Personal Narrative: Why I Read Hard

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I have learned that failing and not meeting goals can eventually motivate me to try my best. If I don't get it right the first time, then I know what to do the second. Through failing I can better myself in many ways. Whether it's studying longer or staying on the soccer field a little longer, I can reach the point where I want to be. A challenge that I’ve had all my life is reading. It has affected how I’ve learned. No matter what subject I am in, I have to read. For me, reading something once wasn’t enough, that is how one way I fix my reading ability and comprehension level of what I was reading. I would miss an important fact or just not get exactly what was written. In many ways this caused papers to be returned with “Read closer” written

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