I’m going to talk about a touching moment when my teacher gave me of encouragement and support to help me to continue my study. It was about more than 10 years ago when I was at high school. I remember vividly the day when I received the good news that I passed the university’s antigen exam with flying color, I was over the moon and believe that my dreams would become true However, my, um, excitement turned into disappointment when my parents broke the news that they couldn’t afford to send me to a university. With my dad’s house issues. My mom had to become a sole breadwinner and she had to work around the clock to support my family. So I didn’t want to add to her financial burden. Then I reluctantly make a decision to put my dream on hold. When my teacher knew my decision, she came over to my house and pursued my parents to let me to continue studying at the university, and she didn’t stop at that. She also helped me to um, apply for a grant at school and if I had me to find a part time job, and then my grandparents agreed. I wouldn’t say enough thing for support and encouragement. I believe that without whom I have, I couldn’t I couldn’t get through to my universities and achieve what I am, what I have today.
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I'm going to talk about a touching moment when my teacher gave me encouragement and support to help me continue my studies. It was more than 10 years ago when I was in high school. I remember vividly the day when I received the good news that I passed the university's entrance exam with flying colors. I was over the moon and believed that my dreams would come true. However, my excitement turned into disappointment when my parents broke the news that they couldn't afford to send me to university due to financial issues. My mom had to become the sole breadwinner and work around the clock to support our family. Not wanting to add to her financial burden, I reluctantly decided to put my dream on hold. When my teacher learned of my decision, she came to my house and persuaded my parents to allow me to continue studying at the university. She didn't stop there. She also helped me apply for a grant at school and find a part-time job. Thanks to her efforts, my grandparents agreed. I can't thank her enough for her support and encouragement. I believe that without her, I couldn't have made it to university and achieved what I have today.
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