Preface：
Inourlife,wealwaysencountervariouskindsofpeople,somearegood,somearebad,andsomeareinbetween.However,thereisalwayssomeonewhoshinesamongthecrowdandleavesadeepimpressiononus.Inmyschooldays,Ihadaclassmatewhowasbothkindandenthusiastic,andheractionsandwordshadagreatinfluenceonme.
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HernamewasLinda,andshewasapetitegirlwithabrightsmile.Shealwaysworearedribboninherhairthatmadeherlooklikeacheerfullittleelf.Lindawasnotonlyintelligentbutalsohelpfultoothers.
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Oneday,Iforgottobringmymathtextbooktoschool.IwassoworriedthatIwouldbepunishedbytheteacher.However,Lindanoticedmyanxietyandofferedtolendmehertextbookwithouthesitation.Fromthatmomenton,webecamegoodfriends.
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Lindawasnotonlykindtomebutalsotoeveryoneelseinourclass.Sheoftenhelpedthosewhohaddifficultieswiththeirstudiesandpatientlyexplainedtheconceptstothem.
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Inadditiontoheracademicachievements,Lindawasalsopassionateaboutextracurricularactivities.Sheactivelyparticipatedinvariousclubsandevents,suchastheschoolchoirandthevolunteergroup.
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Once,ourschoolheldacharityeventtohelpthechildreninpoverty-strickenareas.Lindaspentawholeweekorganizingtheeventandencouragedeveryoneinourclasstoparticipate.
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ThankstoLinda'shardworkandenthusiasm,thecharityeventwasagreatsuccess.Weraisedmoremoneythanexpected,andthechildrenwhoreceivedouraidwereverygrateful.
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SeeingLinda'sdedicationandenthusiasm,Iwasdeeplymoved.Heractionsremindedmeofthepowerofkindnessandtheimportanceofhelpingothers.
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Astimewentby,Linda'sinfluenceonmebecamemoreprofound.WheneverIencountereddifficultiesorsetbacks,shewouldalwaysgivemeawarmhugandencouragemetokeepgoing.
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Lindawasnotonlykindandenthusiastic,butalsohumbleandmodest.Sheneverboastedaboutherachievementsorshowedoffhertalents.
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Once,wehadatalentshowinourschool,andLindawasinvitedtoperform.Shesangabeautifulsongwithherpureandclearvoice,whichamazedeveryoneintheaudience.
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However,whenwepraisedherforherperformance,shesmiledmodestlyandsaidthatitwasnothingspecial.Lindaalwaysbelievedthateveryonehadtheiruniquetalentsandthattheyshouldberespectedandappreciatedequally.
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Linda'skindnessandenthusiasmnotonlyinfluencedmebutalsoinspiredmanyotherstudentsinourschool.Theybegantofollowherexampleandshowedmoreconcernandcareforothers.
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Linda'spositiveattitudetowardslifealsoimpressedme.Evenwhensheencountereddifficulties,shenevergaveuporcomplained.Instead,shefacedthemwithcourageanddetermination.
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Once,Linda'sfatherwashospitalizedduetoaseriousillness.However,insteadofbeingdepressedordiscouraged,Lindaworkedevenhardertosupportherfamilyandstudyatthesametime.
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Shespenteverysparemomentvisitingherfatherinthehospitalandhelpinghermotherwiththehousework.Despitetheheavyburdenonhershoulders,Lindamanagedtomaintainhergoodgradesandcontinueherextracurricularactivities.
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Linda'shardworkpaidoffwhenherfatherfinallyrecoveredfromhisillness.Shereceivedhiswarmestpraiseandgratitude,whichmadeherfeelmoreproudthananyacademicachievement.
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Linda'sexampletaughtmethatthepowerofkindnessandenthusiasmcouldovercomeanydifficultiesinlife.
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Intheend,Lindagraduatedfromourschoolwithhonorsandwasadmittedtoaprestigiousuniversity.Althoughwewenttodifferentschools,westillkeptintouchandsharedourlifeexperiences.
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IlearnedalotfromLinda,andherinfluenceonmewillalwaysberemembered.Shetaughtmetheimportanceofkindness,enthusiasm,humility,andperseverance.
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Now,asIlookbackonthosedays,IfeelgratefulforhavingsuchawonderfulclassmatelikeLinda.Shegavemenotonlyfriendshipbutalsoavaluablelessoninlife.
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IhopethatLinda'sstorycanalsoinspireotherstobekind,enthusiastic,andhumble.Letusembracethepowerofgoodnessandmaketheworldabetterplace.
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Inconclusion,Lindaisnotonlyaclassmatebutalsoarolemodelforme.Herkindnessandenthusiasmhaveleftadeepimpressiononmyheart,andherinfluencewillalwaysguidemethroughoutmylife.
