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Adversity In My Life
Watching the hard working, caring people people in my life transformed me into a efficient and versatile person. I’ve watched my father and grandmother work hard to support my siblings and I. My father would go to his tedious job and come back home looking like he pulled an all nighter. Although being so tired, he would always check if I did my homework correctly and if I was okay. My grandmother, who takes care of my siblings and I, works hard to take care of us. Although she would always deal with my little sister’s constant wantings, she would always pick us up from school, buy us food, and take us to the zoo when we were little. My friends that maintain a 4.0 or higher GPA work very hard to maintain it. Some of them stay up until one in

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