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An Event That Has Influenced Me Research Paper

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Throughout my life, many events have influenced me and have changed me to who I am now. Looking back at a year ago, I am a different person today than I was back then. My values and meaning in my life have changed. My feelings have come and gone for different scenarios. With all these changes and everything that has impacted me within the last year, I have always had my family. My family has impacted me the most with my views and values. Throughout this past year, we have had many changes in my family. My sister, Rachel, had a baby boy, my other sister, Paige, graduated from college, and I am so much closer to my mom because my parents are divorced. Throughout all the tough and shocking times my family is always there. These situations …show more content…

My parents are divorced and have been since the end of my 8th-grade year. I didn’t take it well because I was younger and couldn’t understand why. Since my parents have gotten a divorce my father has somewhat fallen out of my sister’s and my life. He is still there and will always be my dad, but he just isn’t around a lot. Also, my other sister, Paige, graduated with an engineering degree. This is a specific example of how big situations and changes brings my family together. When Paige graduated from the University of Dayton we all traveled to Ohio, including my dad. That was the first time I had see him in a while and it was nice. After the graduation, we all went to dinner and then went our separate ways. I still occasionally talk to my dad, but overall my mom is the main parent in my life. With my parents being divorced and not talking to my dad that much me and my mom have gotten very close. At first, I kinda blamed my mom for the divorce because I stayed with her more and she was always there to blame. As I got older I realized it wasn’t just my mom. Between the end of 8th-grade year and now I think of my mom completely different. I tell her a lot more and we just have a good

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