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"My mom is the most self-sacrificing, kind person that you will ever meet. Okay, CG!s, so I might be slightly biased, but she really is my role model! I don&amp;#039;t know anyone else who would be willing to wake up at 4:30 a.m. to shop with me on Black Friday or make &amp;quot;specialty&amp;quot; (a concoction of coffee and ice cream!) to wake me up when I&amp;#039;m comatose and need to finish a final paper.  I think that it&amp;#039;s really important to have a mentor or role model, because they offer guidance and support whenever you&amp;#039;re at a crossroads in your life or are going through a rough time. I know that I can always count on my mom to give me honest advice whenever I&amp;#039;m stuck about what to do. Even if you&amp;#039;re not that close with your parents, you can still find someone else (a teacher, relative, coworker) to look up to.  In a study done by the Pew Research Center, the majority of 18- to 25-year-olds (25%) named a person close to them when they were asked who they admire. Others said that they look up to celebrities (14%), political leaders (8%), and spiritual leaders (6%). The rest said that their role models are soldiers, business leaders, historical figures, and international political leaders.  So tell me, CG!s: Who is your role model and why? xoxo, Stefania Sainato CG! Editorial Intern P.S. Check out this organization if you are interested in mentoring young girls! "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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