Water Is Wide
Beginning of paper
Politically speaking, most people involved in academia are liberal. As
a teacher, Conroy's views have changed tremendously during his lifetime.
When Conroy was a youth, he was a racist. Presently, Conroy is a liberal.
Pat came from a conservative background starting at high school.
"... ....
Middle of paper
.... the miscarriage of my hopeful
philosophy. If man was good, then Dachau could
never have happened." (p.10)
The second imprint on Pat's life came after Martin Luther King Jr's
assassination. Pat noticed that the white students reacted passively to
the event.
"Since the faculty was all white, the black
students walked the halls in silence, tears
of frustration rolling down their cheeks and
unspoken bitterness written on their faces in
their inability to ....
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Word count: 388
Page count: 2 (approximately 250 words per page)
