My hope is that in AP English I will encounter this same experience with literature. On my own I read at least 2-3 books a month from fiction to non- fiction stories. For some reason reading is a way out for me, when I feel useless I pick up a book and read. I try to relate to the characters' problems. I have the motivation to devote at least 7 hours of reading, writing, and thinking per week. Independent of school requirements, I would spend the same about of time on pleasure reading.

Since 10th grade I have matured in many ways, at first criticism hurt a lot, but after awhile I developed a backbone. I started to understand that "whatever doesn't kill me makes me stronger", after I realized this my writing quickly improved. I no longer sit in

I love writing with a passion, I mean it is so remarkable that you can express your feelings through words and make a well-rounded story. Stories about things that interest me are so much easier to write than writing about something that doesn't interest me at all. It's hard to write about things that you have no experience with. However through learning about the unknown I will obtain the information to write accurately.

Sometimes I have difficulties understanding things that I am not yet familiar with, I am sort of a slow learner. When reading books I some times have to read pages over and over again to fully understand what really is going on, but then again that might be a good quality because I don't skip over parts in books. I'm not one to start a book and not finish it, no matter how much I dislike a book. Even if I find the book quite boring or I just don't like it, out of my own curiosity I will finish it to fulfill my wondering mind.

The requirements for AP English will help me not only now but also in my future college classes and beyond. After reading, The Face of Deception by Iris Johansen, I decided to find out more about the career of the main character, a forensic psychologist. Had I not opened up this book, I might not have ever become interested in psychology. Reading can open up many new doors by increasing

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