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cherish (deeply appreciate) him and always wish him the best. All in all, he is 
like a little brother to me.
 
 
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39/ Describe an equipment of yours that had 
problems/Describe a time that a piece of equipment of yours 
was broken (such as TV) 
You should say: 
- What it was 
- What problem it had 
- How you fixed it 
- And explain how you felt about it 
I’m going to tell you about a time my MacBook CD drive broke during my prime 
(most important) college years when it was needed. It was a stressful time, as 
I highly depended on my computer then. I tried to fix this problem on my own 
and take it to my tech savvy (good with technology) friends, but this simply 
wasn't enough. Let me tell you how it happened. 
Well, I accidentally inserted a disc which I urgently needed to download for my 
class, not realizing that another disc was already inside. This caused a jam, 
which wouldn't allow me to get the disc drive open. With this said, I stupidly tried 
to stick a knife inside to pry it open (open slowly) to retrieve the disc for my 
class, which held important data. I shortly after realized that this wasn't a smart 
idea, so I took it to my friend to have a look. He was scratching his head about 
it, so I decided to take it to the Apple store, which was 2 hours away. Luckily, 
they were able to retrieve the discs, but unfortunately could not fix my disc drive. 
So, I spent the rest of my college years doing all disc-based activities at the 
local library. 
At this point in time, I felt very frustrated, as I was in a high-pressure 
environment at my university. I was scared that I would turn in the assignment 
late and risk harming my GPA (grade point average). However, I felt relieved 
and lucky that I was able to fix it quickly, although it was inconvenient to do the 
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activity at the library, outside of the comfort of my home. All in all, technology 
can be a huge stressor when it fails!