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　　student, and I was determined to go to USM. But I

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　　being qualified for a regular scholarship by one point on the entrance exams, and a scholarship was the

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　　way I could attend.

　　One Sunday, I came across the story in the paper about Osceola McCarty and her generous

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　　. The next day I went to the financial aid office, and they told me there was still no money

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　　for me, but if anything came up they’d call.

　　A few days later, I was going out with my mother

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　　the phone rang. I was told I had been chosen to be given the first Osceola McCarty Scholarship. I was

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　　!

　　McCarty worked hard her whole life, washing clothes by hand. Now that she is

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　　, she sits most of the day and reads the Bible, that is, when she is not getting rewards. Every time I go to visit her, she has a new

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　　. She’s even gone to the White House. She is so happy and proud. We have tried to talk her into getting a VCR (录像机) so she can tape the programs and see

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　　on TV—she just smiles.

　　McCarty gave me much more than a scholarship. She taught me about the gift of

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