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A Literacy sponsor that supported my educational endeavors as a child was a man named Mr. John. Mr. John was a tutor at the local Little River Public Library for one of the library's education enrichment programs on Saturdays. Eager to learn English i registered for the tutoring sessions and Mr. John became my Tutor. After a few Saturday sessions Mr. John grew fond of my hunger for knowledge.Mr. John and I developed a loving relationship over time in that he loved teaching especially since i was so eager to learn everything. Mr. John became so dedicated that he started picking me up from my home, feeding me, and dropping me off home each and every Saturday. I admired Mr. John very so because of his extra dedication to genuinely help me become a better English speaker.  He went above and beyond the call of duty by making sure i had the right resources to succeed even if it cost him his out of pocket earnings. Through my hard work. determination, and Mr. John's motivation i not only became English proficient enough to stop taking ESOL classes, but i jumped right into gifted classes. As a young boy who's parents were immigrants he guided me throughout my years in elementary as a mentor on how to succeed. One gesture that really showed how he cared was the fact that on Christmas he went out of his way to not only buy me several gifts but my siblings. One consequence from that experience was the mindset of thinking that's how all or most American teachers were which proved to be highly wrong. He helped instill that "Sky is the limit" mentality in me of me believing in myself and my determination.