Katie Sexton Research Paper

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“In 1929, Appalachian State University became a full program four year college, then grew into a university in 1967 after a particular vigorous post- war expansion” . (www. appalachian.stateuniversity.com). Katie Sexton was apart of the teaching program at Appalachian. In order to become a teacher in a public school in the state of NC, you have to have a degree from a four year university. Through Katie’s education, she experienced the guilt of failing a class and realized how many people she had in her life to support her in everything she did.
Katie’s emotions were shattered one day when she found out that she was failing a class. “ It was a mistake that could have been avoided, but I learned from it and bettered myself in the process”.

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