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	<title>GED Stories &#187; Going Back After a Long Time</title>
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		<title>Everything Has Been a Problem</title>
		<link>http://www.passged.com/stories/2010/03/17/everything-has-been-a-problem/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:23:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michaelormsby</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[GED Incentives]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Getting a Better Job]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Going Back After a Long Time]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[?Name: Barbara
Age: 50
City and State: Kings Mountain, KY
What motivated you to get your GED? I want to get a better job.
How have your friends and family helped you? They say that I need it.
What problems have you faced? Everything has been a problem.
What do you hope to gain from getting your GED? I want to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>People Should Want to Help</title>
		<link>http://www.passged.com/stories/2010/02/15/people-should-want-to-help/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 17:27:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michaelormsby</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[College Bound!]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fear of Failure]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[No Money for the GED]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Name: Rhonda
Age: 38
What motivated you to get your GED? Life is hard. You need more than a GED, you need a college degree. I have been out of school for 21 years, a very long time, and I have tried several times to go back to school, but something has always stopped me. Now I&#8217;m [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thank You!</title>
		<link>http://www.passged.com/stories/2010/02/11/thank-you/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 17:49:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michaelormsby</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[After the GED...]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[College Bound!]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GED Incentives]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Getting a Better Job]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Keeping Jobs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Success Stories]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Name: Ty
I am 37 years old, and I just passed my GED test the first time I took it. I knew it wouldn’t be easy; it’s been almost 20 years since I didn’t graduate. I purchased access to passged.com and studied for about 2 months. This system WORKS.
Throughout my career as an adult, I have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Making My Daughter Proud</title>
		<link>http://www.passged.com/stories/2010/02/09/making-my-daughter-proud/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:31:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michaelormsby</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Children and Families]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[College Bound!]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fear of Failure]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Name: Kaci
What motivated you to get your GED? Ms. Lein&#8217;s story has hit home with me. I&#8217;m also married to an alcoholic, violent spouse. I have remained in this marriage, believing my options are few. I dropped out of school too many years ago to count. I&#8217;m in my fifties. We have a beautiful, intelligent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My Daughter Woke Me Up</title>
		<link>http://www.passged.com/stories/2010/01/19/my-daughter-woke-me-up/</link>
		<comments>http://www.passged.com/stories/2010/01/19/my-daughter-woke-me-up/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 17:38:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michaelormsby</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Children and Families]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Florida GED]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Getting a Better Job]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Going Back After a Long Time]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self-Improvement]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Name: Tahirie
City State: Hollywood, Florida

What motivated you to get your GED? I dropped out of high school when I was young. Now that I am older and a mother, I realized that without a degree, no one can get a great job. I also want to get my GED to give my daughter a better [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I Really Like What I Do</title>
		<link>http://www.passged.com/stories/2010/01/06/i-really-like-what-i-do/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 16:47:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michaelormsby</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[GED Incentives]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Name: Debbie
Age: 53
What motivated you to get your GED? I have been doing work as a back up coordinator and am in a position to become a coordinator if I have my GED. I really like what I do.
How have your friends and family helped you? They tell me to go for it. That I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Helping Bipolar Kids</title>
		<link>http://www.passged.com/stories/2009/12/16/507/</link>
		<comments>http://www.passged.com/stories/2009/12/16/507/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:02:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michaelormsby</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Children and Families]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fear of Failure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Future Nurses]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GED Students]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Getting Started with the GED]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Name: Kathie
Age: 42
City and State: Smyrna, Tennessee
What motivated you to get your GED? Well, I am 42 and recently divorced. I have always worked but not for very high pay. My daughter is 22 and getting ready to go to college. It is almost Christmas, and I can barely give my kids Christmas this year [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My Goal Is to Be a Strong Person</title>
		<link>http://www.passged.com/stories/2009/11/12/my-goal-is-to-be-a-strong-person/</link>
		<comments>http://www.passged.com/stories/2009/11/12/my-goal-is-to-be-a-strong-person/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:01:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michaelormsby</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[GED Students]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Going Back After a Long Time]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Name: Rosameria
Age: 47
City and State: Burgaw, NC
I need my GED now. I&#8217;ve got a friend to help me. I&#8217;m just trying to get my GED&#8230; My goal is to be a strong person.
Rosameria,
It&#8217;s tough to get your GED after being out of school for a while, but let&#8217;s face it, the world has changed. A [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>&#8230;without the GED I am stuck.</title>
		<link>http://www.passged.com/stories/2008/11/10/without-the-ged-i-am-stuck/</link>
		<comments>http://www.passged.com/stories/2008/11/10/without-the-ged-i-am-stuck/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:17:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michaelormsby</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[GED Math]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GED Students]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Going Back After a Long Time]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Name:Â  Â Â Â  Janice
Age:Â  Â Â Â  61
City and State: Â Â Â  Sherman, Texas
I left school the beginning of my junior year. Struggled because I did not apply myself, and then I met John and that was my way out. Needless to say, way to young and very stupid. I know how to make it, but without the GED [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>It&#8217;s Never Too Late for Your GED.</title>
		<link>http://www.passged.com/stories/2008/10/06/its-never-too-late-for-your-ged/</link>
		<comments>http://www.passged.com/stories/2008/10/06/its-never-too-late-for-your-ged/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:38:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michaelormsby</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[GED Students]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Going Back After a Long Time]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Name:Â  Â Â Â  Steven
Age: Â Â Â  52
City and State: Â Â Â  Brentwood, MD
Well, it took place in Chicago Ill, when my mother took ill and brought me here to Washington DC and then left me to take care of myself. I had fear of going to school because I was fearful of my under age, that the school [...]]]></description>
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