As a child I grew up very rebellious, having a twin sister that was even wilder than me did not make it much easier on my parents, I am sure they wanted to pull their hair out right from the root after all the hell we raised together. We got into trouble any and everywhere, you name it. Nora and I even once were convinced that our neighbor was a murder and snuck around her house for weeks causing trouble and trying to find clues. Starting at a very young age, some may even say birth, Nora and I had our own agenda for things; our own rule book to life. Nora and I payed no mind to rules and eventually that ended up catching up to us. Sometimes it takes a bad experience to really learn a lesson, like in Maya Angelou's “Finishing School” and Malcolm X’s “Homemade Education” If Malcolm X had not gone to prison and Maya Angelou had not had her experience with Mrs. Cullinan, they would not be the people they became. …show more content…
For Nora and I, a serious experience was what changed our ways. It is just like speeding down the highway every morning to work, you will not stop speeding until someone stops you and gives you a ticket. It takes that serious experience for you to wake up and stop your bad habits right in their tracks. Safety and following the rules were something Nora and I did not know much about but after our experience at Black Lake, my sister and I learned the importance of following the rules and staying safe. You can never be too careful because anything could happen, even if your taking the appropriate precautions, and it does not help when you do not listen or take safety seriously at all, as Nora and I quickly