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'But I know today will be better' is what I thought trying to convince myself that maybe the uneasiness I felt was wrong.

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I sat in my room and I felt powerless What could I do? What should I do?

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I wanted to tell them how I felt but was afraid of how they both would feel about me or what would happen to our so-called “friendship.” So I kept my agonizing feelings to myself, which I knew I regretted deep down but just ignored them and allowed myself to suffer in silence.

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Right when I said Hi I thought that she would be as excited as I was, but I only got disgusted hi and she walked away.

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In life, we are met with challenges we have to face to get what we want. But if you have the confidence, courage, and hard work, you’ll be able to achieve anything.

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My friend was researching inflation and the cost to ship food into Hawaiʻi; itʻs 3 billion dollars a year.

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Looking back, I am happy that all those times I failed because it taught me more than my successes

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It all happened so fast, and it was too much for me as a 9 year old to figure out.

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Then the look on their guilty faces made me know I was right, but then all of a sudden Jack said that he killed me because I killed his dogs and his animals when I was testing my builds and the guilt that followed his words were tremendous.

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It’s so tempting to just try and see how it works and feels to use it, but I reframe what happened with my dad and I don’t find it tempting anymore.

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I turn on my heel and walk away feeling as if I were a king high atop his throne.

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I also realized that yes, I may not be able to control or help in some situations, but there are so many others that I can help with.

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I felt like they didn’t even give me time to breathe; I would answer their question and they would already be asking me a new one.

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I heard my name being called, and I knew I had to prepare myself to work hard.

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I watched closely like an owl spying on his prey. My dad was moving ever so smoothly on every move he had but I was blinded by confidence as each move went on.

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I woke up, it was game day. Excitement fills my body as I leave the bed. I go to wash my face and I put on my uniform, and get ready for my early 8:00 game

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The quote “It takes nothing to try and fit in, It takes everything to stand alone.” This was standing out to me because I was really trying to fit in with my friends, but really, I should have done the right thing instead, even if it means standing alone, but being right.

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"It changed me as a person, tampering with the inner roots of who I was."

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My mom  helped me with other family members, and that made me very happy. Then, I told my mom I don't want the food supply that we get from the ocean to decrease because of chemicals in the ocean. She replied back by saying ok i'll do what you want to do to keep food safe and not get lower .