The Flea Market: A Case Study

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I was raised by a single mother, I have two sisters and two brothers that she must financially support. When I was a child, my father had left since then my mother had to feed and clothe all my siblings and I by herself. She had no close family, was a teenage mother and had no education past middle school. It was difficult for her to support a family of six not being able to work due to her immigration status in this country so she relied on whatever government help she could get and with time she established a small business in the Flea Market. She is a strong woman that regardless of the obstacle that she faced in her life she is raising us to the best of her ability and making sure that we all obtain an education and that we are feed and

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