Gabriel Garcia Marquez Research Paper

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To sum everything all up Gabriel Garcia Marquez was an inspiration to many different people that read his stories. It just takes one person to step up in life to make a difference for oneself or a body at whole. Moving past the fear of something is not an easy task. It takes a stab in the dark to start something. Finding the path, that leads into a life filled with passion and success is needed for a person to be happy and enjoy life. “Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate, our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It out light not our darkness that most frightens us.” Transformation is possible and there is never a time to quit. Márquez has given people the tools to progress and strengthen their

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