Before I turned in memoir number one in college comp, I had confidence in my writing. I attended comp last semester, and developed adequate writing skills for the class. However, as the teacher handed my essay back, I gasped at the red marks all over the page. I acquired a fourteen out of thirty on my first memoir! My confidence level nose-dived, and I experienced a wave of depression. The unfortunate grade evoked a feeling of anger towards myself. I believed I had improved my writing skills tenfold since last semester, but I realized each comp teacher has a different grading style. My previous comp teacher, for example, still graded to fail students, but I began to pass my memoirs towards the end of the semester. I conceived of my ability
