fortunately, i happen to be rebellious in nature and enjoy the challenge of disproving assumptions made…

fortunately, i happen to be rebellious in nature and enjoy the challenge of disproving assumptions made about me. i became an english major my first year in college, after being enrolled as pre - med. i started writing nonfiction as a freelancer the week after i was told by my former boss that writing was my worst skill and i should hone my talents toward account management. but it wasn’t until 1985 that i finally began to write fiction. and at first i wrote using what i thought to be wittily crafted sentences, sentences that would finally prove i had mastery over the english language. which statement is the best summary of the central ideas in the whole passage? tan is not easily discouraged, even when others do not think she is good at something. tan is still embarrassed by her earliest attempts at writing fiction because she assumed that she could use her mother tongue. tan disproved assumptions, including her own assumptions about what type of english was best for fiction, by choosing to write.

fortunately, i happen to be rebellious in nature and enjoy the challenge of disproving assumptions made about me. i became an english major my first year in college, after being enrolled as pre - med. i started writing nonfiction as a freelancer the week after i was told by my former boss that writing was my worst skill and i should hone my talents toward account management. but it wasn’t until 1985 that i finally began to write fiction. and at first i wrote using what i thought to be wittily crafted sentences, sentences that would finally prove i had mastery over the english language. which statement is the best summary of the central ideas in the whole passage? tan is not easily discouraged, even when others do not think she is good at something. tan is still embarrassed by her earliest attempts at writing fiction because she assumed that she could use her mother tongue. tan disproved assumptions, including her own assumptions about what type of english was best for fiction, by choosing to write.

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The passage shows Tan's rebellious nature in disproving others' assumptions about her. She switched from pre - med to English major and started writing despite being told writing was her worst skill. The first option best captures her not being discouraged by others' low opinions.

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Tan is not easily discouraged, even when others do not think she is good at something.