Pretty Persuasion
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1:04:04
Miss Azzouni, now...
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you were also present
at this detention in question, were you not?

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Yes. I finished writing my essay
before Kimberly.

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Mr. Anderson took me in the other room
to discuss it.

1:04:21
I'm sorry? Another room?
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There is a small room
beside Mr. Anderson's classroom...

1:04:28
separated by glass.
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Randa, I'm going to be honest with you.
This essay is unintelligible.

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You just...
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Well, you just can't write competently
in the English language.

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Now, what are we going to do about that?
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I'm going to let you in on a little secret.
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It's not fashionable to send your kids
to a place like this anymore.

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Elitism is out.
You want to be a good Hollywood liberal...

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you send your kids to a public school.
A safe public school, mind you...

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but one where they can mingle
with the common people.

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Meanwhile, this relic of an institution
grows every year...

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more and more dependent
on wealthy immigrants like yourself...

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from countries where elitism
is still very much in...

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to the point where...
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there is a not-so-subtle pressure
being exerted on people like me...

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to go easy on people like you.
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Well, had you gotten virtually
any other teacher at this school...

1:05:28
they'd probably turn a blind eye
to sentences like:

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"I must not speaking in class."
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Now, I know what you're thinking right now.
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You're sitting there, loathing me right now,
aren't you?

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Because good grades
are very important to your parents.

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They're vitally important.
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What are we going to do about that?
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If your compositional skills don't improve
within the next year...


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