In what she described as “the most emotional moment” of her academic life, University of Virginia sophomore communications major Grace Weaver sobbed openly upon concluding Steinbeck’s seminal work of American fiction Of Mice And Men‘s Cliffs Notes early last week. —Girl Moved To Tears By Of Mice And Men Cliffs Notes (The Onion (Satire))
And I love the quote from the professor: “I look forward to skimming her essay on the importance of following your dreams and randomly assigning it a grade.”
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