class at my school (Owls Television Network). I have been highly involved with school television programs since 7th grade. I just deleveoped a love for journalism, the fact of being on tv excites

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