Ap English Reflection

One of my more enriching experiences occurred during my freshman year of high school. For years, I strove for straight A's, and for years I received them. Over time I constructed a mentality, and underlying self-confidence that I would receive an A no matter what. Due to my over-confidence, I was under the impression that I would not have to put forth much effort; however, near the conclusion of the second semester, I had a B in Pre-AP English 9. Despite my last push to earn a 90% in the class with the concluding assignments of the semester, my grade was finalized lower than I had wished for. It felt as if a five pound ball of lead materialized in the pit of my stomach. This experience, at first, devastated me to the fullest extent, and I
Now, I realize I was over-reacting, but after that experience, I realized that I could not let this grade define the rest of my high school career. There was no way I could travel back in time and fix my mistake. The only other foreseeable option to me was to continue moving forward. The following year, I had come to school focused, and ready to work. I received straight A's in all my classes, including Pre-AP English 10. Even when my junior year started, I was still irked by my mistake from two years prior, and I again received straight A's while increasing my GPA for a consecutive year. I learned not to let my failures be failures, but to turn my failure into a learning curve for me to reflect upon and turn into success. Looking back now, I understand that learning to fail was a valuable lesson and I am reminded of one of Paramahansa Yogananda's sayings which is that "The season of failure is the best time for sowing the seeds of
Mistakes are a component of life that one must come to terms with, and they serve as accolades of life experience. The boy I was four years ago would attempt to cover up his flaws, and showcase a mirage of perfection, but today I understand that perfection is