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Rico Figuero A Career As A Role Model

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As a high school student, I never had a lot of free time to myself. At the end of each school day, I had to go home and babysit my little brothers until my parents got home, which is approximately around five o’clock. After this, I would then go to work for about another 5 hours. Then, get home and finish my school work. This is my daily basis of my day. I grew up providing assistance to my family, friends, and also myself. So who am I? I am Rico Figueroa, born and raised in Pasadena, California. I grew up with many role models in my life; there was always someone there to help me when I needed someone. My main role models are my parents and my brother. It’s an emotional time when you see your role models fighting and you have to pick

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