With only a sixth grade education each, both my parents would wake up every day and work their tails off so my sister and I could go to college. At dinner time they would skimp on the few choice cuts of meat so my sister and I could receive that nourishment. They both made countless sacrifices for me and my sister. And they paid off. My sister graduated with honors from the DePaul MBA program and I only obtained an MBA (without honors) from Northwestern University but I'm nowhere near as smart as my kid sister....
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