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In Elementary through High school we are always taught that our education is important and we should always take it seriously. Well I always took that to heart and worked hard and always focused on my studies. There was one particular subject that really got to me and started to become one of my favorite subjects. That subject was English. English led me to something I absolutely love and could never live without and that is reading. In knowing this I decided that I wanted a career where I could always read and decided that I want to become a book editor at a great publishing house. I want to have the opportunity to make the books that I really love to read. In my sophomore and junior years of high school I had the same English teacher and she has taught me so much. Ms. Fischer (my teacher), has taught me to believe in myself and to believe that I can become this book editor and publish books that she would someday read. I know that to major in English and to become a book editor it will be a hard path I would take and that it would take dedication and determination, I am willing to do …show more content…

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