New Beginning?

Thursday marked the last day of the first marking period. A whole two months of hard work and late nights studying came to fruition as we took our last tests of the marking period, which could ultimately decide our grades for the quarter. A good test score could be the difference from a B to an A, and vice versa. Tomorrow marks the beginning of the new quarter, where we will try to put whatever woes we had in the first quarter behind us. In that respect, we are similar to Hester Prynne after her punishment at the scaffold. We will try to trudge on in school, putting whatever bad grades behind us and continuing to work hard to succeed. It won't necessarily be easy for us, as the pressure will increase as we attempt to raise our down-strucken grades. We may be laughed at, and people may stop in the middle of our hallways to pray for our well-being. Undoubtedly, children will stop and laugh at us in the hallways. We will continue to be living Hester Prynne's until we take our finals and start a new semester. I wish all my classmates the best of luck, and may your essays be ever in your favor.