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GED. Also, if you don’t speak English, you can find free classes if you don’t have money<br />
to pay for them.<br />
I decided to write my story because I hear so many people speak badly about this country.<br />
In my opinion, this is the best country in the whole world. If you work hard toward what<br />
you want, you can get it. What you have to do is pursue your goals. It is not going to be<br />
easy. But if you want it, you can get it. You have to leave whatever happened in your past.<br />
Look toward your goals.<br />
I consider myself so lucky to live in this great country <strong>of</strong> opportunity. You can build<br />
something out <strong>of</strong> nothing if you work hard enough for it. I am so happy for the<br />
opportunities that this country has given me. You can have it too!<br />
Methuen Adult Learning Center<br />
ONE OF MY GOOD DAYS SONYA NASH<br />
Sonya Nash<br />
I’m a strong believer if you really want something in life you have to give your all to get it.<br />
One <strong>of</strong> my goals is to complete my G.E.D. I’m just so tired <strong>of</strong> negative feedback that I get<br />
from people when I ask for help to prepare for my test in February.<br />
I went to the Career Center to job search and get extra help for math. At about 10:30 am, I<br />
went to the smoking area for my break. There were a group people. I was having a<br />
conversation with this older woman. Our conversation started out great until I told her that<br />
I was going to school for my GED. She said, “Don’t you think you’re too old to be going to<br />
school?” Oh my! I really had to gain composure immediately. I really wanted to forget my<br />
home training at this point.<br />
I said, “How dare you say some thing like that?” At this point she had my blood pressure<br />
so high I could feel it bubbling. “Do you know how disrespectful that is?” I said to her.<br />
Education doesn’t have a limit. Everyday you learn something new. “ She‘s standing there<br />
with a shocked expression on her face as if I was not going to say something about her<br />
being so negative. “Just for your information it’s people like you that make us women<br />
strive harder for what we want.” At this point she tried her hardest to apologize for<br />
insulting me.<br />
I replied back to her, “It’s never too late to learn.” I was so upset I smoked another<br />
cigarette to calm my nerves. At this point the woman saw how upset I was. She<br />
immediately went back inside. I didn’t say another word to her. Finally I went back inside,<br />
sat at the cubicle where I was assigned waiting patiently for assistance for my math.<br />
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