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    This article is about a speech that Wallace gave during graduation at Kenyon College in 2005. I really enjoyed this article and the stories Wallace talked about. Wallace talked about religion and how someone religious and an atheist interacted which I thought was a very great story to tell. I also enjoyed reading about freedom and how we have the freedom to learn and think on our own which is an amazing feature. Wallace really talks about how getting a job and education and moving on with life is a gift of a lifetime.

     Overall, I liked this article it was very interesting. I felt as if I could hear him talking and speaking the speech. I did not think that incorporating religion into a graduation speech was necessary because we all have different views but I think Wallace did it in a tasteful way without being too over powering with religion. I think he could have left out the part about there is no such thing as atheist. That’s controversial.