My Short-Lived Career As A Female Wrestler Analysis

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Within the writing “My Short-Lived Career as a Female Wrestler” by Megan Koester is a very interesting and meaningful piece that talks about how things can be used to your advantage. Throughout the piece the author talks about how she was a female wrestler, why she was one, and why she felt that she was being given everything as a reward for doing nothing. Megan Koester talks about what she did throughout her wrestling career and why she believes she didn’t deserve the special treatment. She says this because she only really had three people in her weight class and still received a bronze metal. She also received food of her choice just for doing something that her dad wanted her to do. She also felt a little guilt because she knew her father

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