Summary Of One Percent Of Me

Olivia Clarke’s essay called “One Percent of Me” discusses the harsh reality of high school and the effects it causes in your adult life. She goes into depth about her struggles with being the only African American woman in town, the effects it started to have on her once she entered high school ongoing into her adult life. The struggle of her race being a leading factor of not fitting in enough for White people nor Black people that surrounded in certain points of her life. Dealing with not fitting into the image that in advertised around us, body image is a huge problem within young children. Clarke eventually learning in her adult years that she is not identify by her image but by her experiences. While I agree with Clarke’s representation

My group of friends that I made during my two years at Cabrini, were both positive and negative. We had many positive moments, but looking back on it was clear that we had many more negatives than I could image. Many of those problems came from jealousy, intimidation, and lack of confidence within themselves. Just because I was a sheltered kid, does not mean that my parents did not make sure to instill confidence and will power within myself for reason like those, but that does not mean that I did not always fall for the peer pressure. Peer pressure in college is a tough pill to swallow when you are the only adult that is supervising over your life during those 4 years. I can say that falling for the peer pressure put myself in many uncomfortable situations, and resulted into bad decisions that effected my academics and my mental. For example, many of times I would rather choose to go on random adventures with my friends, knowing that I had many assignments that needed to be done. I chose to prioritize fun over my academics and by my sophomore year I was on the verge of being kicked out due to academic