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Band 7+: Describe a person who influenced you

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Okay, a person who influenced me, well, I was really influenced by one person, and his name is Tony Hagan. He is a geological engineer, let's say. He was probably the first engineer or geologist in Nepal, and he traveled all across Nepal, sketching the geographical and morphological maps of the country. I studied about him in 6th or 7th grade, and since then, I was really fascinated by his work and his contributions to Nepal and the Nepal Engineering Society. As I grew older, I followed his path and became an environmental engineer by following in his footsteps. Recently, I got the chance to visit his museum in Pokhara, and I was really happy to see all his work.

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Okay, a person who influenced me, well, I was really influenced by one person and his name is Tony Hagan, he is a geologist engineer, let’s say. He was probably the first engineer or geologist of Nepal and he traveled all across the entire Nepal and he sketches the geographical map, morphological map of Nepal and I was really I studied about him in 6th or 7th grade and since then I was really fascinated by his work and his contribution to the Nepal and Nepal Engineering Society. As I grew older, I followed his path and became an environmental engineer by following his steps. Recently, I got the chance to visit his museum in Pohar and I was really happy to see all his.

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