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Professor Henning

ENC1101

3 May 2020

Overcoming an Adverse Times

Sitting at ease at the old wooden desk, the gentle tap of a person's foot, and the clicking

of the mighty pen. This extraordinary room is where you work hard to be everything you expect

yourself to be. This is where it all begins when you try achieving precisely all your lifelong

dreams. It is the start of everything promising to who you will become in the future. It naturally

forces you to think passionately about the best you can be, so you can achieve all you are meant

to do. This is what school is to me, but it does not mean it was always easy. This is a story of a

hard time in my life, but how I became more determined through it all.

When you are starting your early education, everything is so new and exciting. It is the

first time being in school, and you have little of an understanding of anything. You are learning

the building blocks that your foundation will be built on for the rest of your life. For most people,

this part of their life flies by, and it is only a distant memory. In the early years of school, it felt

like everything was excruciating to learn and would never end. However, I have become stronger

because of my devoted mother. She has gently encouraged me to achieve my best, which gives

me the strength to endure. I have struggled with a learning processing disability, which I had no

idea that I had, until I started learning in school. I remember the days I would sit with my mother

and go through my flashcard’s hours on end. She is the only reason I am a college student today

because I would have quit without her. She was always so patient, kind, and encouraging to me.

It was hard to deal with me; I would constantly say I cannot do it, and that must have been very

annoying. I remember one time, in particular; I came to my mom's bedroom and sat on her bed
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because I was overwhelmed with school. I was sobbing vigorously, and all that came out of my

mouth was mumbling because of me crying so hard with frustration. I said earnestly, “Momma,

school is so hard, and I will never be capable of remembering anything.” She boldly said back to

me, "Hadassah; we all have things that come hard to us, and you can achieve whatever you

desire; you will invariably have to work hard for it.” She went on saying, “if you put your mind

to doing something, then nothing can hold you back.” I got up and went up to my room, but I do

not think I grasped completely what my mom had stated until a few years later.

The glaring sun blazing through my bedroom curtains and the aromas of breakfast, I

would arise to stumble my way downstairs. This was the beginning of most days. I would

ultimately make my way to my homework. I loved learning, but it was so taxing. I remember

when I was learning my alphabet. One day I was working with my mother for hours, and it was

exhausting. When I woke up the next day, I had forgotten all of the alphabet. I would wake up

and practice it all over again. I would completely forget what I had accomplished the day before.

This is because I have a processing learning disorder. I would bawl my eyes out, be so closed-

minded and feel so overwhelmed like I had a wounded elephant on my fragile shoulders. My

devoted mom would inevitably say, “you have to fill up the bucket, and if some dumps out, it is

ok, fill it up again.” This was not easy, but I have learned in life, things that you want to have

will take hard work. It undoubtedly provided the work ethic values on life that I do not think I

would have gotten without this being a part of me.

Reading and writing are a very essential part of your education. They are two different

things, but they both work off of each other. I have seen a drastic change from the beginning of

this year to now with my confidence in literacy. My first day in ENC 1101 was nerve-racking. I

questioned if I would be able to meet the standards, and most of my classmates felt the same
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way. There can be drastic differences from high school work and then college work. This class

has positively changed me to know how to properly write a formal paper with more confidence

than ever before. At moments ENC-1101 was challenging and required the ability to grasp some

new concepts, like MLA formatting. I have discovered through this class that I like creative

writing. One of my assignments was a profile paper on my house and its perspective of me living

in it. When I take ENC 1102 in the fall, I do not think I will look at it as an intimidating thing, as

I did in the past. This class has put me on the proper path for college writing and my career.

As I have matured, I have gained a better understanding of the basics of school and it has

only gotten to be less strenuous. I have learned the ways to study, that work for me, and how I

keep information. Now being in college, some things can be hard, but it reminds me why I

genuinely like to learn because it challenges me. ENC 1101 has been exceptional for me because

of the openness of being able to ask questions. Therefore, I can carefully wrap my mind around

absorbing new information. ENC 1101 has enticed me to explore various styles of writings, and I

have discovered that literacy can be enjoyed. This class has undoubtedly left me with profound

insight that you constantly can gain to better yourself as a writer.