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The Importance Of Writing And Writing

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My junior year of high school, I decided to take the AP Literature and writing class. This class covered a slight amount literature, but the majority of the class focused on writing. The purpose of this class was to prepare students for the AP exam. This test determined if the student can get a college credit for the class. The assignment was to write a synthesis essay, an essay that uses multiple sources to back up the original argument, using six out of the seven sources we researched in an hour and a half. The goal of the assignment was to prepare the class for timed essays during the actual AP exam. I knew ahead of time that I was not planning on taking the exam because I believed that I was not a strong writer, but my primary goal was to prove to myself that I can write an exceptional essay. Due to this experience, I developed confidence as a writer as well as a person. The day arrived to take the exam, and I was overwhelmed with anticipation and anxiety. I researched the topic and the sources I planned to use. I had an immense, thorough understanding of the topic, but I was afraid that I would not finish the essay in the expected time frame. I was worried about this because I have always been a slow writer, especially regarding topics that I am not interested in. The topic for this essay was parenting styles. The different types of parenting styles are authoritarian, authoritative, permissive, and uninvolved parenting. The parenting styles varied from extremely

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