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	<title>GED Stories &#187; English Language Learners</title>
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		<title>The GED takes commitment, determination and pride to accomplish.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2009 17:37:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michaelormsby</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[After the GED...]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[English Language Learners]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Is the GED Test Hard?]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I hope you&#8217;re all doing well with your studies, and staying focused on success. Each one of us studying for the GED exam share a common bond, we all have intense determination, fierce pride, and the unquestionable ability to accomplish our goals.
I can relate to how desperately everyone wants to succeed, and how passionately everyone [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I want help, so I can help others, too.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2009 17:18:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michaelormsby</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[College Bound!]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[English Language Learners]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Name:  Chinedu
Age: 18
City and State: Bronx, New York
I came into the U.S.A as an undergraduate from high school, final year to graduate I left my country. Now I&#8217;m anticipating forward to get my GED diploma in order to get to college and finish my program for my future projection.
My family are really trying to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I need to get a GED diploma.</title>
		<link>http://www.passged.com/stories/2008/12/19/212/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2008 15:50:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michaelormsby</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[English Language Learners]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Name: Naz
Age: 31
City and State: Alexandria, Va
What motivated you to get your GED? I need to get a GED diploma and I want to do more study. Some job are requiring a GED diploma.
How have your friends and family inspired you? I inspired my self.
What problems have you faced? I need help in English learning [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Life is short.</title>
		<link>http://www.passged.com/stories/2008/12/15/life-is-short/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2008 16:39:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michaelormsby</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Children and Families]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[English Language Learners]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GED Students]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Name: Lubna
Age: 24
City and State: Jamaica, NY
Four years before I came to this country with my husband. He was born and raised here. After 3 years he passed away &#38; my inlaws kicked me out. Now I&#8217;m alone with my son. That&#8217;s why I want to get my GED for my good career.
There is lots [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I made it!</title>
		<link>http://www.passged.com/stories/2008/12/04/i%e2%80%99m-very-proud/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2008 23:53:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michaelormsby</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[College Bound!]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[English Language Learners]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Success Stories]]></category>

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Name: Anita
I&#8217;m very proud of myself to come this far. When I came to the United States I only had 7th grades of education, and English is not my first language. I didn&#8217;t graduate high school, because my parents were very poor, they couldn&#8217;t afford to send me to school. I was very embarrassed to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The land of opportunity&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.passged.com/stories/2008/11/21/the-land-of-opportunity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:44:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michaelormsby</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[GED Students Around the World]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reading and Writing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Washington GED]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Name: Abdiqani
Age: 33
City and State: Renton, WA
I would like to take a GED diploma because I want to go to college, and they told me you have to have either high school or GED to start at the college. This is why I need to get a GED.
My family can&#8217;t help me that much because [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I want to learn&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.passged.com/stories/2008/11/19/i-want-to-learn/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:08:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michaelormsby</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[English Language Learners]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Name: Francisco
Age: 26
City and State: Othelloi
I need my GED for my future job. I want to learn reading.
Francisco,
Learning reading skills is a great place to start. That&#8217;s probably the most important skill on the GED. The GED Academy&#8217;s program helps you learn reading by including audio of everything on the board, so you listen as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My dream is to have a GED&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.passged.com/stories/2008/11/03/my-dream-is-to-have-a-ged/</link>
		<comments>http://www.passged.com/stories/2008/11/03/my-dream-is-to-have-a-ged/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 16:55:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michaelormsby</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[English Language Learners]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Name:Â  Â Â  Fadumo
Age: Â Â Â  36
City and State: Â Â Â  Fargo, ND
My name is Fadumo. I am from Somalia. I have 9 children. My dream is to have a GED, and after that I want to be a nurse. I want the good future.
Fadumo,
It&#8217;s a big change coming from Somalia to the U.S., and there are a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My dreams can become reality with energy, spirit, and good teachers.</title>
		<link>http://www.passged.com/stories/2007/11/24/my-dreams-can-become-reality-with-energy-spirit-and-good-teachers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.passged.com/stories/2007/11/24/my-dreams-can-become-reality-with-energy-spirit-and-good-teachers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Nov 2007 17:44:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michaelormsby</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[English Language Learners]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, I&#8217;m from Honduras, and for 3 years, I have been living in the United States of America. Also I&#8217;m studying quick civics lessons about the United States, then I will take the naturalization test, and I  have a part time job.I left school because I moved. I think without my GED I can&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I  just don&#8217;t know how to achieve this goal without giving up&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.passged.com/stories/2007/10/29/i-just-dont-know-how-to-achieve-this-goal-without-giving-up/</link>
		<comments>http://www.passged.com/stories/2007/10/29/i-just-dont-know-how-to-achieve-this-goal-without-giving-up/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2007 20:24:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michaelormsby</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[English Language Learners]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GED Students]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Staying Motivated]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Well, I am from another country, and grew up in the middle of nowhere. My parents had 9 children (including me) and we were very, very poor. My Dad was really ill for many years and my oldest brother had to work to support all of us. The hospital was 3 hours  away from [...]]]></description>
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