A personal essay must
a. include every detail of a personal experience
b. describe an experience that is familiar to the reader
c. focus on the writer's response to an experience

it really is between a and b but i believe it's b

Explanation:

because i don't think a personal essay has to include every single detail, i think it's more a experience that is familiar. Hope this helps!

answer: i would say he was very determined and persistent in overcoming obstacles.

explanation:   "the magician of menlo park" as he was called, liked to tell an incident that happened when he was 8 years old and came back home crying after attending school for three months because his teacher called him "sterile and unproductive". from nowadays perspective, we can say that thomas alva edison was one of the most persistent and determined man that has ever existed. when edison was 14, he contracted scarlet fever. the effect of the fever, as well as a blow to the head by an angry train conductor, caused edison to become completely deaf in his left ear, and 80-percent deaf in the other. so as you can see he had to struggle to not so many minor issues but he always succeeded.