Personal Narrative: A Writer's Block Of My Writing

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Since I was a little girl, I have always loved writing. Although, I admit that I have never been very good at explaining things. Writer’s Block has always been my most immense struggle when it comes to writing so I guess you could say that writing is a painful and enjoyable experience. I have learned that once I get past the writer’s block, there is no stopping me. As I said earlier, when it comes to explaining things, I always find myself in a predicament. Writing is so enjoyable yet so complicated at the same time. When I was a freshman in high school, my literature teacher assigned my peers and me a research essay on advancements in technology. I chose to write my essay about a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) because of my fondness and

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