Transition In Middle School

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In this metamorphosis essay I’ll be talking about how I transitioned from being a middle schooler to a high schooler. A metamorphosis is a transformation and I believe the effects of metamorphosis usually result in maturity. I’ll be talking about my struggles, my feelings about the changes, and the steps I took to overcome my challenges. My metamorphosis was when I was in middle school and I had to learn to adapt to high school. This transition helped me become more responsible and feel more like an adult.
In middle school I always thought school was easy because in 8th grade we never had the experience of transitioning to different classes. We would have the same class with the same teacher for 8 hours a day and because of this, I didn’t

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