Kevin Diaz: A Tragic Hero

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Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts and raised in Somerville, Massachusetts, Prospect Hill Academy Charter School alumni, and a young man who’s devotion for his family and passion outweighs all else, the definition of a humble American; he is Kevin Diaz.
Imagine having being a child and having to raise a child yourself? Well that’s exactly what Kevin Diaz had to do at the of 6, he began to raise his little brother, Kealan. After, Kealan’s birth Kevin’s mother contracted Arthritis, and since has been living in chronic pain unable to work or move. Thus it fell upon Kevin and his older sister, Jennifer, to raise Kealan and become the breadwinners within the family. The difficulties of his childhood were all the worse due to lack of a paternal

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