THIS ISN'T PLAGIARISM 1. Read both prompts below. Decide how you want to approach the topic. Then write a narrative response to one of them.

As much as humans like to control their own lives, there are many aspects that are outside of our control. For example, we do not choose the families into which we are born or the places where we grow up. The same is sometimes true of friendships. Some friends we choose because we identify them as people who are similar to us and because they offer us something we want. Occasionally, however, we make unexpected friends. For example, a young person bumps into someone at the library who is crying because she has lost an important paper she was writing for school. As a result, the two become friends and learn that helping people through tough times is at the core of strong relationships.
Assignment
Tell the story of a time you made an unexpected friend and learned something important from that friend. In your response, be sure to explain how the friendship came about and the ways in which this friendship taught you something.

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Prompt

Failure is not something most people like to think or talk about, but we all fail at something. Consider your life so far and decisions/actions you have made. Did you have a time you considered yourself not succeeding the way you wanted to? Don’t just consider failing classes. Think about other deeper actions and consequences.

Assignment
Tell the story about a time that you failed and learned something important from it. In your response, be sure to explain how the situation came about, how you failed, and what you learned from it.