Skipping School Research Paper

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“I never thought I would attend college after skipping so many classes in high school; an event happened that made me determined to go to college.” Nancy Cai, my cousin, stared up at the high building when it hit her that she had finally met her goal in life. Struggling to get through high school, she did not even consider college as her next step in life. Nancy was hopeless, tired, and wanting to drop-out of high school. She was always skipping classes and missing school. Day by day, it became a normal routine. Until one day, when she was going to skip class to go to Central Park, her teacher caught her skipping school.
That was just Nancy’s life until her teacher caught her. They decided walk to Central Park and have a talk. As the chilly

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