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Submitted to Contest #7
Last week, my English teacher asked me to write an essay. I went to the chalkboard and wrote, S A. The other kids laughed at me, and I didn’t know why. The teacher looked mad and told me to sit back down. He also told me that instead of 500 words, my essay would have to be 1,000, because I obviously feel that I have a lot to say.I didn’t feel like saying anything after that. I don’t even know a thousand words. Maybe not even 500. I wanted to ask someone in the class for help, but I was scared. They all know my English is trash. They mak...
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