1. Working and Learning the Hard Way
"There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.... Working and going to school is difficult but it is in fact doable. ... As Etzioni writes his essay he says "Large amounts [money] goes to American consumption; flimsy punk clothes, trinkets, and whatever else is the last fast-moving teen craze" Doing homework and handing it in on time is hard on its own. ... It taught me how to roll with whatever came at me, to roll with the punches. ... I'm so grateful that I can say with pride that whatever I buy or do in life I can look at it and say "I did that, that was all me&q...
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- Grade Level: High School