Blue-Collar Worker Motivation

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I was raised in a simple suburban town in Danvers, Massachusetts by my mother and father who to this day are still simple blue-collar individuals. My parents were always very supportive of my academic achievement, and still I continuously update them on the success that I have when in the classroom. Even though they showered me with motivation and encouragement, as a family we were never considered financially gifted. Because of this, I was always instilled with the idea that I should be thankful for any opportunity that arose and to always give it my best effort. To this day I still feel as though this is true. I have taken the simple lessons that I learned from an average blue-collar worker and applied them to my time here at The University

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