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Personal Narrative: Obtaining A Higher Education

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Throughout my educational life, I have struggled to beat the odds that were stacked up against me to achieve the goals that I aspired to. These struggles made me who I am, and though they plague me today, I will never let my dyslexia get in the way of my goals. Though my early educational life the thought of obtaining a higher education was never projected for my future. I remember vividly being told that I would be lucky to graduate high school, and to eventually work at the local Burger King the remainder of my life. It was that day that I defined my future.
After I finished my Bachelor in Engineering, and stood in line to receive my diploma I had thought about all the opposition, struggles, and the councilors words of failure. I thought

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