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Personal Narrative: Algebra

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If you were to mention algebra to me at this exact moment I would most definitely cringe at the words. Algebra has always been my most difficult subject since I was in the eighth grade, which is why I absolutely despise it. Before my eighth grade year I did exceptionally well in math, it was by far my favorite subject because I loved money and solving multiplication problems. My love for math lead to me being in advanced math class which is why I took algebra in the eighth grade versus the ninth grade. When I began algebra my love for math was gone. Algebra was difficult for me because of the many formulas I had to remember and also because me teacher method of teaching was reading off of the PowerPoint and giving us homework that was due

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