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Personal Narrative: The Four Types Of Gifts
For over centuries now people have been graciously giving gifts for many occasions whether it be baby showers, birthdays, anniversaries, and holidays like Ramadan, Christmas, or even old Saint Valentine’s Day.
Millions of gifts are given out every year and many people often believe that a gift has to be luxurious, expensive, or even tasty. In fact People often forget the gifts hidden in plain sight in front of them that are just waiting to be recognized. But I am here to tell you that it’s not true, at least for me it’s not.
In the winter of 2014 I had just finished my first set of four classes in my sophomore year in high school and I was beginning to start my next set of four classes. I truly loathe this because I felt insecure because

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