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Mahapa's Prosthetic Leg
Asnath Mahapa was an African American girl from South Africa who loved planes and wanted to become a pilot. Farah Ahmedi was a girl who had a prosthetic leg that was trying to escape from Afghanistan in search of a better life. Edumund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay wanted to be the first people to successfully reach the top of Mount Everest and come back down alive. All of those people were striving to accomplish a goal. As a result of pursuing her goal, Farah Ahmedi escaped into safety away from the war. Farah Ahmedi learned that not everything is easy in life, but you might get lucky. For example, “That’s the thing about life. You never know when and where you will encounter a spot of human decency.” (Paragraph 13) As a result

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