Acknowledgments
Through my literary journey of discovering how “literature is life”, there has been numerous threads of support that helped weave my growth and shape me as a writer. As I reflect on this journey, I can only feel gratitude to the people and pieces of literature that have played pivotal roles in honing my literature skills. I would like to express my deepest appreciation to Ms. Valentino, she is a great teacher who focused on our progression as writers rather than having us do tedious assignments (what every other Ap lang teacher does). Her emphasis on fostering our writing skills rather than drowning us in paperwork has truly made a difference in my literary journey. All my friends have told me about their experiences in AP Lang, where they had assignments like annotating 30 pages of literature and then having a quiz on the material. Through this teaching approach, I was able to learn how to successfully lock down text and find nuanced details. I learned so many different writing