Overcoming Obstacles Of Becoming Class Analysis

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There has been many obstacles I have had to overcome, but the main obstacle that affected me the most has been my grades. It was very challenging to overcome, but I did everything and anything I had to do to achieve my goal which was, to pass the class I was horribly failing. The biggest problem was that it was a Doula Roman class, and if I found it, it occurred have affected my financial aid in enormously, I could have been put into financial aid probation. How was I going to pay for college about myself? My parents barely had enough for all the bills they had to pay, they wouldn't be able to help with my tuition. I had a job, but I it wasn’t enough to even pay a semester of school. I knew I had to get my act straight and pass that class, no matter what got in my way. Mr. Kriegel was a very excellent teacher, he did the best he could to explain everything he needed to. The class was music appreciation, and I knew nothing of music or how to appreciate it. It was mostly about the history of music. My worst subject was history, but thank God I was in failing that class as well. There was too many names and years for me to remember. I study for days before the test and when I took the test, it was like my mind just went blank and I couldn’t …show more content…
I also started doing flashcards on quizlet and this website really helped because if there is several games to make stating easier entertaining. Little by little I started seeing that it wasn’t so hard after all, all these good studying programs online helped me a lot. One day I also decided to go to the tutoring at TSC and they made it seem like this class was so easy. Right after, I started seeing results very quickly and these tests were like a piece of cake, they were very easy. Now that I look back at it I laugh and remember how much I struggled to pass a single

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