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success. Recount a time when you faced a challenge, setback, or failure. How did it
affect you, and what did you learn from the experience?

One challenge I faced was about 7 years ago when I lost my Grandma to cancer.
My grandmother was a big role model in my life because she was a good person and
had donated a lot of money to charity and did community service for her town. She was
someone this world needed more of and someone I wanted to be more like. This really
made life hard for me because I was really close to her and she meant alot to me.
My Grandma had already battled cancer once and won but this time it was too much for
her. I remember going to see her in the hospital and remembering all the fun times we
had together and everything she had taught me. One of my fondest memories of her is
on thanksgiving morning when she asked me to help her make all the food and set up.
like to think she's what inspired my love for cooking. Her death really hit me hard
because she just had the biggest of hearts and was just always there for me.

I learned from her death that you can't be sad about something forever and that
you need to move on live your life. I know she still watches over me and I know she still
loves me. I also learned that no matter what life throws at you, you have to be strong
and keep pushing on. Death may be one of the most difficult things to be put through
but I learned that with good friends and family it isn't as bad as it could be.