I had stolen a lot of things and got caught by a security camera. I did not need the things but I was young and afraid to ask for them. instead of facing the consequences I ran away for a day and eventually went back home. I learned that no matter what you do, facing the problem head on has a much better chance of you being able to explain yourself and getting a better outcome. running from your problems will lead to the worst possible outcome
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Orient is used in this sentence meaning to adjust. "Samuel stood on the grassy lawn of the campus looking at his map of the school’s buildings, trying to orient himself" meant that Samuel was trying to get used to the new campus by looking at buildings.