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Have you ever been immature at the start of a big event then at the end become very mature? If you have then you are just like Odysseus in the Odyssey, very immature and made lots of mistakes at the beginning but then at the end lets go of his major pride and submits to the gods’ wishes. One summer my Mother and sister went to Romania on a mission’s trip, so my brothers were sent to stay at a friends and I flew to Arizona from Wyoming to stay with some other friends. I was twelve years old and thought I was mature but over time my view changed. I was in charge of talking to my brothers miles away since my mother wouldn’t be able to talk to them. Also, the friends that I was staying with were newlyweds and very unstable. This being my first time so far away from home and no one to talk to I started freaking out. I had an aunt and uncle that lived in Scottsdale so I tried to stay with her as much as possible. My friends weren’t so excited about that because they wanted me to......

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