The Influence Of Change In My Life

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Change is not easy for everyone, but sometimes it is unavoidable. Throughout my life, change has been a frequent obstacle that I have been forced to overcome. Change itself is why I chose the song The Middle, and the message that it relates. The song explains that everything will be okay, even when times are rough. My story of experiencing change began when I was young while my family moved across the country because of my father’s job. Each change had its own struggles, from making new friends, starting in a different school, living in an unfamiliar neighborhood, and trying new hobbies. Each story has helped shape who I am today, but one was just so different from the rest. The start of my freshman year in high school was different from most.
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This is all that I had ever known and it didn’t seem strange at the time, I had been doing it for years and never questioned if other schools were like mine. After finishing my eighth-grade year with only five other students in my grade, I figured my freshman year of high school would only be slightly different. I had no idea what the next change in my life had in store for me. Through the summer before my freshman year I had no worries about how high school, and how it was going to change and influence my life. Aside from not having to wear uniforms, and most likely having more students in my class, I didn’t think it would be that different. When the first day of high school finally arrived though, I had a strange feeling. There nerves started to set in but I knew I couldn’t do anything about it. After getting a shower, I can still remember the nerves got worse, almost as if my stomach felt inside out. As I began to go through my clothes, I couldn’t decide what to wear. I started to think that no matter what color or style of clothes I chose, people were going to judge me. I have

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