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You think you're the only one going through tough times? Well, wake up! It's time to toughen up, own up to your life, and stop playing the victim. Look around you-there are others facing their own battles, and they're not backing down. You've been handed a chance, a real shot at turning things around in your life. Yes, you've been separated from your parents, and that's terrible, but here's the deal. In this country, you've got the freedom to build something new, to rise above the fear and chaos you left behind Don't you dare waste this golden opportunity. It's time to unleash your inner strength embrace the cards you've been dealt, and make your parents damn proud of you. Show the world what you're made of
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Alieza Mogadam (Escaped at Thirteen: The True Story of a War Child's Rise to Success)