Turning 16 Research Paper

It's today! The day I turned 16, I have been planning for almost a year, in order to have a perfect sweet 16 party. I'm able to start driving and be more independent. Birthdays are a huge time investment, celebration, and important time to see someone's growth over the past years. When I turn a year older it's a new year and brand new start. By turning a year older I will help hold myself to a higher standard. I will try to be more responsible and rely more on myself. Some don't celebrate their birthdays or barely celebrate it, but me I celebrate to the fullest. Turning 16 is a huge time in an American teen. Others put more value on turning a different age, such as in Hispanic culture they put more values on turning 15.
Since my family is spilt, we have a lot of dinners leading up to my big day and after it. The day is all about me, waking up with breakfast on a tray with cute cards from my mom and step dad. They leave tiny present throughout my morning routine. I get new a new hair curler, new tooth brush, my favorite bottle of Marc Jacobs perfume, and a brand new outfit. Getting to drive to school by myself later that morning showing off my car to everyone around me. Even put the sticker I bought at the ocean 2 years ago. Anyone that is close to me knows that I like to make a huge deal of the day. As I walk
My Nana and Papa took me to the jewelry store and told me to pick out a pair of diamond earrings, only allowing me to get them if I promised not to lose them. My parents big gift to me was the car and a Wii U. My grandpa Loren told me that the Jeep was mine when I turned 16. He then realized that having a huge mountain Jeep wasn’t the best for a daily driver. So he helped get me the Rav4, and I can take the Jeep whenever I want to. Sometimes my father Charles will send me a text saying happy birthday, But it is the best when my younger brother remembers and brings me a cute little gift of some art work he made at