Joe Schmoe Research Paper

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I think a tragedy of a “joe schmoe” is more tragic than that of one with a higher power. A common person is one that at least I, and I am sure many other people relate to. I think whatever happens to a common Joe would resonate with me more than anything else. If someone like President Trump in a shows got Stage 2 colon cancer, I wouldn’t be as worried as if someone from a common suburbia, like Overland Park. At least with Trump, he has more than enough money to pay the hospital for treatment, he can get out of his situation more than the person two streets down. Same with famous people, such as actors, if something happens to them, we know they have resources to get themselves out. It is easier to have faith that they can make it in some

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