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A magazine wants to include contributions from its readers for an article called ‘The book that influenced me most’. Write a letter to the editor of the magazine about the book that influenced you most. In your letter -Describe what this book was about -Explain how this book influenced you -Say whether this book would be likely to influence other people

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Dear Sir/ Madam I am writing
this
 letter to provide my contribution that you are seeking from the readers for an article called “The
book
 that influenced me most’. I would like to be a part of
this
 article regarding a
book
 that has had a great impact on my life. The
book
 is about the motivation for readers and how to live in
this
 world where there are a lot of people who are dishonest. To be more precise, it is written by a famous author, Kaung Thant, and it is called ‘Healthy Mind.
In other words
, it is a motivational
book
, especially for youngsters who have grown up without a father in order to be stronger in their lives
although
 they do not receive care from their father. The reason why
this
book
 had a great impact on me is that I am fatherless and I often struggle in my school.
This
book
 mentions how to treat people around me and how to improve positive thinking.
In addition
, I realise how to control my mind when I am facing a problem and to solve it calmly. After reading
this
book
, my self-confidence improved and I become optimistic as I could learn how to forgive other people’s mistakes ,
however
, I am easily angry and I could not control my temper before. I am confident that
this
book
 will change millions of lives as it has changed mine. I trust including my contribution in your article will help thousands of readers to overcome the problem. Yours faithfully Sandar Myint
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