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Stranger Than Wal-Mart

"Some 138 million Americans shop at Wal-Mart each week, making it perhaps the single most unifying cultural force in the country."
Chris Anderson, The Long Tail

Wednesday, February 15, 2006

Plot | Katherine Goodell

There is a student named Fred. He is divorced and in his senior year and it is a week before finals and two weeks before graduation. He checks his email in the morning and recieves a failing notice for a class he didn't know he was signed up for. It was botany for his enviromental biology degree. He double checks and he has paid and been registered for the class all semester long. He talks with the proffessor and if he completes a project of plant samples and passes the final, the teacher will give him credit. He buys the books and finds all the tutors he can. While stress overwhelms him, he gets the idea to steal the test from the proffessor. When he sneaks into the office he is caught by the secretary who happens to be his ex-wife. She doesn't say anything and just leaves. He then tries prevent his ex-wife from turning him in by making fake phone calls or appointments for the proffessor. After failed attempts he tires to overcome his guilt which inhibits his ability to study. However, at the end of the day his ex-wife comes to him with the answers to the test.

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