Nearly most of our school life has been laid out in the beginning. You are going to go from kindergarten to elementary to middle school. After that, the school’s goal is to make sure that you enter high school and they send you on your way, telling you to keep your grades up. But grades are not everything, because there are many smart or talented people that did not get where they are today by relying on grades, but hard work and a determined mind. That is a tool is one major thing I am using in my life, because not everything is simple in school to always get A’s, but it is simple to try if you put your mind to it. I want to go far, but I also know many people who have succeeded in their school life, but chose not to use it, so they instead …show more content…
But it isn’t always as it seems, because there are many little errors that not too many notice, even though they may have spent a lifetime there. People see Edgewater for only one part of it, the part with nice houses, business, and friendly environment, but that isn’t the entire truth. There is another part of Edgewater, which has simple buildings and less extravagant looking streets with many stores and little food businesses that are going on. This part of of Edgewater is a bit more dull and slightly more dangerous because there are more cars, but still a fairly good community. I live is between the dull and the bright section of Edgewater, which let me experience what was going in most of the community, but my life was a bit harder, seeing how my family does not have a lot of income going into the apartment. About a good 3 years ago, my father left my mother at night, saying that he was going to get some air, but didn’t come back. I wonder, when will he finish getting air? I still see him and he spends a lot of time with us, but he still hasn’t returned to our family and everything he had, leaving a ghost of the past loitering around. He made his choice, someone else over my mother, but what can I do, except stay strong and continue …show more content…
There are only very few that can resist temptation and understand the value of their decision. The simple answer of “No” can go a long way in life, from saying “No” to going out in order to study all the way to making grand life decisions, such as choosing your friends and the group of people you hang out with. In the eyes of others, I am not a social person, or even someone you might want to be around. Sometimes, I can even be treated be the plague, something that can ruin your day and you don’t want to be around. But if I had to be honest, I don’t care what people think of me. I have friends who count and I am a very social person, but I choose when to be it. There is no point in being social with those who care more about looks and popularity, because there is no gain and instead, it is a loss of time, and time is a valuable