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Success In The Story Kewauna's Ambition By Paul Tough

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success is not on your own terms, if it looks good to the world but does not feel good in your heart, it is not success at all.” ― Anna Quindlen. Success is something everyone has, to be successful in life, school, or any other thing. I want to be successful in school. The way I could be successful in school is like having a tutor, ask my teacher, study, and use a planner or organizer to be on track. In the story Kewauna’s Ambition by Paul Tough ways she was successful in school she got herself a tutor to help her on her homework. Also like in Marita’s Bargain by Malcolm Gladwell she moved to KIPP school to have a better future. To be successful you need to ask your teacher for help. Like in the story Kewauna’s Ambition she used to write
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