Pretty Persuasion
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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...

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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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I will have no trouble failing you.
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All right? Do I make myself clear?
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Look at me.
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Now, I know that there's a brain here,
underneath this piece of cloth.

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And when...
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Now, here's what we're going to do.
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And do you recall
any of the details of this discussion?

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- I do not recollect the details. No.
- That's okay.

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Tell me, do you remember anything...
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Mr. Anderson said to you
during that discussion, anything at all?

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Well, one thing I remember
is that he told an off-color joke.

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An off-color joke?
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Mr. Anderson told you an off-color joke.

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