Peyton Manning Research Paper

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Peyton Manning is the answer to everything. This is one of the many things I learned while touring campus with my student guide, and something that stuck with me throughout the tour. We were told, jokingly of course, by our hilarious tour guides, that if you did not know the answer to something, Peyton Manning would always be correct. That kind of humor and good will made the visit memorable and made me look at University of Tennessee more seriously. Beyond the fun of the tour, I learned that the Global Leadership Scholars program would be a perfect match with my interest as a future business student. Studying and interning in London would broaden my worldview and that is something that I hope the right college would do for me. Along with

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