Personal Narrative: My American Dream

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They say the goal in life is to live the “American Dream” and I would say I am living it head first.
It all started when the time in my life came to pick an Univeristy to attend, and boy am I ecstatic with my decision to attend West Virginia University. WVU opened so many doors for me; however, if it was not for my family, I would not be where I am today.
I was very content with going to my local University and living at home because that was comfortable to me, but my family encourged me to find a new start. If I was not encouraged, many things would not have happened. In fact, I would probably not have written this article.
I have gotten to do many things that I would not have been able to if I stayed in my small town of Hedgesville, West

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