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College essays are always tedious, so why do college administrators put themselves through reading the same old essays? It's senior year and everyone is excited for the new school year at Valley Stream North High School. Every senior knows that the first several months of English consist of college essays and the possibility of a research paper.

 

Starting an essay is never an easy task, and this is especially true for a college essay. A college essay has to catch the reader's attention right away, so finding the right introduction is hard. I know for me that it was very challenging. Besides the introduction, I had to figure out what I was going to write about, since I wanted my essay to be different. It took me almost a week to figure out what my topic was going to be about. As I was going through some old pictures in a blue and green suitcase, I came upon some documents. As I was reading the documents, my topic to my essay became clear. My topic was my life with my partial hearing loss.

 

 

This essay allowed me to open up little by little. I was able to do this by writing about something personal. While I was looking through the documents, they stated that I was a quiet, shy girl. This fact has not changed, but I noticed that this was reflected in my writing. I would usually write what was asked of me without feeling connected to my writing.

 

When I was younger, I was put in a different class to try and overcome my shyness. Since the shyness was something so severe, my mother was recommended to an Ear, Nose and Throat specialist. There, I learned that I was partially deaf on my left side. Knowing this, I ended up holding back even more. I was never comfortable with telling others about this, so when I wrote my essay on it, I was letting myself overcome the fear of being different. This essay allowed me to express myself without having to go face-to-face with anyone.

 

I joined my high school's cross country team and the track and field team to help me make friends and overcome my shyness. During the several years that I was on the team, I won several metals and a couple of plaques. By joining, I was able to come out of my comfort zone of being too shy. The friends that I gained on the team all know that I have a hearing problem and accept me as I am. I no longer feel like an outcast or different and, by feeling this way, I can write without holding back and showing the readers the real me.

 

It may seem that I have gone off topic, but really the shyness and hearing loss made me feel insecure and that was reflected in the way that I wrote and spoke. Overcoming this caused me to make a promise to myself to try and be with any new students, so that they may never feel insecure or like an outcast in any way. Now that I am able to write more personal writing, I find that I enjoy writing.

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