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Debunking the Myth of “Big Breaks”

Everyone Get’s a Big Break, Don’t They? My immigrant parents taught me to work hard. Work hard, and you will get ahead. So that is what I did, worked hard to get all A’s in high school. I had a 4.2 GPA, high SAT scores, and was class president. A perfect academic record and resumeContinue reading “Debunking the Myth of “Big Breaks””

The Job

No one bothered to ask me if I liked my second job, picking up trash after business hours. Then again, no one ever knew. I was 14 at the time, and my after school activity consisted of helping my mom with her 3rd job as a janitor. For years it was an embarrassment, a feelingContinue reading “The Job”