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Hard worker, Smart, Persistent "So every day I
pushed myself into the most rigorous AP courses at school."

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He is very determined. "so every day I pushed myself into the most rigorous Ap courses at school."

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one trait would be he isn't going to give up. he said that his family went through tough times but he stayed positive.
another trait would be that he is determined. he says that once his family stared losing money he enrolled and pushed himself in AP classes for a better life.

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Persistent and Hard Worker
Throughout this whole essay when he he first got his vans he would constantly clean them through when he could have gotten new ones and when he couldn't. Hard Working is shown when he was living in the garage but he was determined to keep taking classes that push him.

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strong minded & courageous
A phrase that proves these traits is ¨So every day I pushed myself into the most rigorous AP courses at school. My vans and my hope for a better life were the only things keeping me standing while everything around me crumbled.¨

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Persistent and determined.
"A bit dirty and worn, but nevertheless intact. My father kept teasing me about my shoes, “el perfeccionista,”
he would poke, then offer to buy me a new pair-- until he no longer could."

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This writer has been through a lot of hard stuff, and things got bad for them. They are very strong and determined. One part that showed their hard work was " So everyday I pushed myself into the most rigorous AP classes at my school." The overall lesson from this writing is that you have to work for what you want in life.
"My shoes were made to walk down the dirty, bumpy road and shortcuts would
disregard all of the jagged paths they had withstood."

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Hardworking and persistent
"My Vans were made to carry me through the toughest conditions, so taking the effortless road was not the course for me."
"So every day I pushed myself into the most rigorous AP courses at school."

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He seems like an optimist or someone who always looks on the brighter side. When he said "Whenever the negativity would catch up with me and I
thought I couldn’t take the loss or hunger anymore, I would look down at my shoes and
remember all off the bruising and rigid places I had crossed with them." That kinda shows that he can look on the brighter side even when hes life isnt the best.

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persistent.
"To this day, my black
Vans still carry me everywhere I go, reminding me that everything in life has to be earned, no
matter how difficult the conditions become."

determined to succeed.
"So every day I
pushed myself into the most rigorous AP courses at school."

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Determined "So every day I
pushed myself into the most rigorous AP courses at school."
Hardworking "My parents
taught me to work hard for all of my desires."

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Humble and he is down for whatever comes in life for him, "My Vans were made to carry me through
the toughest conditions, so taking the effortless road was not the course for me. My parents
taught me to work hard for all of my desires, just like those black Vans."

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-Determined
-Persistent
"I told the man that I was grateful for the opportunity, yet I had to
politely decline. My shoes were made to walk down the dirty, bumpy road and shortcuts would
disregard all of the jagged paths they had withstood."

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Sentimental, and resilient
I received a phone call from my principal asking for my opinion on
skipping 4th grade. I looked down at my shoes and realized that he was offering me a paved
shortcut around a lengthy, rugged road. I had just finished scrubbing away at my Vans, so my
shoes still looked good as new. I told the man that I was grateful for the opportunity, yet I had to
politely decline. My shoes were made to walk down the dirty, bumpy road and shortcuts would
disregard all of the jagged paths they had withstood. My Vans were made to carry me through
the toughest conditions, so taking the effortless road was not the course for me.

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he is very committed, hard working and very humble, "that everything in life has to be earned, no matter how difficult the conditions become." he says "my first pair of black Vans."

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determined and humble, ¨To this day, my black
Vans still carry me everywhere I go, reminding me that everything in life has to be earned, no
matter how difficult the conditions become.¨

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persistent
Determined
"So every day I
pushed myself into the most rigorous AP courses at school."'

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Determined: "So every day I
pushed myself into the most rigorous AP courses at school. My Vans and my hope for a better
life were the only things keeping me standing while everything around me crumbled."

Hardworking: "When I was admitted into the Academically Talented and Gifted program in the second grade, my parents knew that I had the potential for a better outcome than their own. After one year with the program, I received a phone call from my principal asking for my opinion on skipping 4th grade."

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He's persistent and determined. He believes everything in life must be earned.
"My shoes were made to walk down the dirty, bumpy road and shortcuts would
disregard all of the jagged paths they had withstood. My Vans were made to carry me through
the toughest conditions, so taking the effortless road was not the course for me."

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Two traits that the passage implies he has is that he is Hardworking and determined. A statement from the passage that supports this is, "I told the man that I was grateful for the opportunity, yet I had to politely decline. My shoes were made to walk down the dirty, bumpy road and shortcuts would disregard all of the jagged paths they had withstood." This shows that he is determined to be successful in his own way, taking no shortcuts. This also shows that he is not afraid to but in the work to get the outcome he desires.