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Each factor of life, since the moment of birth, shapes the way we are now and effects many people around us. These factors can vary from being born into poverty, being born with everything served on a silver platter, or being born with some sort of disorder. Everyone’s occurrences are never the same as anothers. In my case, I was born in Santa Ana California to a 17 year old mother and a lot 19 year old father who was somewhere in the world serving for the United States Marine Corps. I changed my parents lives drastically. I never really understood how much of an impact I've made on others until now.
Coming from a hispanic heritage, where education is not favored as much, I set education as a high factor in

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