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Maria Cardenas Migrant Child
Ever wondered what an immigrant child had lived in the late 60’s, while living an abuse life and having a child at 15, but at the same time trying to achieving her dreams. In the article, “Migrant child to college woman,” asserts that with a positive mindset of hard work and perseverance you can achieve your dreams even after each fall you have. Maria Cardenas had lived that life, she became a women that overcame her abuse life in the past and achieved her goal of earning a degree in education. Cardenas demonstrates that by being brave enough to tell the school counselor of her abuser, her dad and willing to let him out of there family life. Also, when she seemed to have her life together, she got a promotion at work to be head cashier and

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