Benchmark Portfolios: The Challenges Of Myself

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Every person goes through many challenges or has been through one. Many of those challenges might’ve caused good impacts as to others negative impacts and easily given up. Personally, I believe that we all have to face obstacles to learn and grow to be able to move on. In my experience, a challenge that I have faced academically would have to be Benchmark Portfolios. In 10th grade, we were required to complete projects in each class and get them certified. Towards the end of the year, in order to pass sophomore year we had to present all of out projects that were certified. It had many requirements and our job was to meet them all to have a good presentation. Personally, I think that I did a good job as to meeting all the requirements, but

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