Everyone is affected by certain events or individuals that greatly change their life. Many people have influenced me during my life. Three wonderful friends that have had a special effect on me are Robert, Tiffany and Ashley. In the four years that I have known them well, they have been my best friends, and have helped to transform me from a lonely middle school scholar into a happy senior with a decent social life. Popular wisdom has it that, "You judge a man by his friends." Earlier in my life, that would have been difficult, because I had few friends other than my cousins. I concentrated mostly on school and sports, paying little attention to life outside my studies. My high grades made me the target of torment during elementary school, the name calling: nerd, geek, and worse, was so bad that I was ostracized by some of the class, and I shielded myself by further isolation. My Middle School experience was no different. I was still a loner. All the dances passed by, and I found other, solitary ways to occupy.
I will always remember the wonderful time we all had dancing and celebrating. In it we managed to include many of our history teacher Mrs. The four of us had a great time making our first home movie, based on the allegory Redwall, at Robert's house. In the end, we all had a great laugh watching our final product. Later in the year, we made another movie for English class, which was more of a satire. Robert introduced me to Ashley and Tiffany, our classmates in English. I must admit that if I had never met them, I would have missed out on the complete experience of a truly special occasion. Knowing them has been one of the highlights of my life, and they have surely left their footprints on my soul. Friendship is one of the great gifts of life, and Robert, Tiffany, and Ashley have helped me to fully enjoy it. Last fall Tiffany and Ashley convinced me to go to the Homecoming dance, and I began to realize all the fun that life has to offer. In June Tiffany invited Ashley and me to her house for a study party, hoping that we could learn enough of Global Studies to excel on the Regents exam. More important than the result was the experience of friendship and shared learning. Lemma's infamous quotes by working them into the lines of Basil Stag Hare, a character from the Redwall novel who often spoke in nonsense. As one might guess, Tiff, Rob and Ashley have all exerted a positive influence on me.
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