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Overcoming Adversity: A Personal Analysis

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Throughout my life I have been faced with adversity, this comes from growing up in a military family. My dad has served in the military for twenty-nine years, although this means he has bravely defended our country, it also means our whole family has made sacrifices to make his service a reality. Unlike most people, I have never lived in a place for longer than four years, meaning I have had to change schools, make new friends, and start from square one numerous times. Although I could dwell on the negatives of my reality, I choose to overcome these challenges like a true military brat and look at the positives of my experiences. I have been blessed to make many friends throughout the world, travel throughout the United States and Europe,

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