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An Uncommon Education
In chapter three, An Uncommon Education, Guangcheng expressed how he have gotten his education while fighting for justice using the law. First of all, in Linyi, Guangcheng started learning braille using the braille board before classes even begins. When classes began, Guangcheng got the hang of the braille board quickly. Unfortunately, school wasn’t as he as hoped, he even considered it as jail, because he thought the school was supposed to be supported by the government since their government is socialism. The students including him suffered greatly because: lack of water; Forbidden from going outside to buy food; Restriction on the use of bathroom especially at night. No one was allowed to go. When Guangcheng was chosen to become the school
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