Ashley Tranis Research Paper

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Have you ever quit something like a game or a work out because it was to hard? What about a hardship in life, you can't just quit life. Hardships show how strong a person is inside and out. So how strong are you when it comes to tough times? The person that comes to mind when I ask this question is a girl named Ashley Tranis. Ashley was born with only one arm. Se did, however, love the game of softball but knew she would never be able to play because of her disability. Her mom played softball and wanted Ashley to play just as bad as Ashley herself did. So when Ashleys birthday came around, she got a special bat, that allowed her to hit like anyone else, and a new glove. When tryouts came around, Ashley didn't go onto the field with the

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