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Recount A Difficult Experience Analysis

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1) Recount an incident or time when you experienced failure. How did it affect you, and what lessons did you learn?
The transition from adolescence to adulthood was a difficult time. Although I had a wonderful childhood, I needed to grow up fast for my family. I am the first born of three to parents who are deaf and mute. It was my duty to take care of the family whenever the smallest favor was needed. Both parents are permanently disabled and do not work. I tried my best to balance my personal life, family, and working two jobs. I was unsuccessful in 2011 when I was academically dismissed from Montclair State University. It was then when I experienced absolute failure and hit rock bottom. Other events in my life unfortunately were not going

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