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Personal Narrative: My Construction Jobs
Ever since I started high school, my dad has started bringing me along on his construction jobs during the weekends. These jobs consist of a lot of house repairs ranging anywhere from window replacing to painting a whole house. Every saturday it's a new job and new location. It's a good experience for me because mostly all the time these jobs are in different areas around Orange County and I really like to visit other local places or cities i've never been to. These jobs are really tough and grueling as we work outside in the hot sun working with heavy equipment. At the end of the day though it is always worth it because I know I am doing my community some good by fixing these houses up and putting a smile on the homeowners faces. I have

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