# essay

By [xssw6](https://paragraph.com/@xssw6) · 2022-05-22

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　In the traffic court of a large mid-western city， a young lady was brought before the judge to answer a ticket given her for driving through a red light。 She explained to his honor that she was a school teacher and requested an immediate disposal of her case in order that she might hasten on to her classes。 A wild gleam came into the judge"s eye。 "You are a school teacher， eh？" said he。 "Madam， I shall realize my lifelong ambition。 Sit down at that table and write "I went through a red light" five hundred times。"

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