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Erica

manu mohandas June 5, 2005

Tags: independence , truth , justice , change

Erica’s birth delighted a whole lot of people. There was something about her that made them believe that she would make her mark in the world. and she did nothing to dislodge their faith. On the contrary, her accomplishments were noted by everyone, and she
was a benchmark among her peers, and even her elders.

Her actions seemed wiser than her years, and people considered it very normal because the people who had a hand in her growth were certainly very intelligent folk. Her morals were of the highest standards and she always stood for values like truth and justice. She resolved issues with wisdom and pretty soon her stance on issues were valued and respected by people everywhere.

As far as her own growth were concerned, she was very industrious, and made friends of the same kind. Her growing popularity and ability to influence others attracted a whole lot of people with different dreams. People who wanted her help to realise their dreams, and when these people grew in stature, so did she, because she was the reason for their success. Of course there were some rotten eggs among these, but not too many in number to seriously affect erica’s character.

A lot of people considered the early years of the twentieth century, a landmark time in Erica’s life. she fought for all the right things during the time of the first and second world war, and further enhanced her reputation.

Towards the end of the second world war was when things started going wrong. Experts believed that it all happened because erica suddenly started believing that she could get away with anything, because of her global stature. Her actions suddenly became extremely selfish. Her ego bloated and she started vociferously declaring in words and deeds, "am erica am erica" until it finally became "america".

That was Erica’s story and the rest, as they say, is history.

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