Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

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The time that I created a negative self-fulfilling prophecy is when I was in first grade. I went to Kindergarten but according to my parents, I did not attend all school days and I did not really study. So when I entered first grade I was not very good in writing or reading. And I felt I was very different from the class, because all of them were really good in writing and reading. As a result, I did not do my homework because I felt that even if I did it, it will not be right. So when the tests started at the beginning of the semester, my dad would help me with my studies and I would study all day, but it was hard understanding anything. I kept thinking I would not get good grades, because I am so weak in reading and writing. And that, my

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