Personal Narrative: Honors Trigonometry

Nothing was more frustrating than not being able to land my axel after a year of competing with it in my program.
I was a figure skater for eight years. These years consisted of an abundance of improvements and cheers, up until my sixth year. One day at practice, I confidently attempted an axel I landed numerous times before. I remember taking off, and the next moment I was on the ice with a sore bottom. I shook it off and went for the jump again. Strangely, I fell again.
After two months of not landing my axel, I realized that something needed to change. I started to practice more on my own time rather than only during lessons. Even off the ice, I would practice the correct form. I sacrificed going out with my friends in favor of working on my axel.
I finally did it; I landed my axel.
Losing my axel taught me to be persistent in order to overcome any challenges that I face, like Honors Trigonometry. Math has been my best subject throughout school. However, in my first semester of Honors Trigonometry, I was repeatedly getting C’s on tests, which resulted in me earning a B first semester. When I considered dropping the class, I recalled what I had to do to get my axel back. Keeping that in mind, I decided to stick it through in Honors Trigonometry. I directed more of my time and energy on Trigonometry homework and studied harder throughout the semester. I finished second semester of Honors Trigonometry with an