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They really have a way with words: A student's hard times inspired a powerful, winning speech.

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| April 15, 2007 | This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Steve Lyttle

Apr. 15--Arcena Todd and her mother spent a year living in a hotel while they struggled to find a home. "I didn't want my friends to know where I was living, that I didn't have a home," Todd, 16, recalls of that experience five years ago. "So I didn't give them my home address, and I couldn't have friends over." Late last month, Todd turned that memory into a first-place speech in the annual "Speaking Your Way Into the Future" oratory contest sponsored by Communities in Schools in Charlotte. Todd, a junior at Phillip O. Berry Academy, won a $1,500 scholarship. Her college plans are still pending, but she would like to attend Duke…

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