The connection of my essay to Patricia Hampl’s "Memory and Imagination” is that in writing an essay based on personal experience it is important to rely on memory and imagination (Hampl, 2012). When I was asked to write an essay about the challenges that I encountered while trying to learn the English language I definitely was able to recall them because I used my memory and imagination. I remembered that it was so hard for me to pronounce the English words correctly as well as writing essays properly in the beginning. I got so frustrated in trying to learn the English language because I was not making any progress at all. However, because I persevered and worked hard continuously I eventually was able to overcome all the obstacles and improved
