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Born in 1963 in Sierra Visa, Arizona, USA, Jessica learned to live her life with her feet. Born without arms, she faced many 1 .
There were many questions at the time about whether Jessica would be able to live a “ 2 ” life. However, Jessica’s father said he 3 had a tear about her birth condition. He had full confidence in her potential.
With the 4 _ of her parents and family, Jessica became confident in herself as an adult and continued to 5 the world with her feet.
As a child, Jessica studied dance in her hometown. When her first 6 arrived, she asked to be put in the back row. Her dance teacher told her there was no 7 row.
Tentatively she took the stage with the other students and performed her 8 . When she finished, the applause from the audience gave her encouragement and 9 to continue dancing for 14 years. 10 , Jessica earned her first Black Belt in the International Taekwondo Federation at the age of 14.
After 11 from high school, Jessica attended the University of Arizona 12_ she earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology. When talking about her degree, she frequently 13 that psychology(心理) trusts the way people think has a greater 14 on their lives than a physical limitation.
Jessica’s most famous accomplishment was learning how to 15 . It took three states, four airplanes, two flight instructors and a discouraging year to 16 the right aircraft: a 1946 415C Ercoupe Airplane. She 17