Creative Writing: The Life And Hard Times Of Grantly Marshall
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Could anyone imagine having no money, few friends, and no chance to succeed
in life? Well, for one individual this situation is all too real.
Grantly Reed Marshall, a 18-year-old high school student from Franklin Square,
Ohio, had big dreams but little money. Grantly had reached a crucial time in ....
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.... act and recite poetry. He would
memorize poetry with more than twenty stanzas in a week and recite them to
anyone who would listen to him speak.
Finally, with scholarships, student aid and multiple jobs Grantly fulfilled
his dream of attending college. Majoring in theater Grantly graduated Kent State
University in 1972 with honors.
After he graduated, Grantly did act in local theaters for a few weeks and
then decided to do to the Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany. Just weeks before
he w ....
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