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Personal Narrative-Surfer
AlexSandra Flores
Bethany Hamilton was 13 year old amateur surfers. She had the determination of being a pro surfer. Then one day Bethany was attacked by a tiger shark causing her to lose her arm. She was rushed to the hospital where they stopped the bleeding. She had to learn everything with only one arm. Bethany is resilient because she is determind, confident, and she not going to let nobody or anything stop her.

Bethany is resilient because she was determind to go back to the water. She was also determind to learn everything with only one arm. She was also determind to be a pro surfer with only one arm.

She is confident. She is confident with her body. Confident that she was going to do great things after the attack. She was confident

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