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In College Nurturing Matters
The article “In College, Nurturing Matters” is written by Charles M. Blow. And is about a freshman student at Grambling States University in Louisiana that typed an essay, which stood out the most from his class mate’s one. Because his essay stood out the most, the teacher gave him encouragement about the major he was taking, and persuaded him to change to other majors that may help him more about his writing career. For this and others teacher who encouragement and care to help him; he says it motivated him to work harder. Unlike the author my mother is the person who encourages me in my student life .
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