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Stefanie Teixeira sent in this inspiring story along with these words about why she chose it: "I wanted to share this article with the class because the story is so touching and heart warming. At times we get discouraged with school and reading this article helped reinforce the value of education for me a bit. We get so accustomed to social norms and tend to forget how blessed we are to have access to education in our country. This article is of a young woman who beat the statistical odds and proved to many that one's potential is far beyond what others may generalize him or her to be."

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