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To my fellow classmates: I have been writing since I can remember. I have been told that I have an advanced vocabulary (well beyond those of expletives, and then some). The earliest memory I can recall was writing on my grandmother’s ancient Microsoft computer in the summer following fourth grade. I spent all of my free time writing. I would spend hours staring at the blinking cursor, eventually persisting through periods of writer's block. I typed, furiously, in a hurry for the words that had been forming in my head to break free. I read and reread over what I had wrote, second-guessing and doubting myself. I had my grandmother read it, and was given constructive criticism. I took her suggestions to heart, and rewrote what I had written until it was perfect, in my eyes. My writing skills considerably proceeding fourth grade. I know this because my grandmother still has the binder that contained stories I wrote after fourth grade, as well as …show more content…

It would not be fair to everyone else at my level, if I could write everything perfectly. There would be no room for my writing to develop and expand if that was the case. My most apparent weakness is that I struggle to find the words sufficient enough to convey what I want to say. I tend to find those words, then quickly abandon all that I had written in search of something even better. I second-guess myself abundantly. For example, I could choose a topic for an essay and have it written half way through. If I have even the slightest hunch that it could be improved, I will rewrite it, in its entirety. That results in frustration, procrastination, and finally, late nights cramming. What I had written with lack of time surely cannot be my best work. If I had only persevered through and kept writing, I would have had an essay of higher quality. I only want to turn in what I am proud of, therefore I will often disregard deadlines in favor of

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