Studying in a boarding school away from family and folks is a very important decision an individual takesI took at an early stage of life.
Sitting over issues ignorantly expecting resolution is not the attitude oneI should have.
(Make it personal..)
drowned herself in the river of books.
You are comparing reading to drowning? not the best metaphor..
Well, you start with talking about boarding school, then you don't go back to the idea in the whole essay.. don't mention it then! focus on the story only, and reflect it on yourself.. talk about how her attitude towards cancer has influenced you..
RephraseWhenever I come across a situation wherein I feel helpless and feel the dire need to consult someone for some advice the one person I turn to is my grandmother. It is Italian proverb- "If nothing is going well, call your grandmother".
As an Italian proverb says, "If nothing is going well, call your grandmother". Whenever I come across a situation wherein I feel helpless and feel the dire need to consult someone for some advice the one person I turn to is my grandmother.