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In the article entitled “For the Time Being” by Sydney J. Harris. Harris discusses excel and docile. Harries claims that study how to do “achievers”. First, Harris says those spent our time and wastes too much time, if we or parents want to let their children are successful and popular. Second, Harris points that if parents want to let their children become a perfect man in an ordinary family, they can’t pay for it. Even an ordinary family can pay all of tuition, but the family cannot pay extra fee. Third, Harris tells that decile and excel are totally different and they cannot compare and argue with together. So, Harris wants to tell parents are doing talk to together.
After reading the article, I agree with Harris’s opinion. Harries tells

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