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		<title>Can an Asian Student Pass?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:41:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michaelormsby</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[English Language Learners]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fear of Failure]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Name: Sotheavy
City and State: Los Angeles, California
What motivated you to get your GED? My cousin and my family motivated me to get the GED. I am an Asian who is now living in the USA, and I want to continue my studies in college. However, I don&#8217;t have enough money for tuition. The only way [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The GED takes commitment, determination and pride to accomplish.</title>
		<link>http://www.passged.com/stories/2009/02/17/the-ged-takes-commitment-determination-and-pride-to-accomplish/</link>
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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>
		<category><![CDATA[Staying Motivated]]></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>
		<link>http://www.passged.com/stories/2009/02/04/i-want-help-so-i-can-help-others-too/</link>
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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>
		<category><![CDATA[GED Students]]></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>
				<category><![CDATA[College Bound!]]></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>
		<comments>http://www.passged.com/stories/2008/11/19/i-want-to-learn/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:08:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michaelormsby</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[English Language Learners]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GED Students]]></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>
				<category><![CDATA[Children and Families]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[English Language Learners]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[GED Students Around the World]]></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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