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All throughout my high school years I had a lot of trouble writing essays. I would constantly ask my teachers for help but I personally believe that I didn’t receive the adequate help to become a better writer.
At the end of my senior year is when I encountered one of the most challenging writing assignments. We were required to write a 8 page essay talking about how our past experiences had helped us set our goals for the future. When we were given that writing assignment there were many major events occurring like prom, finals and graduation so it was very difficult for me to get that assignment done because I had many other things to complete plus the lack of my writing skills made it even harder. The topic made me feel uncomfortable as
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