Personal Narrative: What Makes You Stronger

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“Life is hard, but take it ten seconds at a time because everyone can handle ten seconds”(Schmidt 2015) when that ten seconds is over we get to start all over. My life was never a walk in the park, but it always made me a brighter person.I was always the girl who bad things were happening but I could never let these things get in my way. I always knew I could build myself from the things that were happening in my life. These helped me be the better and brighter person I am today.From my experiences I became a blunt person, not to the point that I am mean, just that I’m only going to tell the truth and not sugar coat things. “ What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger” ( Clarkson 2011) shows that a lot of things will get in one’s way, but no …show more content…
As a kid, I was always picked on as that deaf girl. I never made a lot of friends cause I was different. Well being different was never a bad thing in my book. I know now that I was blessed by the fact I was different and could see the truth behind every person.In my own experience I learned that everyone is different in their own way and that 's what makes them the great person they are and that everyone loves. Being different taught me was that no one should have to worry if they are different cause everyone should be nice and caring and never judge someone because they are different we should always be accepted in life caused no body is perfect. “ Never grow up” ( Swift 2010) was a big thing in my …show more content…
“Don’t blink”(chesney 2010) shows that life doesn 't wait for anyone and If someone is not ready their whole life can change in a matter of seconds. Many little things will happen and In life one grows up to cherish those little things that happen cause they can make huge impacts on life and change the way life Is lived. So take every moment in like it can be the last. One will never know when their time Is up and those memories are the only thing left. It seems like just yesterday I was in kindergarten taking nap time on a little fishy towel my mother bought me and now i 'm a senior in high school writing this essay for my college comp. one class. To sit and think of everything bad and good, that 's happened in my life Is crazy cause looking back at that time i honestly didn 't care about those moments but now they helped me in life a lot. In my life i learned to think before I say something cause when one says I hate you to one 's best friend and that 's the last thing ever said to that person never take those people for granted cause never know when last words will all one has until they are gone. “ Going out like that” ( McEntire 2014) shows never let people get in the way to goals that were

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