Assul Larancuent
Personal Statement - College Essay

The first memory I have about literature is struggling with it. Reading and writing did not come naturally to me. They were skills that I had to strive for, whilst others gained those abilities with ease. I remember being in second grade and being the worst in the class at reading and writing. It wasn't that I lacked motivation; I was trying but I didn't know how to acquire these skills. I feel that every student will have a teacher that changes their perspective on the world. For me that was Ms.Fitzgerald, my second grade teacher. She was my favorite teacher. She has left an imprint on me that to this day, in the eleventh grade, I have not forgotten. Her way of