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In Monster, by Walter Dean Myers, the main character, Steve HarmonSteve Harmon, the main character, learns that who you choose as a friend can be part of your character in the end. Steve was on trial for felony murder due to a person he knew. He now knows that the people he decides to be friends with can get him in big trouble. In my life, I have learned a lesson too. I learned that life makes you sad for a reason, and it is your choice to pick your head up and learn from it. I learned this lesson with the help of a few friends and family members. My mother who told me not to let other swimmers bother me and to think about my future and not other people today. A former swim team member helped me see that it is my victories and losses that matter and …show more content…

I was hoping to drop time and get a best but I sadly added a couple seconds. After I dried off and was talking to my mom under our team tent my teammate ran over and told everyone she got a really good time. Everyone was happy for her, even me, but hearing that she had done really well made me even more upset than I had been. After that day I went back to the meet on Sunday and swam the rest of my races with enthusiasm. Since then, I only worry about my swims and don’t compare myself to my teammates, when I’ve had a bad race. I am either pleased or displeased with how I swam, and I don’t let other swimmers change the way I feel about a race. In conclusion, when you are sad you need to be the one to tell yourself that it is only one day of your life and you need to pick your head up and push through everything. Other people should help you get through the hard times you have, but you should be the one who convinces yourself to keep going strong. Yesterday was in the past, same with an hour ago, a minute ago, and even a second ago. It is your job to pick yourself up, keep going and make improvements when you’ve made mistakes. Move forward from your

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