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Being Unprepared
H. Jackson Brown, Jr. is a writer and lives in Middle Tennessee. His books have been translated into 35 different languages and are read across the world. I chose this quote because I haven’t been ready for school and I have turned in many assignments late. I couldn’t find out why until I found this quote and it explained it all. The reason why I have been so unprepared is because I don’t try my best the day before. Usually, when I get homework I’m too lazy to do it and do it tomorrow since I don’t have the class tomorrow due to the block schedule. Since I do this homework will pile up and I’ll get frustrated doing a lot of homework or forget to do it. My teachers have told me to turn in homework on time, but I usually don’t because of
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