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Personal Narrative: The Other Sister
Just this morning, I was complaining to my dad that I hadn't seen a decent movie in a very long time. This was until I watched The Other Sister. I'm not much of a sucker for romantic comedies, or chick flicks, but The Other Sister had such an endearing quality about it that I couldn't help but fall in love.
The Other Sister tells the story of Carla Tate, a young woman who has resided in a training school for many years because of her mental handicap. Carla's only hope is that she will be accepted for all the things she can now do for herself. Carla's family's wealth allows her mother, already blinded to her daughter's rather high-functioning abilities, to dote on Carla beyond her needs or desires, bringing forth many confrontations. But what

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