The document details the author's journey from a background in manual labor to becoming a programmer. They grew up doing various manual labor jobs like farming and construction. This experience led them to decide manual labor was not for them and that they were intelligent enough to make a living without it. They fell back on their hobby of video games and began learning programming. Their days of manual labor unexpectedly helped by developing their problem solving skills, which is one of the most important skills for a programmer. With their determination and problem solving abilities, the author believes they make a great programmer.

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2. And I’m determined to become a programmer
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3. I grew up in a family of manual
laborers
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4. So I’ve helped in a variety of manual
labor jobs
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5. Clearing land
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6. Farming
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7. Ranch hand
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8. Construction
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9. After experiencing these jobs I came to
a decision
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10. Manual labor is not for me
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11. I knew I had enough brains to make a
living without it
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12. But I didn’t know what to do with them
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13. That’s when I fell back on my favorite
past time
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14. Video games
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15. That’s when I started the arduous
journey to become a programmer
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16. To my surprise my manual labor days
helped me out tremendously
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17. It developed my problem solving
skills
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18. Which is one of the best skills a
programmer can have
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19. My determination and problem solving
skills make me a great programmer
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20. Contact me at cjt034@yahoo.com
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