Silvia Mercado Research Paper

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Silvia Mercado, Born in San Bernardino, California. I am the oldest of six kids, four girls and two boys. Lived in four states of the United States (California, Nevada, Colorado and Texas.) and in Zacatecas, Mexico. My childhood, at the age of three me and my family moved to Zacatecas, Mexico from California. While in Mexico I attended to a catholic private school from kindergarten till 4th grade. My parents owned a big furniture store at the time. One day the furniture store got cut on fire and lost everything, we ended up moving to Las Vegas, Nevada looking for a new place to start. We only stay for a year since my parents did not like the environment to raise a family. My teenage years were in Colorado. I graduated from Montrose high

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