The Importance Of Music Changed My Life

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From when I was a young kid, around 2006, to the present day, 2015, there have been many changes and continuities that my life has undergone. My music taste, family, and friends, have all be altered over the years. My music taste was developed through my family, by listening to what they listened too, and my friendships changed my music taste, by letting me see what my peers listened too. Music has always helped my family, and me, get through tough times like when I had to move, and find new friends. When my family made me move, I really developed as a person. All these topics may have changed my life in different ways, but I continue to get through it, and everything has had some positive effects on my life.
One of the more gradual changes
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When time passed, and I naturally got new friends, curiosity became bigger than just my parents view on music. In seventh grade, is when I experienced new types of music. One of my friends liked Country, another liked Rock, and everyone liked something else. I began to like alternative and religious Christian music, which I would have never imagined liking. I love the fact that turning on a simple song, can make me happy and relaxed. Music gives me comfort, makes me happy, and helps me on my worst days. Although my music taste has changed due to these reasons, my love for music has always been a constant.
Another area that was a developmental change from when I was a child, is my family. Divorce, birth, and sadly, death, are the reasons why my family has changed. I was always convinced that my parents had a ideal marriage. They put a curtain over my eyes, figurativly, for a good portion of my life. When my mom announced to me they were getting a divorce, I was rightfully shocked. Right away, I stopped playing with dolls and matured at a young age. During this time of the divorce, I devolped a sense of empathy and
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I grew up with my friend group of 6 people, and it stayed that way ever since grade school. My friend group when I was younger was like any friendship. We had sleepovers, laughed, and talked about boys and our 12 year old problems. Everything was perfect until my parents got their divorce, and I had to move. There are many changes that can happen in a person’s life. Some changes are very tiny and would not affect your life very much, like my music taste. However, other events can be very important and can change a person’s whole life, such as moving. It was early 2014 and I 'll never forget it. I hated the fact I was leaving all of my good friends at the place I used to call my home. Starting freshman year with no friends was the hardest thing I could imagine at the time. I kept having negative thoughts that no one would like me.I decided to join an elective class called food science, but I didn 't know what to expect. One of my best friends now, Faith, offered to help me my first day of school and be my partner while cooking. She made the biggest difference that day, and affected my life in a great way. She helped make my nerve wracking first year at a new school as enjoyable as possible. Some of my best friends are family, some I’ve known since I was a kid, and others are newer friendships that continue to grow stronger by the day. Although they are all very different, every one of them is

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