On October 30th I Camry McDougald am declaring my independence against my peers. For years I have been picked at, dissected, and recreated over, and over by my peers. They have covered up my originality and tried to make me into someone who I simply am not. I’m tired of this verbal abuse and twisted acts of unwanted persuasion. I want my peers to know that I’ll no longer accept them trying to hide who I am. I believe that I deserve better treatment because I am unique and anything this rare doesn’t need to be hidden away. I have a bit of everything bundled up inside of me. I’m a smart yet goofy girl who lives off of music and books. I own a personal nirvana on earth with books and music they take me to a place that’s unreal. My peers shouldn’t try to turn me into someone who skips school to get high because it makes them feel better, …show more content…
They make me feel like I have to earn my name as if I don't live up to their expectations. Time and time again I’ve spoken to my mentors and my parents about my feelings towards my peers. They’ve told me that I need to take up for myself, stand my ground, and demand them to let me be me. After this I tried to get them to let me show my true colors and I’d stand out for a bit, but someone would tie me back down and paint me just as gray as the rest of them. They’d say “If you want to be cool and treated with respect you need to act like the rest of us.” Out of fear I obliged. I Camry McDougald am going to set myself free of my peers by declaring my independence from my peers. I’m not going to let anyone tell me that I need to change. If anyone tries to tell me what I need to do and what I don’t need to do I’m simply going to ignore them and continue being me. I’ll no longer let their poisoned words fill my head, yet instead listen to my heart. I pledge to stay true to myself and these commitments I have