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I was told that as a woman I have less chances of success. I wont let my statistics predict my future. I encountered countless tribulations in my childhood and finally when I was forced to drop out of High school, I decided that a statistic wasn't going to define me. I enrolled myself into a secondary school for my high school diploma and I am currently a student at Santa Monica College studying Linguistics. I have been distinguished on the Deans Honor list for my outstanding grades. An education in striving to be the best me possible is my most important aim and Oprah Winfrey is my utmost inspiration.
Fighting against the odds meant following in the right footsteps, I chose hers. She was born into poverty to a young single mother and experienced

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