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Then and Now!


I was immature

I was in need of friends

I was a fighter

I was careless

I was ungrateful

I was an embarrasment

I was behind

Now I am, smarter

I am careful

I am a thinker

I am civilized

I am a one woman's army

I am mature

I am ahead

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Yakiera Hand

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Yakiera Hand
<p>My name is Yakiera Hand, I am a senior at&nbsp;Frederick Douglass High School and i graduate 2016</p>

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