Summary Of Oscar's Story

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Oscars story is similar to that of an American immigrant in that neither of them can rely on the government for help, but it is also different because Oscar was able to lean on his new friends instead to earn success. For fear that his legal status would be discovered, Oscar chose to stray away from his initial dream to pursue another. Instead of going to get a small community job like most immigrants would he chose to chase something else that he was very passionate about. Granted that he was advised to lay low he still entered the robotics contest that would be plastered all over news outlets. He did not settle for less just because of the fact that he could not follow through his original plan. Upon entering the competition Oscar

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