Riding my bike I started out onto a street familiar to traffic jams, making sure I stayed on the sidewalk, and continued all the way to the corner and turned left. I pedaled as fast as I could, my LA Light sneakers taking a beating on the cracked pavement. The palm trees dwarfed me as I searched the familiar stores where my mom and I shopped. I leaned over my handlebars and stared at the …
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…and really sharp. Despite the fact that I do not believe your environment changes that which you are, I do believe that it shapes who you will become. I know that I will succeed in my life, but only to a certain degree. With the chance to prove myself, I know that there is no limit to how much I can learn, and what I can accomplish, given the opportunity to thrive in this environment.