I accepted the challenge, and once I received the topics, I had two weeks to make them perfect before having to send them. I submitted a draft after draft, but Mr. Martin still wasn't convinced that it was the best I could do. He told me a quote that I will never forget: “Hard work does not guarantee success, but no success is possible without hard work.” » With only three days to go, I felt like giving up. The stress of the tests was too much for me. But I promised myself not to disappoint my teacher. That night, I stayed up until almost two in the morning perfecting my homework. Mr. Martin was surprised. After everyone who completed the challenge had submitted their essays, two Space Camp members came to our school to announce the winner. And the name that was called was not my name. A few days passed and the two members returned; they decided that there would be two winners from my school, and I was the second