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Personal Narrative: All-American Child
As humans, each of us possesses undeniable, individual traits. These are what truly defines us as who we are, whether it be brown hair, a vibrant smile, or even a particular laugh. Most of the time these things are decided for us. We cannot choose our height or eye color. There are other aspects beyond physical to be acknowledged as well. We each have our own unique perspectives of literally everything based on our own lives. My life was forever changed the day I was marked forever. At the age of three, I could be called an "all-American child". My parents dressed me in sports clothes, let me play with trucks, and began to let me investigate the world for myself. My life was a sort of monotonous routine: my parents took me to daycare every

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