Lexia: Theme 1

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Winning isn't everything.

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Never give up.

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A woman survived a shark attack.

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Forest fires

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Hard work pays off.

During a math test, Seth looks at Tara's paper to cheat and check his answers. He quickly erases his work and copies her answers. The next day, Seth learns that he failed the test. All the answers Seth copied while cheating were wrong.

Mina trains for a race for months. She knows she has a good chance of winning. Near the end of the race, Mina sees another runner fall and hurt herself. She stops to help her and gives up her chance of winning the race. Instead, they cross the finish line togehter. Mine doesn't win, but she feels proud of herself anyway.

Dev has a great idea for a science far project: a potato-powered car. The fair is a few weeks away, so Dev tells himself he will do it later. The following week, Dev continues to put it off and tells himself that there is still plenty of time. The night before the science fair, Dev has no potato, no car, and no project because he put it off until it is too late.