“My first important memory of writing was when I was in 3rd grade. I won the Dazzling Diamonds for mom writing contest. This was incredibly special to me because it helped me notice how I can use my creativity and memories. I learned that my writing could show others that tone makes people understand how important someone could be to me. Additionally, after I won that contest, I believed in my writing and that I could write anything, so I kept writing and started learning about different strategies for writing. Now after some time doing writing/Ela (English Language Arts) it has grown on me and I love doing free creative writing. That is how one diamond ring that my mom frequently wore affected me when I was young and old.”