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Personal Narrative: Paul Went To High School

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Paul was the top of his class at first but when he went to high school he decided to try being popular instead. Barely getting by, Paul went to college for about a year but then dropped out after falling behind. Then he got a job at Sam's Club moving carts and scooping trash. After a brief and awkward conversation with former classmates, Paul realized he wanted to do something with his life and go back to school. For his second try at college, Paul worked harder, studied harder, and eventually worked his way up to getting a 4.0 grade point average.
All my life I'm told to work hard but then I look around and see people who sit and do nothing. I always ask myself "Why do they do that? What made them choose to be popular instead?" After reading
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