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 My father’s effect on my life
ï‚— How I told my family & friends about him
ï‚— How I reacted to their reactions
The Man I Wanna Be
ï‚— My father was my hero


ï‚— He went through a rough point in his life, resulting in
  a serious change.

ï‚— He chose to turn to drugs to solve his problems


 I haven’t seen my father in over 4 years
ï‚— I went from spending everyday with him and trying to
 be him, to hating him.

ï‚— He now serves as my motivation to be everything he
 wasn’t to my brother & I.
The Man I Wanna Be
The Man I Wanna Be
The Man I Wanna Be
The Man I Wanna Be
The Man I Wanna Be
The Man I Wanna Be
The Man I Wanna Be
ï‚— Boggs, Wade. BrainyQuote. Xplore, n.d. Web. 28 Sept. 2012.
  <http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/w/wadebog
  gs311617.html>.
 Longfellow, Henry W. "Adversity Quotes." –
  Inspirational, Overcoming Adversity Quotes. N.p., n.d.
  Web. 30 Sept. 2012. <http://quoteocean.com/adversity-
  quotes/3>.
ï‚— Unknown. "Babble.com." Readers Respond on the State of
  Today's Children. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Sept. 2012.
  <http://blogs.babble.com/kid-scoop/2012/02/19/the-
  readers-respond-kids-today/>.
ï‚— Unknown. "Inspirationalquotes." Inspirationalquotes.
  N.p., Apr. 09. Web. 28 Sept. 2012.
  <http://inspirationalquotesg.com/>.

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The Man I Wanna Be

  • 2. ï‚— My father’s effect on my life ï‚— How I told my family & friends about him ï‚— How I reacted to their reactions
  • 4. ï‚— My father was my hero ï‚— He went through a rough point in his life, resulting in a serious change. ï‚— He chose to turn to drugs to solve his problems ï‚— I haven’t seen my father in over 4 years
  • 5. ï‚— I went from spending everyday with him and trying to be him, to hating him. ï‚— He now serves as my motivation to be everything he wasn’t to my brother & I.
  • 13. ï‚— Boggs, Wade. BrainyQuote. Xplore, n.d. Web. 28 Sept. 2012. <http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/w/wadebog gs311617.html>. ï‚— Longfellow, Henry W. "Adversity Quotes." – Inspirational, Overcoming Adversity Quotes. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Sept. 2012. <http://quoteocean.com/adversity- quotes/3>. ï‚— Unknown. "Babble.com." Readers Respond on the State of Today's Children. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Sept. 2012. <http://blogs.babble.com/kid-scoop/2012/02/19/the- readers-respond-kids-today/>. ï‚— Unknown. "Inspirationalquotes." Inspirationalquotes. N.p., Apr. 09. Web. 28 Sept. 2012. <http://inspirationalquotesg.com/>.