To most people graduation can be an exciting time in a persons life, for some its their high school graduation. When I think about my family and friends assembling together to mark a happy occasion, I know that I have accomplished my greatest objective. Graduation was never intended to be the culmination of my childhood and the start of adulthood. Graduating from high school was an influential event that gave me an altered outlook on my existence. I was overwhelmed by life before graduation, preparation for graduation day, and the beginning of reality. Life was a struggle for me before graduation. There was a lot happening at home starting off with the constant pressure to do well in my exams, to my parents having problems in their marriage, and also not being given any attention or love as a child. Also having to watch someone close to me die little by little everyday cause of cancer, I feel sh
aped me into a different person.
Graduation wasnt that far off and it was about to strike me in the head like an arrow. Graduation is when seniors are met with one of the most significant events of the year. The staff put us in classes to keep all the students under the order. We all were divided into sections and labeled after letters and numbers. Soon after, all the senior class entered the auditorium in an orderly fashion. The practice had us recall memories of our freshmen to senior years. I saw a video that showed pictures of my youth to a young adult. I begin to think of the past and how much fun I had growing up. I also thought about how I would never see some of my friends again. After some time, the staff wanted us to practice walking across the stage. I didnt quite understand why we needed to do this; I figured they wanted us to see how fast our life would flash in front of our eyes.