Personal Narrative Essay

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This I believe… I believe that I can fly. I believe that I can do anything, be anything and achieve anything. Why? Because I believe in myself. Too many people live their lives in accordance to the thoughts and actions of others, never able to self validate. How they feel about themselves, the love they give themselves, depends on the affirmation they receive from others. This is a sad way to live, we should respect ourselves enough to value our own opinions. When I was in grade school I quickly had to find my own voice and self advocate. I knew that other people would be there to help me but first I needed to help myself. In the fourth grade I tried to become captain for the first time. (At Odyssey we were divided into teams of 4, the teams

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