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Letter From A Senator: A Short Story

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It’s senior year and it’s time to start thinking of the future. My eyes have been set on West Point Military Academy for years. It’s time to apply. I go online and read, “School transcript, recommendation letters, nomination from senator…” I’ve hit my first road block. I need a nomination from the Senator. How the heck am I going to get that? I go to my favorite teacher and ask her for a letter of recommendation. She said no problem, and asked if there was anything else I needed help with. I told her of the nomination letter I would never get and she responded with, “A nomination letter from the Senator isn’t as hard as you think it to be”. She asked me to make a student resume, which I made and had prepared for her the next day. Three …show more content…

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