Miracle Hands: Overcoming Adversity

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Just as in the article Miracle Hands, I have experienced adversity , when i had the chance to go to community prep . I Kept On messing up in school and when i got the chance to go to a high school that i actually liked and thought i was gonna do good in . I experienced adversity . I thought that i messed up my whole high school years . But that all changed when i got to start my high school year at community prep . When I had the chance to go to community prep , i knew that everything was gonna get better . I knew i was gonna have another chance . I never thought that i was gonna be at another school again with my record , but i did .I Was Beyond happy when i got this chance . I knew that i couldnt messes it up because this was gonna be my

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