It was no wonder I was not looking forward to entering ninth grade. High school is well known for being a battle ground, where everyone seems to be _1_ through physical changes, emotional mood swings, and low self-esteem. For me, _2__was my punishment。

　　I had always felt insecure and out of _3__ as one of the ＿4＿ members of my class, standing a head above the other girls and stooping at the ＿5＿of the line to avoid sticking __6__.

　　I especially hate being around large groups of people, like during the social hour after services at my church. __7__ the prayers were finished, I would leave as quickly as possible so I could __8__ other well-meaning congratulations, "Ruthie! Look how tall you're getting!”

　　My grandfather would watch me _9___ increasingly uncomfortable, but he did not _10_ at my self-consciousness or try to comfort me. ＿11＿, he would remind me. "Stand straight and tall," he would say, as I unsuccessfully tried to shrink myself. Moreover, each time, I would sheepishly comply. Even at age 15, I understood that his advice was about _12_ than just feet and inches.

　　My grandfather grew up in war-torn Europe. When German soldiers _13_ his hometown, He wound up joining the Soviet army to _14_ his country's freedom. "Stand straight, stand tall," meant something else back then.

　　_15_ the war, he boarded a boat for _16_, and on January 27, 1947, he stepped onto the dock in Manhattan. He was hungry and _17__ from seasickness. All alone in a new country, he was ＿18＿about his future. Still, he marched head-on into the streets of New York. Soon he met ＿19＿ European immigrants, each of them trying to find his or her own way. If they could do it, why couldn't he? "Stand straight, stand tall," he would remind himself. He felt his faith _20_. When he walked into the church that first time, he walked in proudly.

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