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I am a sixteen year old girl with brown eyes and long brown wavy/curly hair. I live in Stanly County and go to West Stanly High School. Also I play volleyball for West Stanly and another JO team on the side. I live with my dad Jerry, step-mom Ann, and my brother Luke. I have a olive skin that tans very nicely in the hot summer sun during the summer. I have straight pearly white teeth, thanks to braces I got in 7th grade. My cheeks always look like little apple when I smile. When I laugh, my teeth always stick out featuring a simi silent laugh. I am 5’9 and taller than most other girls at school. I have one freckle on my nose and little moles on the side of my face. I usually wear a lot of bracelets on my arms because I think of how different and unique each bracelet is. I always try to get a bracelet every time I go somewhere new in the world to keep the memory of that place, with me, wherever I go. These are all the physical appearances of me. …show more content…
I grew up with divorced parents learning that not all love is meant to last. My step-dad was simi abusive and always use to yell at me. From this I learned that not everyone you meet has the same heart as you. Growing up in Charlotte during the summer when I was with my mom I never had a problem with other races. In conclusion, I am perfectly fine with african americasn and hispanics coming into our country. I have taken Honors classes ever since Freshman year so I am pretty smart if I like to think so myself. I grew up as a Christian and believed in the Bible and God. However I do not believe in going to church makes you a Christian. One time I went to church with a friend when I was little and heard these ladies gossiping about some other lady for not wearing something nice to church that day. Yet it shouldn't matter what you wear to church when in the house of the Lord. That day I learned that people are sometimes a charlatan, not being true to what they say they

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