Luther Tolliver Motivation

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My life has been through many ups and downs, and constants trials and tribulations. Academics have been a blessing for me to thrive in, since I plan on majoring in mathematics. Computer science my second major is present because I need to have a backup career plan if my goal to become a Calculus Teacher is ended, by unpreventable measures. These unpreventable measures could be money to pay off loans from colleges, social life, and own interests’, but it doesn’t mean that my motivations to help children learn will die out. These worries and glories cause uncontainable fury in my mind that makes me skeptical of everything I do. Being raised in a rough part of Dallas, Texas, I faced a multitude of obstacles that made me Luther Tolliver!

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