life. Many people have influenced me during my life. Three wonderful friends

that have had a special effect on me are Ryan, Alicia and Ana. In the three

years that I have known them well, they have been my best friends, and have

helped to transform me from a lonely middle school loner into a happy senior

with a decent social life. Popular wisdom has it that, "You judge a man by his

friends." Earlier in my life, that would have been difficult, because I had few

friends other than my cousins. I concentrated mostly on school and TV,

paying little attention to life outside my studies. My high grades made me the

target of torment during elementary school, the name calling: nerd, geek, and

worse, was so bad that I was ostracized by some of the class, and I shielded

myself by further isolation. My Middle School experience was no different. I

was still a loner. All the dances passed by, and I found other, solitary ways to

occupy myself. I rarely took time to hang out with fellow students during

Zedong was charged with crimes against the people of China. To Mrs. Jone's

classmates in English. The four of us had a great time making our first home

pronunciation of the Huang-Ho and Yangtze Rivers, and satirized the

remember the wonderful time we all had dancing and celebrating. Later in the

our Junior Prom. I must admit that if I had never met them, I would have

TV Simpson's, we grew acquainted with each other. Later in the year we

that ignited from these three marvelous persons. This self-confidence has

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Alicia Ana, Junior Prom, China Jone's, Ray Ana, March Ana, Redwall Ryan's, Middle School, World History, Ancient History, , ryan's house, alicia ana, ana invited, middle school, debate trial,
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Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)