Who I Am In High School

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Who I Am
During the beginning of high school, I was in a situation in which life is very difficult to live. The one experience that made me mature significantly is when my mother was too sick. We can’t be able to spare the medical cost for my mother because the medical cost back in Malaysia was too expensive for us. Moreover, my father had an accident where he was not capable to work at all. I have a younger brother who was still in a middle school.
The only option that I can see is to quit my school and started to work even though education was my main concerned. I tried to look up some part time jobs so that I could continue my studies but unfortunately, I could not manage my time. Even though I got a scholarship from my high school, I didn’t accept the scholarship because I thought that before being a student, I was a daughter and a sister. I have a lot of responsibilities as a daughter and a sister.
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I want to take a good care of my parents as well as my brother until he graduate. I was like so what if I couldn’t continue my studies, my younger brother has to complete his studies. And, since he was young, he said that he wants to be an engineer. I kept in my mind that I am still alive to fulfill all his wishes. No matter how life brings us, he has to graduate. I was desperately searching for a job. I was ready to join any work, no matter how hard is it because my mom has to start her treatment as soon as possible. Her condition was getting worse and worse and I am feeling more and more useless. Finally, I got a job after a few

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