Grover 1

Kylee Grover

Mrs. Cramer

College Composition I Honors 8

1 May 2020

I’ve always wanted to live in a world where we see people for who they are, not the

money they have or interests that differ. The band kid would become best friends with the

popular kid. Students would bond over their favorite TV shows, instead of hate each other

because one is rich and the other doesn’t have as much. The rich girl loves musical theatre, so

she pursues than even though her other rich friends think it is lame. I believe in pursuing

happiness instead of making fun of others.

I have always been a rather decent income in my home. I am not poor, but I am far from

rich. I get nice clothes, but I also sometimes cannot afford the new “hot” items. I never once let

that separate me from anybody I truly enjoy being around. This year, I found my close friends

consisting of somebody wealthy, as well as somebody who had a lower income family. They

both mean just as much to me, because I see them for who they are — and I’m not ashamed to be

around either.

I decided to pursue theatre this year. I always thought it was lame. But I realized being

the semi-popular athlete is not what I wanted. I was always doing the wrong activities. Theatre

was where I wanted to be. Selfishly, I allowed the judgement of others and the fear of people

making fun of me to stop me from joining that until my junior year.

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Within today’s society, I feel as if school is all about social status. It is all about the

friends that will make everybody like you. We go to a college three hours away so we look

“smarter” versus the affordable one at home. Why can’t we go to, be around, and surround

ourselves with happiness? Why is our activities out of fear of other’s opinions?

Happiness is the best feeling in the entire world. The only way to find our happiness is to

surround ourselves with it. People are always going to judge each other based off their clothes,

money, race, or sexuality. I believe that judgment is made by those who are unhappy with

themselves. Our own happiness is worth more than any social approval could ever give us.

Maybe I’m just seeing the world not as it is, but as it should be.