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Essay / A Critical Analysis of Langston Hughes' Salvation
There were mixed feelings about our performance. After a while, we started talking about the next test, which would be the next day. I confessed to my friends that I didn't feel as confident in my ability to pass the test because at the time, science was my weakest subject and I had a low score of three in that subject . I told them I was afraid of getting a two because I had never received one and I was afraid of what my parents would do if they saw one on my report card. A friend of mine told me that if I really wanted to succeed, I should cheat on the test. I was shocked when he said that, I couldn't believe it. Why would I do this? I remember being always told to never cheat, to always be honest. He told me that’s what he did on the math test we just took. He explained that he did this by folding a sheet of paper and sticking it in the front pocket of his hoodie. On paper, he had written formulas, calculations and steps to solve certain mathematical problems. Every time he struggled with a question, who pretended to take out a pencil or fix his jacket and look at his cheat sheet. My friend told me it was stupid