Well, I’m gonna talk about a book that influenced me. So, uh, to be honest, I’m not book lover person because when I read a book, I found myself a little bit bored. That’s why I prefer to watch movie rather than reading a book. But however, uh, two years ago, when I was a first year student, our philosophy teacher gave us one a task. It is about to read a book and discuss with other course coursemates and record it to a video. Then I decided to read a book. Uh, that book was a, uh, called Alchemist and it is written by Pao. It was very interesting book I have ever read. So that book was, uh, about one boy who wants to achieve a success and find the treasure which is located behind the big high mountains. At the end of the story, he achieved and succeeded his goals. He found a treasure. And the main plot of this book was about, uh, not giving up until the success and about self confidence. So by this way, that book influenced me much too much. From that book I learned about. I learned, uh, about self confidence and not giving up. Uh, also that book was chosen by me and by my friends. We discussed it. It, uh, a lot. And we like that book very much. So that book had a good impact on me, to be honest. And that’s all. Thank you.
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Well, I'm going to talk about a book that influenced me. To be honest, I'm not a big book lover because when I read, I often find myself a little bored. That's why I prefer watching movies to reading. However, two years ago, when I was a first-year student, our philosophy teacher assigned us a task. We had to read a book, discuss it with our classmates, and record a video about it. So, I decided to give it a try. The book I chose was called "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho. It was the most interesting book I've ever read. The story is about a young boy who dreams of achieving success and finding a treasure hidden behind a mountain range. Throughout his journey, he faces many challenges, but he never gives up. In the end, he achieves his goals and finds the treasure. The main theme of the book is about perseverance and self-confidence. It taught me the importance of never giving up on my dreams and believing in myself. I discussed the book extensively with my friends, and we all loved it. It had a profound impact on me, and I'm grateful for the experience. That's all. Thank you.
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