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Title: Punch line? We all have potential... even if we punch?
Review: The Pact is an interesting story. Three young black men from Newark leave the streets and head to medical and dental school. They depend on each other for support... this is "The Pact."I'm glad they were successful and hope they will continue to be successful. I am discouraged that they did this while they, on occasion, beat people, stabbed people, sold drugs, and stole things from stores. This is inspiring? What is the message here?Break the bones of a white boy if he is staring at you (page 134)? Steal a sweatshirt because somebody told you it was easy (page 137)? Armed robbery (page 93)? "I jabbed the crackhead lightly in the thigh right under his butt and quickly closed the blade, hoping I hadn't hurt him" (page 81), after punching and kicking a helpless person for 20 minutes, wrote Rameck.None of these messages were inspiring. I'd say these doctors have a lot to answer for, and these answers are not in this book.
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