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+{{cquote|I am a Cuban/American who arrived in this Country in 1960.  From that moment on I knew I had to find a job to help my parents.  A month later I found a job as a clerk in a cargo company.  I would take the buss everyday and bring a dictionary to find words and their interpretations in an effort to improve my English.
+When I retired at age 68, I knew I had the opportunity of fulfilling my dream of attaining a deeper knowledge of the English lnaguage and find the wisdom to interpret such knowledge. Then, I visited Wikipedia for the first time.
+I have been using Wikipedia almost on a daily basis. I was very much interested in learning about the history of this country, the civil war, our founding Fathers and the Constitution of the United States.  I also needed to learn about our Government, politicians’ background, whom they were before entering the political arena, whom they are now, and their goals and objectives.  Wikipedia provides me the answers to these important issues
+When I need to learn about health issues, diagnosis and the interpretation of certain terminology I go to Wikipedia.  My husband hand an MRI done on his shoulder and he was diagnosed having a rotator cuff tear in the supraspinatus muscle.  Since we had no idea where it was, Wikipedia had a full explanation of that muscle with a picture, about the surgery, post surgery pain and the time needed for a full recovery.
+Wikipedia is a valuable tool to find vital information to obtain parallel on many issues.}}
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 {{cquote|Wikipedia has inspired a new generation of infectious sharing via the internet.  In a positive, reliable, and beneficial way; 'wiki' now represents a source of ideas and knowledge that far surpasses any other website, system, or Encyclopaedia in the world.  I am currently the operations manager for one of the first non-state run museums in China, and I can say that the heart and logic behind Wikipedia has inspired us and helped us to develop as an organisation and as a place for the public sharing of knowledge.  Thank you Wikipedia}}