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Personal Narrative: My Experience With The National Honor Society

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Although I have been faced with a number of obstacles that have changed me as a person or that I have learned a great amount from, there is one in particular that has given me knowledge and confidence to handle other situations I may encounter in my career. I was faced with this very strange and unexpected conflict in the middle of my junior year of high school. I was attacked by a girl who suffers from Down syndrome while volunteering with the National Honor Society. I was able to handle the situation on my own and was shown the importance of second chances.
The incident occurred around Valentine’s Day when five members of the National Honor
Society, including myself, volunteered to help special needs students make Valentine’s Day cards. Even though all went well while we were making the cards, the students we were working with were then asked to “buddy up” with one of the volunteers to hang up posters around the school. A girl named Tiffany, who suffers from Down syndrome, chose me as her partner so the two of us proceeded to walk around the school. After about ten minutes, Tiffany seized the stapler I was carrying and attempted to staple my hair. I responsibly left the stapler in an office as to avoid an injury to myself or those around me. Once she realized I no longer was carrying the …show more content…

I was able to keep my composure and not use force. It took a lot of perseverance, but I did not desert her to get someone for help because I knew that I could not leave Tiffany alone in the hallway while she was angered. I did not leave her to ask somebody for help. Although I had become timorous as a result of the unexpected aggression, after a long struggle, I managed to return Tiffany to her classroom calmly. I then reported what had happened to her

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