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Again, Just One More Time
Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn. - Harriet Beecher Stowe - A key to any memoir is capturing the impactful events even if they seem quite trivial. When I was in college, a friend of mine had to drop-out after freshman year due to his fiscal situation. He signed up for the military and when we started the sophomore year, he started basic training. After he finished basic training, he visited us at school to talk about his experience. H
