At the age of nine, I was sent out of my war-ravaged homeland, Greece, and came to live with my father in America. When __46__ to choose a hobby to pursue during club hours, I decided to follow the prettiest girl in my class. This decision led me to the writing club, __47__ the instructor, Miss Hurd, later became my mentor. One day, she made us compose an essay from our own experience. Fixing me with a(n) __48__ look, she asked me to write about what had happened to my family in Greece. The memories were so painful that I put the assignment off __49__ the last moment. Reluctantly, I started to write, line after line, __50__ how the enemies had occupied our village and how my mother failed to make an escape. __51__, Miss Hurd sent my essay to a contest and it won me a medal. My father and the Greek community were full of pride. For the first time, I realized the power of the __52__. Later on I studied journalism, became a reporter, and __53__ my mother’s story published. I was lucky enough to have met Miss Hurd, who had directed my grief and pain __54__ writing. Miss Hurd was undoubtedly the catalyst that caused all the good things in my life, but she would probably deny any of __55__. 52.

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