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    an honor roll status all through kindergarten to second grade, in third grade she finally made friends and at the same time she earned her first C. It seemed that the world around her would be completely destroyed by this letter grade in elementary school. How dare she bring shame into the family, even though her older brother consistently brought lower notes home, and was praised if he earned anywhere near a C. That C was a complete catastrophe. She made friends, she got a C, and she got the crapped

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    By the end of the week detention was getting so absolutely frustrating I felt like breaking the teachers neck every time I heard her exhale. I practically sprinted out of the school and smiled a little to myself knowing I would no longer have to suffer through more detention. "Wanna help me out at the shop?" Vince asks as I walk into the house, I shrug "okay why not" I say filling him out to his car, "I think Gia's scared of me" I say making Vince chuckle a little. "She's not scared she's just

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    College comes with multiple, unspoken rules. My personal favorites being if you do not have a car find someone who does quick, time should never be wasted, ration your food, and last but not least, eight a.m. classes truly do not have your best interest in mind. About two weeks ago, these guidelines became my college commandments off this one hilarious memory. Empty, Emptier and emptiest. I stared at my dwindled supply of food internally panicking on what happens next. The enormous, black hole of

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    a doctor wasn't my ideal career. Yes, I endured the constant comments of how long the schooling would take or how expensive medical school is, but those weren't factors in my decision. I decided to seriously think about the future and what I can do to contribute to society when I get out in the real world. I always knew that I should go to college after high school because that's what people who want to be successful do, right? Admittedly, I struggled with the decision of what I wanted

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    We reside in high school for four short years. To some four years seems a lifetime, but for a highschooler, four years couldn’t feel any shorter. And in my four years I can tell you what remained true; if you’re running late,take your time because you’re late either way and your gpa does not decide your destiny but most importantly, you are in charge of your future. These all turned out to be truths because we don’t know what we’ll be doing tomorrow, for some of us even in the next couple hours.

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    A few weeks before school ended, one of my friends, Niko, kindly invited me to an AMAZING house in Santa Cruz for one weekend. I thought it was really nice of him to invite me and gladly accepted. The house was really awesome: it had a breath-taking view of the ocean, really nice rooms and when you went to bed you could hear the sound of the waves crashing against the rocks. On top of that the hosts were really nice. After the never-ending source of unpaid work called school ended, I started to

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    colleges and having to decide what you want to do with your life after high school. It's the year to surely remember and is very important. I have a lot of goals this year that I hope to achieve, but there are also things that I am worried about. This year for my senior year this year I am hoping to achieve certain goals such as the school year being a breeze and not very stressful. I wanted to be able to enjoy my last year of high school instead of stressing out about certain classes. I wanted to

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    trip on stage as I am approaching my principal to receive my diploma. Regardless, I realize that as the number of days left in high school decreases, it does not matter what happens on stage; all that matters is that I am finally graduating. OR Regardless of what takes place on stage, all that matters is that I am finally graduating. As the number of days left in high school decrease, the more valuable they become. Senior year will be full of “the last.” This year will be the last chance to watch a

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    opponent as I expected when he challenged me this morning, but in the end I ended up winning. As always. I sighed as I watched him lay there out of breath, I just wanted something harder, something that would get my parents’ attention once and for all. After training I usually had advanced chemistry, which meant learning how to make bombs and poison, but for some reason Mother and Father had allowed me a free day to do as I please. Which, frankly, scared me, as ever since I was little I have had the same

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    out of my chest.I don’t wish to be here, why am I here. I may gyrate straight away, GO! GO! GO! The thought goes through my head. Panic fleeing going through each of my nerves in my body. My senses strain, each sensation raised multiple. The high school buildings tower over the Pine Tree State, shadows stretching out, engulfing the vacant yard. The place was thus massive. The scholars stare at Pine Tree State, eyes burning holes in the Pine Tree State. Feeling like i'm walking out of a room when

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