What Of This Goldfish Would You Wish Analysis

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The things we go through in live and the types of people we surround ourselves defines our relationships and experiences. The experiences we go through later on influence us in life decisions. Our relationships shape us by defining the type of person we are. Whether we communicate with others well and help others out, your actions show the type of person you are.
Like in the story “What, of this goldfish, would you wish?” Sergei would be looked as the type of person that is caring and puts others needs before his. He had a magical goldfish who granted him 3 wishes. His first wish used up when they discovered cancer in his sister the type of lung cancer that you don’t get better from. Sergei used up his second wish on Svetas son which was

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