Personal Narrative: My Fourth Year At Duke University

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"Logan, did you send the thank you note that your sister had asked you to write to the lobbying firm that she had connected you with?" I had asked my 21-year-old son as he played Civilization 5 on his laptop while texting simultaneously. "Yes, I did. I just did not mail it yet, because I did not know how to address the envelope." he replied. A little background information to clarify this opening narrative, Logan will be on campus this fall for his fourth year at Duke University. As a proud mother of his acceptance and accomplishments at this world-renowned university, I suddenly had caught myself in a moment of complete and utter disbelief! Questions flooded my brain. How in the world could a political science major who has spent his

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