How Successful Was Annie Johnson's Life

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I think that Annie Johnson was successful in her life because she did some hard things and made her way to the top. She thought of a way to make money for her two toddlers after her divorce with her husband. She worked very hard to make money. In the end, she made her way up and up to having a very successful life.

Annie struggled a little bit, but she still ended up where she was supposed to. After her divorce with her husband, she looked for ways to make money without leaving her toddler sons in someone else's care by making a store. She made meat pies and sold them to workers at the cotton gin and lumber mill. The workers were tempted by the pies she was selling. Even though the first days were slow, Annie still was determined. She never

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