The Floating Butterfly Research Paper

Coming into high school, I was so nervous that I would not fit in or make any new friends. I was what you would call “the floating butterfly” that identified with different friend groups each day. I believed that my transition from middle school to high school would not be hard, like getting used to how things would be run, but I expected that making friends was going to be difficult--since I was shy around new people. The first thing I did, was that I changed my appearance. I made sure that I would not forget to wash my face, comb my hair, and brush my teeth, as I did once a while in middle school. I also changed the types of clothes I wore. I didn’t make drastic changes, but I made sure that I was caught up with the type of clothes everyone else was wearing, like khakis, flannels, and Nike shoes. I felt that as if I looked more stylish people would approach me more often. It worked, but not as much as I wanted. The second thing that I did was I made mutual relationships with the friends of my friends. I stuck by them and started talking to their friends. Being more …show more content…
For many years the black population have been oppressed and discriminated against. Today it is not so easy to catch because of its change to being more individual or personal based. Also, the negative attitudes and stereotypes that many people associate with blacks do not help by any means. Blacks are no longer property, and should not be considered lower class. There are so many successful black Americans such as Barack Obama, Oprah Winfrey, Serena Williams, and so many others that have achieved great and amazing things. Everybody may hope to have equality in this world, but it can be very hard to do. Once again, just compare it to math. One negative can make a lot of positives become negative. But unfortunately, in this case, two negatives don’t make a