LaTisha, a young woman from Michigan, took part in the Upward Bound program.

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As of the day of the EXXI meeting, the upward bound log had not yet been completed.

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But with the encouragement, mentoring, and responsibilities given to her by the Upward Bound staff, LaTisha applied to most Ivy League schools and got into every single one.

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The first half of 2011 maintained a range-bound upward trend until finally breaking sharply to the downside in the first week of August.

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As you can see below in Figure 2, 2007 experienced high volatility yet remained range-bound in an upward trend (represented by the overlaid black bands).

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