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Reading Lupe's Story

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Reading Lupe 's story, I was impressed by how she kept trying even after she was put down so many times. Not everyone can turn rejection into motivation, but Lupe kept going in hopes of making a better future for her family. Unfortunately, even today in this country non-English speakers/people who struggle with English are often seen as uneducated and less than. I 'd ask Lupe what advice she could give to people who, unlike her, feel they have no motivation to keep trying to succeed in a system that seems set up for them to
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