A Personal Journal Analysis

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In the month of October I had got the worst news of my life. I was failing biology! This news was so devastating that I didn’t know what to do. Being that I was a freshman, I thought to myself that apparently I wasn’t doing something right. Receiving an email, having a talk with my advisor, and making the important decision to improve my grade eventually moved me to take my education seriously.
It was a Thursday morning, when I felt my emotions welling up inside me after receiving the email that I was my biology course.

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