Personal Narrative: Pursuing A Career

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Growing up thinking about a career I wanted to pursue was difficult. It varied from a tattoo artist all the way to where I am now with nursing being my main focus. It wasn’t until recently over the past three years when I realized this. Since my sophomore year I have managed for one of my high school sports. My sophomore and junior years I managed for volleyball. My junior until my current senior year I have been managing basketball. I go with the teams and I record their plays, get their uniforms ready, but most importantly I am there ready to take care of the teammates.
During one of the games a player ran for the volleyball and hit her head hard against a brick wall. I rushed over to her and I was prepared to make sure she was ok, take

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