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8. Is the Future of Farming in the Ocean?

The Freakonomics Radio Book Club

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Getting Into Cornell Law School

After leaving culture farms, Brennan smith was lost and didn't know what to do. He got into community organizing, working with dairy farmers and coal miners. When he decided to go back to school, his insecurities about education were inflamed. Although miserable, i did well in one class first year, emerging with an a plus. That a plus gave me a boost in confidence, but it turned out to be a fluke. I eked by in the rest of my classes, often skipping weeks of lectures just to avoid getting called on by professors.

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