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More Than I Had Dreamed Of
From the time I was seven, I had a dream of becoming a member of the Students Union. I
always1  my school leaders for taking responsibility for all of us. So I dreamed of being a
leader.
Years flew by, and soon I was able to participate in the elections,  2  I would win. But the
reality struck that I hadn't had a chance. I wasn't pretty. Girls across the school hardly knew me.
I just did not have what it  3  to win a school election. I was  4  .
As I cried in my room that evening, I  5  took a deep breath and decided I wouldn't stop
dreaming. I decided that I would 6 elections again in my final year at school-and I would win.
I recognized that my  7  had a lot of things in their favor. What were the  8  that would
work in my favor? I had good grades, and I was friendly and helpful. And my biggest  9  was
the faith I had. I would not allow my  10  appearance to hold me back from putting my best
foot forward. That evening, I  11  my election plans a whole year in advance.
I realized that girls would have to get to know me and recognize that I had the ability to  12  
them. I loved making friends and I liked being helpful,  13 I decided that perhaps I could use
these qualities to work to my advantage. In order to learn how to present a great election  14  ,
I also attended a course on effective public speaking.
The day after the election, when the principal announced I won the second highest number of
votes, the students  15 . That joy on the faces of all my friends showed me that my victory was
   16  theirs.
Suddenly, I realized that I had  17  much more than I had dreamed of. I had made many new
friends and had helped people  18  the way. I had won the  19  and love of my school-mates
and they knew me as somebody who would stand by them. I was able to put a smile on their
faces and   20  their day.

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