High School Persuasive Speech
High school is something everyone has been waiting since elementary school. I know I have. The anticipation built up– from K-6, middle school, and the first day of high school. Little did I know, that high school life isn't all that great. High school can easily be described as a roller coaster. It has fantastic highs and devastating lows. Sometimes you let it bother the hell out of you, and other times, you just really don't care. Granted, when you are younger, all you want to be is a high school student. At the moment I’m a freshman in high school and the transition is killing me.
High school is all about friends who are by your side, or who’s going to talk the most about you. I hate to say it but, you are going to meet both types of people. …show more content…
I wasn't really scared as I walked into the school, even as I saw groups of 9th grade girls huddled around the lockers staring at everyone who walked through the door. I already knew what to expect. A vision flashed through my mind, one that showed everything that could potentially happen, and sure enough, those events did happen. I jinxed myself for sure! I didn't think that my close friend would do such a terrible thing to me, but she did. Our friendship was built on trust, and therefore, I always trusted what my friend would tell me. She would always confide in me, especially when she had problems with other girls. There was one time in particular when my friend was so angry with another girl because of the way she treated her. Ultimately, I thought my friend was being supportive, but that was not the case. One day, as I was at a basketball game, I saw my close friend socializing with the girl who spoke negative comments about her. I couldn't believe my eyes. It made me so aggravated because my close friend said all of these rude things about her in the past, but then she was spending time with her like nothing had ever happened. I finally realized that what she did was wrong and I should not have been betrayed like that. I didn’t speak to her for three days before I caved in and finally called her. I explained to her why I was angry and she she completely understood. She apologized for the misunderstanding and
High school is all about friends who are by your side, or who’s going to talk the most about you. I hate to say it but, you are going to meet both types of people. …show more content…
I wasn't really scared as I walked into the school, even as I saw groups of 9th grade girls huddled around the lockers staring at everyone who walked through the door. I already knew what to expect. A vision flashed through my mind, one that showed everything that could potentially happen, and sure enough, those events did happen. I jinxed myself for sure! I didn't think that my close friend would do such a terrible thing to me, but she did. Our friendship was built on trust, and therefore, I always trusted what my friend would tell me. She would always confide in me, especially when she had problems with other girls. There was one time in particular when my friend was so angry with another girl because of the way she treated her. Ultimately, I thought my friend was being supportive, but that was not the case. One day, as I was at a basketball game, I saw my close friend socializing with the girl who spoke negative comments about her. I couldn't believe my eyes. It made me so aggravated because my close friend said all of these rude things about her in the past, but then she was spending time with her like nothing had ever happened. I finally realized that what she did was wrong and I should not have been betrayed like that. I didn’t speak to her for three days before I caved in and finally called her. I explained to her why I was angry and she she completely understood. She apologized for the misunderstanding and