Two Things Worth Fighting For

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What are two things worth fighting for you? There’s a lot of things that are worth fighting for. For example, friends, families, education, food, shelter, and probably animals too. Most people would say their pets, or even their phones. Why would in this case would they be important? Are you going to stick with them for the rest of your life? My two things that are worth fighting for is my family and my life.

The first thing that is worth fighting for is my family. Why? It’s because they had been with me every step of the way, since day one. No matter how many times they have made me angry, sad, or they even make me make wanna move out the house some days, I would still want to be part of their lives. My mom and dad had cared and

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