Melinda's Role In Adolescents Entering High School

Despite the large amount of people that feel confident and comfortable in expressing themselves freely, many adolescents have a deteriorating concept of self because of the belief that they should have to conform to their peer’s ideals. The identities of these children are being dictated by a need of acceptance from prominent social groups in their environment; however, teenagers must realize one’s own individuality as something beneficial and recognizing that conforming can become problematic in certain situations.

She is landing at terms with the last item for her. She understands that she needs to analyze what happened. Obviously, Melinda's fundamental inspiration for at last uncovering the conundrum is clear, and it says a remarkable course of action concerning her character. When she sees that Rachel, the pal who sold out her, is in threat of changing into Andy's next misfortune, she is obliged to talk. This display to us that Melinda is solid to their previous history, and that she contemplates the security of others. Considering, all things have an importance at some point or another it covers the epic or the repulsive thusly making it more basic than it is. In the event that you nonchalance to know, is to comprehend that you don't know anything. That is the true blue significance of information, so making everything the furthermore Intriguing and troublesome in her condition. The tree is the motivation driving why she developed her heading and talked up about her circumstance. Disregarding the way that nobody like Melinda she kept her soul solid And battled through her inconveniences of helper school. In this way, Melinda contacted her objective of swinging out to everybody about the bona, fide truly was, and what happened and ensuring everybody knew. Make a point to exhort individuals with respect to the truth of what occurred than enable bits of converse with make and escalate the

I see high school as a new opportunity to start over and represent myself as a different person. During elementary school, I wished to escape from the shy, quiet personality I was bound to, in hopes that I could be free and show myself as someone new in a different school. I remember when I was in fifth grade, I was lonely, and disliked many people who I met. It seemed as if I didn’t fit in; all of the stereotypes I arranged others into were groups I never cared for. As elementary school finally ended, sixth grade came. I knew that whenever I left sixth grade, I would never be the same again. It was at that school where I picked up the hobby that would change my life forever.

“I am an Outcast.”(Anderson 4) in this scene Melinda is describing how she feels on the first day of school. How she had new school materials, how she has new clothing she doesn't like and how she has a stomach ache. I can Relate to this because on the first day of school, I didn't really like the school uniform, i felt sick because of the nervousness. On the first day I also felt like an outcast and I still am but in a good way. I was in a new where I didn't really know anyone and all the people I did know where in different classes than me.

My high school experiences have become imprinted into my memory and parts of me. I changed entirely from the first day I walked in as a freshmen to the last day I walked across the stage with my diploma. Not only do I look different, but I act, think, and understand differently. Our identities are a process of social encounters with different groups of people, contrasting systems, and self-defining moments that we face in high school. I realize now that an individual’s character is largely constructed by other people’s opinions, unwritten rules, and a subliminal hierarchy. The reality of high school makes it difficult to escape the ideal image of a perfect student, friend, respectful significant other, and model child. With all these different forces pulling students back and forth, the primary goal is to be accepted, despite how much change one must undergo. From my high school experiences I know how to deal with peer pressure, alienation, and cliques. Thus, my former high school social lessons and knowledge allow me to reshape my perception, values, and self-image to this day.

As Alice walked down the halls of her new school, she could hear her new peers judging her. “She’s a blonde, she must be super dumb.” she heard a student whisper to his friends. “Shouldn’t she be thinner? She is a girl, after all.” Alice kept her head down as she walked to her locker. “She probably isn’t athletic either.” Whispers filled the hall as she opened her new locker. These people didn’t even know anything about her, and they were already judging her. The exact same thing happened at her old school at first, but she was younger and more confident. Alice expected to be judged, but she hoped that she could prove them wrong as the school year progressed.

Like Claire’s daughter, Emily, she goes to the same school as you. When Christmas break is over, you can have someone there to help you get around.” I’ve never liked parties and I don’t understand why Melinda agreed to go, but I’ve already told myself I’m done complaining.

The essay talks about the different factors in high school that may or may not impact who we emerge as in our adult years. Annie explicates thats “[High school] is a chilling vision. The cutthroat competition, ruthless power plays and rigid status hierarchy”. (Murphy 1) High school is not the same for everyone there are different groups and cliques within the school that set individuals apart from each other. The stereotypes attached to high school is developing over the years with similarities throughout generations Murphy states that “popular culture is dominated by depictions of high school: Glee and Gossip Girl, High School Musical and Prom. Earlier generations mined the same terrain, from Grease and The Breakfast Club to Beverly Hills

Tessa had an experience when she realized that high school can change you. Nicole, a cheerleader and the “queen” of the school used to be Tessa’s best friend. They knew everything and anything about each other. Then one day, around the beginning of sophomore year, Nicole decided to not be friends with Tessa anymore. Nicole never told Tessa why she had all of a sudden made the decision to ditch Tessa but Tessa just assumed that the image of a perfect girl in high school had gotten to Nicole and she just wanted to fit in. So every day after, Nicole and her new friends (girls who just followed Nicole around) would pick on Tessa. High school had changed Nicole and not for the better. Tessa was standing up to Nicole one day and said, “High school is only four short years, why would you want to spend those years making someone’s life miserable?” Nicole didn’t have a response and just walked away, she had finally realized that hog school wasn't about your “status”and what people thought of you.Tessa realized that Nicole could change and surprise her if she really wanted to. People can also change in a bad way, just like how Nicole started being mean to Tessa suddenly one day, but eventually Nicole realized the mistake she was making and stopped. People can change in high school as fast as your “status”

Two years prior to this day, we started what now has become a tradition. Every year for Madi’s birthday, October 25th, we’d stay at Fortune Bay. This year was no different. She had invited me, Cali, Morgan, Hannah, and Chandra. Her party was Saturday and had continued until Sunday night. Due to it being a Sunday night, school was the next morning. Therefore, some of the girls had to leave earlier in the day or that night.

I am comfortable in my own skin. I wear the clothing I want to wear, I do the activities I want to participate in, and I am who I want to be. But, I was not always the girl who wore bright colored dresses with bright shoes instead of the typical teenager look that consisted of a Hollister shirt, black leggings, and UGG boots. Everyone has come face-to-face with the barrier between social norm and a scary thing called uniqueness. This inconvenience is discovered around the awkward stage in a student’s life, also known as middle school. This is when students have to choose between the social norm and looking different. In my case, I never actually had the opportunity to choose my own path. My divergent physical traits chose the path for me.

Michael Newman’s blog depicts the struggles of being a self-conscious teenager in high school. He states how someone will never feel pretty enough or good enough to make true friends. Thereafter, his character has a cathartic release about how everyone is wearing a facade to mask the daunting thoughts loneliness which they possess. They use others to mask their pain and try to hide what makes them human,which is, indeed, their imperfections and emotions. They are envious of those that surround them and to keep their pain on the inside even though it has withered their own self confidence. Ultimately Newman believes that high school is the greatest masquerade.

High school is rough enough as it is; filled with college prep, standardized tests, puberty, gossip, parties, and drama. Teenagers are struggling to find who they are while trying to make friends with people that are trying to figure out who they are. What can make this process even more unbearably dreadful than it already is, is being a social minority. Being different than everyone else makes it that much harder to find a “place” in high school.

The peer pressure that teenagers face in today society is very hardcore subject for them to deal with. The teenagers in high school see their classmate’s styles and the high price fashions. The cars they drive to school and the expense jewels. They see their best

Most teens want to be able to fit into groups and form positive reputations whether it's being a part of the math group, popular group, drama group and more. In middle school and high school, it’s typical for teenagers to despise becoming an outsider in order to become “popular” and avoid having bad reputations. What teens don’t know though, is that one’s reputation can change, but not all teenagers long to fit in or become “popular.” The protagonist, Ponyboy Curtis, in the novel The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, sees being an outsider is a positive thing. Johnny Cade, Pony’s best friend, also attempts to manipulate his reputation in order to become his own person. S.E. Hinton gives a universal message of how the outsiders of the group can soon become heroes and always