Personal Narrative: The Trail Of Tears

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You know acceptance right? We’ve all been accepted at one point in our lives, despite our differences, and I’m pretty sure WE’VE had problems accepting someone who’s also different. I have too, especially when it comes to a disagreement. Here’s my side of the story. It started with a conversation between me and my cousin. We just so happened to have bumped into each other in a local supermarket. In our conversation, he asked what my favorite subject was in school. I responded saying, World History. We went on for quite a while until we were on the topic of The Indian Removal Act, or The Trail of Tears. At one point, he believed that the removal was justified, that it was right to remove the Indians from their land. I was I utter shock. How could anyone go along with such an absurd idea, I thought. I disagreed with his opinion, saying that the whole removal was wrong in the first place, and that the Indians should have stayed put. Of course, we went into an argument with each other. Cousin V.S Cousin. though it wasn’t heated. We were both very calm about the …show more content…

I had problems when it comes to be accepted, pretty much like everyone else, in school. It was my freshman year in Highschool, and I was very uncomfortable. All I knew about being a freshman is that, literally nobody likes them. Sure there are some freshmen are just fine, though others would be considered annoying, according to people in higher grades. I eventually did make it to my new rooms, and I realized that some of the students attending in the same class with me were seniors. I felt a bit nervous, and definitely scared. Mostly because I wondered what people thought of me as, because I’m not like other freshman. And, It was actually better than I expected. The classmates were friendly, they weren’t rude, and they welcomed me with open arms. So I guess I learned a lesson that year, other than just acceptance. Don’t judge a book by it’s