Desperate Measures

Sometimes in life, people get stuck in situations that they might not want to be in. Once in these situations, it may be extremely hard or impossible to get out. Sometimes, people might feel like they are stuck in an unfixable situation, and they might try some desperate measures. I personally have not had many of these types of situations, but have had a few. One particular time that I was stuck in one of these situations was last year in English class.

One thing that I strive for in school is a perfect 4.0 GPA. It is very hard to earn that high of a GPA, and takes a dedication throughout the whole semester. To earn an overall A in a class, you have to earn an A in both grading periods and an A, B, or C on the midterm/final OR earn an A in one grading period, a B in another grading period, and an A on the midterm/final. As I was nearing the end of the second semester, I was pretty much ensured and A in each class except for English. It was looking like I was going to earn a B for the second grading period, which means I would have to get an A on the final, something which seemed nearly impossible.

Once I realized that my GPA was in jeopardy, I went to Mrs Roberts to ask her what I could do to bring my grading period grade to an A. She told me that I had already completed all of the extra credit that she assigned, and that it looked like I was going to get a B for the semester. After talking to her a bit longer, she told me that there was one thing I could do to get an A for the grading period. She wanted me to write an essay describing what Early College is, the advantages of attending Early College, the disadvantages of attending Early College, and my personal opinion. I leaped at the chance to do this, so I began my work as soon as I got home.

The essay turned out to take longer than I expected, and was longer in length than Mrs Roberts expected. After it was all finished, I put in about 8-10 hours of work to get it done. It was five paragraphs in length, and was well worded and contained quite a few points and focuses for each of the four segments talked about. Mrs Roberts found it to meet her needs and excepted it. At the end of the semester, I got a B on the final. With the essay added into my 4th grading period grade, I got an A. It was a good thing that I did the essay, or else my GPA would have dropped.

What my trash can looked like when writing...