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                              Eduardo
“When I passed my GED test it was just an amazing feeling. I knew I had accomplished something I put so much work toward.”
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                              Ashley
“I realized without an education I would not get a better job so I had to take those next steps toward getting an education.”
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                              Marquita
“The biggest motivation had to be my kids. I wanted something better for them. Having dead-end jobs was just not enough.”
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                              Ellie
“I just remember my grandma always saying how important education was, so I decided to get my GED.”
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                              Trinh
“My biggest motivation was my family because they worked so hard to give me a better life.”
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                              Timothy
“GED has meant so much so it was only fitting I continue to work in education.”
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                              Nzitonda
“It served as a foundation to show the world my strength and ambition to become who I want to be.”
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                              Nicole
“My motivation was my friends in college. I knew that one day I wanted to be like them earning a degree.”
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                              Maurilio
“One of the things I loved is that I was making friends while I was in school because we were all working as a group encouraging each other.”
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                              Hannah
“I started thinking positively, asking for help and believing I could actually do it.”
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                              Florence
“I took a picture in my cap and gown to visualize myself succeeding and then I did.”
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                              Brittany
“Without my teachers there's no way I could have did it. They were and still are my rock.”