These influences have shaped my life

Throughout my life I have had many people, things, and events that have made me into the person I am today. My life is mostly influenced by my friends and family. My family, especially my Mom and Dad have shaped and molded me into the young man I am today. They have taught me how to be a good and respectable person and I am very thankful for that. My friends also have molded me as a person. My group of friends and I all seem to eat the same foods, where the same clothes, and listen to the same music. I strive to be like many of my friends and admire them greatly. One person in particular has influenced my life the most however. That person is my older sister Sophia. She is the one person in the world that I know I can always talk to about anything. I love her very much and would do anything for her. My sister has influenced me a lot because I have always wanted to be "cool" in her opinion. I remember when I was in middle school trying to act so grown up in front of her high school friends. She has also influenced me in the way that I see how good of a person she is, and I know I want people to perceive me in the same way that they do her.