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Following Bryan Hullihen’s matriculation to private school and his subsequent improvement in his grades he began to make friends in his new school. Being that Bryan was attending a school where tuition was required many of the children that attended this institution came from wealthy families. Up to this point in Mr. Hullihen’s life he had no understanding of socioeconomic differences and had little exposure to people of wealth. One thing that Bryan understood was that there were different ways of behaving with the children he went to school with and the children whom he played with at home in his neighborhood. The children at Bryan Hullihen’s school were well behaved and talked through their differences where back in Bryan’s neighborhood the opposite was the case. In a very real way at only eight years old Bryan learned how to be two people. In school he was interested in learning how to associate with people of means and at home he had to learn how to be tough and handle himself physically. This dichotomy had a profound effect on Bryan where instead of creating confusion for the young child it actually increased his confidence. When Bryan realized that he could perform well across social constructs and his self confidence was subsequently increased he began to earn more friends through getting involved in several social activities and not being afraid to try new things. Bryan began to learn how to surf, skateboard, play football and baseball, ride BMX bicycles and many other activities that made it easy for him to make friends. He also maintained good grades and took his education seriously which helped round out his personality overall.

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