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WORDS TO UNDERSTAND

apprenticeship: a formal training program that combines supervised practical experience and classroom instruction; the program is free to apprentices, who receive pay that increases as they obtain experience depression: a serious medical illness that causes a person to think negative thoughts and feel sad, listless, and worthless; have trouble concentrating; lose their appetite; have difficulty sleeping; have thoughts of death or committing suicide; and exhibit other symptoms empathetic: acting in a way that shows understanding of others’ feelings entrepreneur: a person who develops, starts, and operates their own business post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD): this condition occurs after a person experiences a traumatic event and can cause depression, emotional disturbances, and other long-term emotional issues

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