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istic and confident person, I think this is closely related to their encouragement. I should say I would be another person without their encouragement! Now I would like to say something about my family. As I said just now, my family is not rich, but itamp。s words gave me much confidence. And here, I would like to tell you another thing that has great influence on me. When I was in primary school, I had a very young and beautiful Chinese teacher and she was very kind to us. One day, she read my position out in front of all classmates and said it was wellwritten. Whatamp。t know who Edison was, but I did think he must be a great inventor. Maybe he had invented some kind of boat driven by the batteries like me! It was silly, right? But as a child, I was too young to know Edison and actually, my uncleamp。s a terrific invention. I cannot forget that surprised look on his face. He said I was so clever that he called me Little Edison. At that time, I didnamp。m inferior to others just because I e from a poor family. On the contrary, my family background had made me into a hardworking and confident person. I often tell myself that I should trust myself and live happily. Also, my parents and teachers often encourage me to do the things I like. I can still remember the little boat I made when I was only a child. The boat was driven by the batteries. I put it in a pond and its engine started but could not move. I felt very sad at that time, since I had spent much time and money on it. But when one of my uncles saw this ,he said thatamp。t think Iamp。ve heard so much about your achievements since I entered this university four years ago. And I feel quite respectful of you , dreaming that one day I canbee your student. I was born in a sm