Harold Krents Blindness

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Even though Harold Krents had gone through misjudged times, he didn't stop instead, he kept his head up, and tried over and over. This trait is most clear in "darkness at the noon" when he states "I was turned down by over forty law firms because of my blindness even though my qualifications include a cum laude my Harvard college and a good ranking in my Havard law class'' (Krents 456~457) After the long, painful, times, he never gave up and pushed himself to the next level. his story inspired many other others and shows that everyone is equal when you don't give

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