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Reason 2 In contrast to these figures and their abuse of the power education lends them, many people do
put their education to good use..
Notice that this reason relates directly to the claim and discusses the other half of it (positives of
ed and power).
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Girls’ education can “almost double the The teacher thought she was stupid. Teachers were never interested in
formal labor force. It boosts the Couldn't spell, couldn't read, and finding out that you couldn't
economy, raising living standard and couldn’t do arithmetic. Just stupid. concentrate because you were so
promoting a virtuous cycle of hungry, because you hadn't had any
development” (Kristof). breakfast. All you could think about was
noontime; would it ever come? Maybe
you could sneak into the cloakroom and
steal a bite of some kid's lunch out of a
coat pocket.

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