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the pleasure of self-sufficiency; the look of disappointment on your
mother’s face when you broke a promise may have taught you the
value of keeping your word. Tell those stories.
Topic 4: Discuss your methods of coping
with stress.
Tips for Prewriting
Everyone experiences stress from many sources, such as overwork,
family problems, pressure to excel in school, or even boredom. In this
essay, you will write about your ways of coping with stress. Begin by
brainstorming or freewriting about some of the sources of your stress.
Then explore the coping strategies that you use for each source of
stress. Think in detail about those methods and about how well they
work.
What Now?
After you have completed your prewriting, decide which coping
strategies you want to focus on in your essay. If you do not have
enough material to pick and choose, prewrite a little more.
Learning Objectives Review
