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	<title>GED Stories &#187; Staying Motivated</title>
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		<title>Happily Ever After</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:35:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michaelormsby</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[After the GED...]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Name: Destiny
Age: 17
City and State: Tulsa, OK
What motivated you to get your GED? I realized when I first dropped out of school that I used to like it. I don&#8217;t really like it now, though. However, I want to go back for my family. They really motivate me, and I love them.
How have your friends [...]]]></description>
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		<title>They Don&#8217;t Motivate Me</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:45:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michaelormsby</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Getting a Better Job]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Name: Darien
Age: 22
City and State: Lexington, MS
What motivated you to get your GED? Because I finally found something that may be interesting to me, and I need my GED to do it.
How have your friends and family helped you? They don&#8217;t motivate me. They just talk about me.
What problems have you faced? I need a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s Hard to Focus</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:54:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michaelormsby</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[College Bound!]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Homeschooling]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Name: Nadia

Age: 16

City and State: Buffalo, NY
What motivated you to get your GED? I decided to work on getting my GED because I&#8217;m home schooled, and I want to work on getting ahead in life. In regular schools there is always so much drama, it made it hard for me to concentrate on what really [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Helping Bipolar Kids</title>
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		<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>
		<category><![CDATA[Getting a Better Job]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Going Back After a Long Time]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Staying Motivated]]></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>A Better Life</title>
		<link>http://www.passged.com/stories/2009/12/10/a-better-life/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:47:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michaelormsby</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Children and Families]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self-Improvement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Staying Motivated]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Name: Shyria
City and State: Mcdonough, GA
What motivated you to get your GED? What made me realize it is that I want a better life for myself, my aunt, and my mom.
How have your friends and family helped you? By telling me that I can do it, even if I didn&#8217;t finish high school.
What problems have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I Dropped Out of High School&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.passged.com/stories/2009/07/20/i-dropped-out-of-high-school/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:34:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michaelormsby</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[College Bound!]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Staying Motivated]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Success Stories]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Name: Nina
Age: 17
State: Rhode Island
What motivated you to get your GED? I dropped out of school at the age 16 as a freshman. I stood home all day doing nothing. I didn&#8217;t even want to work. One day I woke up and I told myself this isn&#8217;t what I wanted. I wanted to have BIG [...]]]></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>
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		<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>A GED Success Story</title>
		<link>http://www.passged.com/stories/2008/11/16/a-ged-success-story/</link>
		<comments>http://www.passged.com/stories/2008/11/16/a-ged-success-story/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2008 18:13:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michaelormsby</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[College Bound!]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Learning Disabilities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Staying Motivated]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Name:Â  Â Â Â  Serenity
Age:Â  Â Â Â  19
City and State: Â Â Â  Springfield, MA
I had studied off and on with your programs for a few months, until I thought I was ready. Then I went and booked the test. I tried my best to study during the busy months, and when the time came I definitely felt more confident [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I am more than what others thought I could be.</title>
		<link>http://www.passged.com/stories/2008/11/06/i-am-more-than-what-others-thought-i-could-be/</link>
		<comments>http://www.passged.com/stories/2008/11/06/i-am-more-than-what-others-thought-i-could-be/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2008 03:58:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michaelormsby</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[GED Students]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Staying Motivated]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Name:Â  Â Â Â  Kayla
City and State: Â Â Â  Milwaukee, Wisconsin
I am, in my eyes, an intelligent black female with dozens of dreams and goals I desire to reach. This journey has been long and tedious, at times I was terrified and embarrassed for not graduating High School. My sister and I were in the same grade and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I&#8217;m getting a little frustrated&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.passged.com/stories/2008/11/05/im-getting-a-little-frustrated/</link>
		<comments>http://www.passged.com/stories/2008/11/05/im-getting-a-little-frustrated/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 16:54:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michaelormsby</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[GED Math]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Name:Â  Â Â Â  Lynn
City and State: Â Â Â  Cincinnati, Ohio
Well, I&#8217;ve been trying for my GED for the past year and I&#8217;m getting a little frustrated because I can&#8217;t get the math part of it.
Reason for Leaving School:Â  I didn&#8217;t leave school. I finished all my credits just didn&#8217;t pass the proficiency test that was required to [...]]]></description>
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