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Success of an Overly Prepared Student English 1302 has proven to be a great challenge. At times it has proven to be too great a challenge, causing stress and anxiety. The challenge, for me, is to write the best paper I possibly can. Consequentially, I am my own worst enemy. For the last eight weeks, I have lived in perpetual fear. Fear that I will not write a wonderful and interesting paper. This desire for perfection fuels the fires that have kept me succeeding. At the beginning of the course I decided I wanted an A for the semester. I decided I could not settle for less. This decision of striving for perfection has helped me to succeed in this course. I believe in being overly prepared for every course I take. As soon as the Professor
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