Overcoming Adversity Research Paper

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Adversity is a difficult situation and I am very certain that everyone has had to overcome adversity at some point in their lives. I know I have. when I got admitted to study in the US I was ecstatic, however, my excitement dimmed when I realized that the scholarship I was awarded only covers my tuition and fees. I was at a loss because my parents had told me at the beginning of the application process that I had to get a "full ride" scholarship, that is the scholarship should cover the full cost of attendance or I had to forget about it.
I struggled with breaking the news to my parents for fear of what they would say. it was all seeming like my dreams of studying in the US would remain just that, dreams. something in me was triggered as I

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