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Brief Summary: The Effects Of Adversity
“THUNK” that was the sound of my two front teeth shattered on the ice last year. The dentist said they couldn't put in implants until my jaw and gums have finished growing. I got really mad because this was the second time I had broken my teeth in 4 years. I used 2 advanced life skills: creativity and independence.

I had adversity from my breaking my teeth, but that wasn’t all that gave me adversity.
It was really hard because I didn't have many friends for a few months and was insulted quite a bit. All because my good friend Eli slid into me the first Monday after Thanksgiving of 2014.

After the start of this adversity the effects were happy and sad. The happy one was that I could focus more on sports. The sad one was that I became very
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