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My Struggles With Reading And Writing
For a long time I struggled with academic weaknesses. Those weaknesses, being reading and writing. I had never been comfortable or confident while reading or handing written work. This struggle with reading and writing has made me unambitious in the past. I had not motivated to go to college and I made the decision to go to college but only to please my parents. My plans have since changed, in 2012 after recently graduating high school, I gave birth to my son. He became my motivation to go to college and excel; to set a good example for him and I could not let him down. I knew to excel I would have to face my fears and weakness with reading and writing.
Throughout high school, I never managed my weaknesses; I had only ignored them, made excuses,

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