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Personal Narrative: My Success In High School
As soon as I completed my eighth grade year, I set a goal for myself. I knew I wanted to be successful in high school and hoped to be considered for academic scholarships. My goal was to only earn A’s and B’s throughout my high school years; however, I had an enormous obstacle standing in my way. Up until my junior year of high school, I moved and started attending a new school each semester, my current school being my fifth. School has always been a priority of mine, and I have never let anything prevent me from obtaining good grades. My mom constantly moved, and it usually had something to do with a man. I don’t think she took into consideration how hard it was for me to readjust. There were many times I had to learn a lot of unfamiliar

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