The Hard Life Of A Once Boiled Girl Analysis

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The Hard Life of a Once Spoiled Girl When Nancy Graham was a little girl she was spoiled by her parents. They would buy her everything she wanted. When she asked for a barbie or shoes they would rush out at that moment to get them for her. When she was old enough to get a job, her parents told her she didn’t have to get one. They said they would buy her what she needed, while she was in school. That all changed when she was seventeen. One day she came home after school to see her mom crying. Her father told her and her siblings that he had been laid off from work earlier that day. For the next year her father was looking for a job, but he had no luck.
Her father finally found a job a month before her graduation, but it wasn't a good paying job. They were on the verge of losing their family home, when Graham told them to use the money that they had been saving for her college tuition. Her parent were heartbroken by this decision, but they had no choice. After she graduated, Graham couldn't pay to go to college. So she decided not to attend one. The next part of her life was the hardest for her to deal with. Since she couldn't go to college, she would have to find a job.
Her job hunt proved to be a challenge for her. Every place she went turned her away, …show more content…

Finally, she decided to get a job at McDonald’s as a cashier. She hated coming home smelling like fast food, but she dealt with it. She continued living with her parents and helped them pay the bills. Eventually her parent got back on their feet, so Graham went on a hunt for a better job. She liked working at McDonald's after a while, but she wanted a better paying job. In 2003, she found the perfect job for her skills. When she was in school she always did great in math. Every math class she took she received an A. So when the opportunity came to her to work in the cash department at Hy-Vee, she jumped in with both

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