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Have you ever felt so rejected by everyone in the world that your only way of escaping is through daydreaming? Let’s imagine that you are just sixteen years old, you have two children from your father who repeatedly rapes you and gives you HIV and your mother physically and mentally abuses you. Well, I just described to you the horrific life of Claireece “Precious” Jones in the 2009 inspiring film of Precious; a young and neglected high school student who can’t read or write, struggles to get through life one day at a time. This movie is truly inspiring as well as motivational and goes to show that there is always hope. My purpose today is to inform you of these qualities through Precious and that it’s never too late to start over. When

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