People sometimes feel the need to step away from their normal routines or environments in order to better understand themselves. Describe a time when you needed distance from a situation, place, or group of people in order to think more clearly or gain perspective. What did that experience teach you about yourself?

Prompt Response: A time I had to distance myself from a group is when i noticed they were a bad influence on me. The group didn't have my best interest when it came to my future. That experience taught me that everyone isn't going to be a good friend to me. 

Summary: Today in class we read chapters 2 & 3 

Reflection: Why did McCandles die so early in the book. 

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