1. I am Unique Essay I am Unique From the time I was a young child, I have always known I was different from others. Although I didn't realize I was in any way "smart" until around the fourth grade, I had been skipped up to the first grade from kindergarten. While friends struggled with homework assignments, finishing them came easily to me, like riding a bike. Supposedly – I've never ridden a bike. No, my passion, and talent, from the very beginning, was with written materials. By second grade, I had my own card for the library and went there at least once a week. While other kids were rewarded for good behavior with parties, money, or trips with friends, my reward was being able to walk through the organized rows of books...show more content... "Are you getting ready for Halloween, honey?" It was July. Embarrassed, I mumbled that I was. From then on, I tried to "mix in" other types of books. I would throw in a couple of "children's classics" or informative books, and I absorbed facts and knowledge like a sponge. It was no surprise then, to my mother, although it was to me, when I scored in the 90th percentile or higher in nearly every subject on the California test of basic skills. Strangely enough, my intelligence and love for knowledge never set me apart from my peers. They either didn't know or didn't care, and I was satisfied enough with my social position to not want to change their apathetic status toward my abilities. In junior high school, I took pleasure in peaceably "blending into" my environment. I became, for all practical purposes, as much of a clone as possible without compromising my beliefs or personality. True, I was a bit odd naturally. So was everyone else. I had belief systems that didn't fit the typical

2. intermediate–school kid norm. Everyone else just happened to possess those same beliefs. Maybe it was just a strange school, but I was perfectly happy to sit back in my group of eight girls and be typical. I had crushes, faked heartbreak, and passed through life without making a wave. This was the happiest, calmest, most "normal" time of my life. My grades were exceptional, I was in advanced ...Get more content on HelpWriting.Net...