Why do Asians really get straight A's? - Project Gutenberg Consortia ...
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14<br />
Halfway through our drive to Koreatown, which is just west of <strong>do</strong>wntown LA, Emilie and I<br />
talked about everything: family, friends, college, even the nefarious MCAT. We're both about to<br />
take it for the first time, and we're both very nervous about it. It's good to know that I'm not the<br />
only one with anxieties about the MCAT, after all, it's only the biggest obstacle of my life. I've<br />
thought about the second-place option of being a lawyer, but I'm just not cut out for it. I just<br />
can't defend people that I know that are guilty, and besides, I hate going to court. Court is like<br />
a country club full of backstabbers, betrayers, traitors— otherwise known as politicians— and<br />
anyway, I'm not invited; nor <strong>do</strong> I want to be. I wouldn't make it in law school; there's just no<br />
way.<br />
As we approach the outskirts of LA, I can see the intense barrage of graffiti on the<br />
sides of buildings along the freeway. Some of the artwork can actually merit an exhibit at an<br />
art gallery, unlike one particular piece of graffiti which catches my eye, "The One And Only<br />
Joe," sprayed in pink paint across the boarded <strong>do</strong>ors of an aban<strong>do</strong>ned warehouse. "The One<br />
And Only Joe" — of course I know that Joe, since he's the one and only; there can't be any<br />
other Joe's in this world, since he's the one and only, right? I <strong>do</strong>n't necessarily mind graffiti but<br />
at least spray something clever, not something stupid. Does he <strong>really</strong> think he's "The One And<br />
Only Joe? ” I should spray "The Second And Other Joe" right next to his, except that I <strong>do</strong>n't<br />
carry a can of spray paint with me, plus, I'm on a date and graffiti's not worth my time. Idiocy<br />
like this <strong>really</strong> irritates me to an astounding degree.<br />
Emilie turns off the radio, which is tragic because The Velvet Underground's Sweet<br />
Jane was playing, one of my favorite songs of all-time— the wonderful things I have to give up<br />
for women.<br />
"So Johnson, what <strong>do</strong> you usually like to eat? ” Emilie asks, pulling a compact mirror<br />
out of her Coach purse, probably to check her make-up.<br />
"I usually like to eat organic stuff, but my parents always shop at Asia World Market to
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