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I was very open minded about the world thanks to my dad. He wouldn't try to hide anything from me and would answer my questions with complete honesty. My dad always wants the best for me and steers me in the right direction, but he also gives me the freedom to choose.

H.T.

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Someone that has had a major influence in my life would definitely have to be my mother. She has helped shape me into the person I am today by teaching me how I should handle people and certain situations better which i'm very grateful for. She has helped me learn how to find myself and control my emotions. Not only does my mom help me with things and constantly reassures me that I can do any and everything I want to in life but she also guides me to make sure i'm able to truly see the potential I hold.

-A.L

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My parents were a big influence to how i am today , because they taught me a lot of lessons that many people probably wont learn till their older

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My parents were a big influence to how i am today , because they taught me a lot of lessons that many people probably wont learn till their older

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After listening to Trevor Noah's interview with NPR, someone who has had a major influence in your life is my mom. My mom has a huge role in what sort of person I am and will continue to be in the future. She took precise steps as a parent to make sure I received the proper knowledge to be a person who impacts others. This guidance I received has shaped me on how to be a person that respects others and knows what things to avoid. Without this guidance I would most definitely have walked down a path I would regret in the future. My mom loves conversing more than I can ever. Sitting down and talking is the only way I can show her how important of a person she is in my life.

- Syed Husain

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Someone that has had a major influence in my life is my dad. My dad likes to talk to me a lot. When we talk, we talk about how to hold myself as a man, and what the world expects of me as a mixed child. He also teaches me and talks to me about his different views of the world. When he talks about it and explains it to me, it influences me to have the same views and opinions of the world.

-Marshieh Johnson

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My dad has a large influence on me with his work ethic. He always pushed me to work harder if I want anything in life. Some of the time, I think it's too much, but in the end I realize it was the right thing for him to do. HE influences me to try my hardest everyday and put my mind to something I want

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Do you think Trevor made a good point about the use of a Chinese accent?

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My parents our my influence because they introduced me to things such as sports, movies, books and much more. They also push me to become a better human being and to treat everyone with respect. Each and everyday they teach me new things and I appreciate every second of it.

-Will Bollinger

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Both my mom and dad have always made it their goal to always let me know that I can do anything in life. They push me everyday to be the best person I can be. They help me feel loved and wanted. My parents are also my inspiration for what I do in my life. My parents have made me who I am today.

Chance

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my pops he intruduced me into sports he tought me a lot of things that i do today. he has built me to become a better man then he is. he influnced me to play sports and work on cars and now i love doing those two subjects.

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My parents are my influence because they always push to be better than them when they are my age because they want me to be more successful than they are.

Chris

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Trevor Noah in the shadow of a giant - his mom.

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Trevor Noah in the shadow of a giant - his mom.

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My mother is like a giant in my eyes. I know that she has done a lot for me through the years. My hope is to make her proud.

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My parents and my icon helps me do what I want to do no matter what other people say or do. My mom doing mom stuff is very influential especially who grew up from a poor family. My Icon helped me to find my inner peace and to find out what I would want to do in my life. If I was to tell them to make them understand their influence to me I would say "Thinking from all the things you have done I thank you for doing those things and from that you made me a better physically and mentally" .

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Many people influenced me for different things. of the choices I make, the things i should do and not do. Due to them making mistakes they don't want me to make. I've avoided smoking, drinking, and taking drugs.

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My uncle has had one of the biggest influences in my life. I say this because he has taught me so much about everything like mechanics, the outdoors, building, work ethics. I was young when he had me helping him do stuff and it all just stuck with me because I was having fun. he is super independent, and also very helpful. he also helped me a lot because I got into somethings as hobby when I was young and he would get into it with me so it wasn't as hard for me. My uncle and I are very similar we like to do a lot of the same things. but overall he has had a huge impact on who I am today, and also what I am doing in life.

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My parents are my influence because they always tried to push me and my sister to be better than them when they were at our age and always try to push to be successful in School .
I  would like to thank them for turning into the person i am today.
Daniel

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My best friend has been a major influence in my life. They have convinced me to follow my aspirations and do the things I am good at and enjoy the most, rather than what other people want me to do. They have influenced things such as classes I decide to take, because they tell me that I should do what I want to do, and don't always have to listen to others' recommendations. This has made things that are difficult enjoyable and less stressful. I don't know what I would say to them to help them understand their influence on me.

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My dad has influenced me a lot in my life so far. He is very independent and teaches me a lot of things that will carry on my entire life. I pick up a lot of things from my dad as well as get lots of advice from him. He is very optimistic and that definitely helped shape me a good bit, he isn't always easy on me but he always looks out for me and does his best.

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Trevor Noah in the shadow of a giant- his mom

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Trevor Noah in the shadow of a giant- his mom

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The person that has influenced me the most has to be my Grandmother. Throughout my entire life I can always remember her being there for me through good times and hard times. And I can truly say she has shaped me as a better person than I was in the past, the sheer amount of kindness within her heart has a large amount of influence over others, not just me. And that makes me want to be at least a little bit similar to her if possible.

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My brother helped raised me and showed me how a man should treat me and how I should be respected by anyone. He understands struggles and pushes me to try no matter what. I would say thank you for everything and after seeing all of the things he has to put up with he always ends up managing to do it and amazes me with everything I love my brother more then anyone because he helps me when im down- KRL

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My mom has influenced me in many ways, she is strong, she teaches me how to handle certain situations and she shows me endless love even when I make mistakes. It has been me and my mom for almost my whole life and she is the person who made me who I am. I have made bad choices in the past and she does not shame me for it and make me feel bad, she tells me what do to and what my consequences could be if I was an adult. I have a lot of respect for her and would do anything for my mom

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My mom has pushed me to do my best, even when she's a little mean about it, I know she only wants the best for me in the end. She always makes sure me and my sister have a safe education and helps us with our homework when we need it. I'm very thankful to her for raising me to be a polite, kind person.

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My peers have helped me continue to better myself and have had a huge impact on me. I started to change myself due to my peer supporting me to make myself better. - Francis

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My mother has had a large impact in my life and i'm very thankful that i have her because she is smart and makes sure me and my sibling are safe and have a education. I think i'm like my mom a lot in her caring nature and i would tell her i'm thankful for raising me.-Caley

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My older brothers who do not live with me at the moment but i visit in the summer and friends have pushed me to be the best in the things i do and to never give up on things even when they are hard, I enjoy them helping and motivating me to push me and are determined that i reach my goal and reach success. What i would say to them is thanks to helping me become the person i am today and that i a still going for success and finish high school and hopefully in the future in my career.

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My parents they have always pushed me to be the best I can be and a major influence, and with the things I enjoy they have help me feel myself and be always proud of it. What I would say to them would probably be just thanks for being there for me and encouraging me every step of the way even though it's their job as parents but it really helped me feel comfortable as myself

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My parents they have always pushed me to be the best I can be and a major influence, and with the things I enjoy they have help me feel myself and be always proud of it. What I would say to them would probably be just thanks for being there for me and encouraging me every step of the way even though it's their job as parents but it really helped me feel comfortable as myself

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My family and Nutsa (a friend) has influenced who I am today. I would like to thank them for supporting me and being there when I was at my lowest. They do sometimes annoy me and make me mad but it's okay because I know they will still keep supporting me no matter what. 

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My family and Nutsa (a friend) has influenced who I am today. I would like to thank them for supporting me and being there when I was at my lowest. They do sometimes annoy me and make me mad but it's okay because I know they will still keep supporting me no matter what. 

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My parents have had a major influence in my life. They've helped me figure out my purpose in life and teaching me the things that I need to know. My parents were born in Nigeria, and they love to tell me their stories about how they grew up in their time. The stories they usually tell me are stories that have a lesson into it, so that I can learn from it and apply it to my life. -KKS

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My mom and my grandmother have both been a huge influence to me. Both my grandmother and mom have had their own struggles and they managed to overcome them. I hope that one day I can be even a fraction of the woman that they are and everyday they give me a reason to be a better person than I was the day before. 

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My mom and my grandmother have both been a huge influence to me. Both my grandmother and mom have had their own struggles and they managed to overcome them. I hope that one day I can be even a fraction of the woman that they are and everyday they give me a reason to be a better person than I was the day before. 

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I have always the support from my family, friends, and grandma. Im thankfull what I have, the people around me, I won't change anything I have. They means a lot from me. I know when I need them, they will be there from me, and me too as always I did.

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My cousin has been a major influence on me for life. They influenced me in the way that i was able to see things at the time i wasn't able to; to see the outcome of my actions and what it can do to myself and others. I would say nothing to my cousin they'd never grasp what i would try to say.

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My mom has had a major influence in my life. Growing up she had to be independent and make good life for herself. She taught me how to be strong and whenever I need help she is always there to guide me. I would tell her thank you for always encouraging me and being there for me everyday.

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I would say that my mom has been a major influence in my life. My mom has influenced me today by teaching me how to be strong. my mom encouraging me every step of the way even though it's their job as parents but it really helped me feel as myself

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My parents they have always pushed me to be the best I can be, and so the things I enjoy they have help me feel myself and be proud of it. What I would say to them would probably be just thanks for being there for me and encouraging me every step of the way even though it's their job as parents but it really helped me feel comfortable as myself

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Coming from another country at a very young age was difficult adapting to a new place having to learn a new language while there wasn’t many people that could understand you ,but watching my father make a life out of nothing it gave me a new perspective in life.

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My parents they have always pushed me to be the best I can be, and so the things I enjoy they have help me feel myself and be proud of it. What I would say to them would probably be just thanks for being there for me and encouraging me every step of the way even though it's their job as parents but it really helped me feel comfortable as myself

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Someone who has had a major influence in my life is my mom and grandma. My mom has influenced me to the person I am today because she is every independent person and has taught me to never depend on anyone for my happiness. Then my grandma has influenced me to the person I am today because while my mom would go to work every day, she would be the one that did everything for me. She had taught me so much while she was alive, and I am very grateful for everything she had done for my family. What I would say to my mom to help her understand that she has influenced me is by telling her that I am thankful for being both my mom and dad since I was young, and not once she ever has complained about it. For my grandma, I would love to let her know that she was an amazing person for helping my mom with me and my other siblings while she was working hard.

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I would say that my mom has been a major influence in my life. My mom has influenced me today by teaching me how to be strong. She has taught me many life lessons for various reasons. I would like to to tell her that I am a thankful for the way she raised me and treated me even though she could have been strict because she was trying to protect me.

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My parents have never let me down and have always been there for me on whatever i need and want. Our parents really do deserve the world because it is not easy to come from another country like mexico and adapt to the new world or the "American dream". My dad wanted to come to the united states for better opportunity's and get a better education. I look up to them because they never gave up on their dreams, and i want them to be proud of me and make everything worth coming to the "American Dream".

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My parents influenced me a lot because they have helped me become the person I am today. I would tell them thank you for everything you have done for me and helping me become the person I am today.

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I have always been influenced by my Grandmother. She has lived alone for almost three decades and still cooks and takes care of herself. Recently my mom asked her how she lived for so long and she said, "never apologize, and fight just because you can." Now, I am a polar opposite to my grandma, but I try to recreate her 🤬 in my own way.

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My parents influenced me the most, since I've spent so much time with them. They taught me good morals and manners, and also influenced my interests.

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My parents influenced me the most because I learned how to treat people from them and I learned to chase what I want to do from them so I would tell them that they are the reason my personality is how it is today.

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I would say that I am most influenced by my parents. They raised me, helped me and sometimes told me what to do. But it was also my best friend. In some cases an adult can't understand you and then she helped me or told me what to do.

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The person that influenced me is my auntie. She's becoming successful in life and showing me the ways to do it. She always keeps me focused and goes out her way to help me with anything to do better

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The person that influenced me is my auntie. She's becoming successful in life and showing me the ways to do it. She always keeps me focused and goes out her way to help me with anything to do better

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my parents because they helped me through a lot and they are always there for me

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my parents because they helped me through a lot and they are always there for me

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My  mother has influenced my life in such a major way. My mother has always pushed me to do my best and has always desired the best for me. She taught me everything that I need to know about life and has taught me very valuable lessons. I am beyond grateful and beyond blessed to have her as my beautiful mother, she has always pushed me to be the best of my ability. My mother has provided me a new outlook on life, filled with love, laughter and memories. My mother has groomed me to be the man who I am today. I would tell my mother thank you and I would say everything that I am saying right now, to help her understand the influence that she has had on me.
Tomas Grajeda
4th period

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my mom, she does a lot for me and if i'm down or not feeling ok, she is always there to bring me back up and to hype me up.

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my mom, she does a lot for me and if i'm down or not feeling ok, she is always there to bring me back up and to hype me up.

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my mom has taught me that you will never do enough to change the way you see people but you can change the way people see you. 

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my mom has taught me that you will never do enough to change the way you see people but you can change the way people see you. 

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my dad has taught me to be independent and he helped me be the person I am today.

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my dad has taught me to be independent and he helped me be the person I am today.

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my whole family has shaped me to be the person i am today my mom is very loving and my dad knows how to make anything fun and my sister teaches me to stand up for myself

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This guy is pretty cool,. I think i'll watch his how more often

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My mom has largely shaped me to be the person that I am today and what I would say to her is thank you for everything.

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My mom has largely shaped me to be the person that I am today and what I would say to her is thank you for everything.

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My dad he has always helped with anything and always been a positive influence in my life.

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My dad in troduced sports into my life. He has given me a passion for competition and desire to work hard. Gavin

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My dad in troduced sports into my life. He has given me a passion for competition and desire to work hard. Gavin

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My mom has helped me all the way through my life. She has made me a kinder and a better person.
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My mom, she got me where i am at today. She pushes me to do better, and to be in things. 

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My mom, she got me where i am at today. She pushes me to do better, and to be in things. 

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The person that has influenced me the most is my mom. She has shaped me into a more kind person. I would tell her that my kindness and her influence on me has made me a better person.

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My mom, she has shaped me into a more kind and nicer person that i am proud of. I would tell her that my kindness and her influence on me has made me a better person.

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My mom, she has shaped me into a more kind and nicer person that i am proud of. I would tell her that my kindness and her influence on me has made me a better person.

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My best friend is very outgoing and loud. I'm more on the quiet side but I try to be like her. I'd probably tell her I admire her confidence and how I hope to be like her. Now I try to be more loud and confident.

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Trevor Noah in the shadow of a giant- his mom 

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after reading Trevor Noah's interview it really shows how people look at each other, like people of a different race or from a different country.