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<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="he">he</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="way">way</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="passage">passage</span>:</p><p><span word="W">W</span>. <span word="Clement">Clement</span> <span word="Stone">Stone</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="successful">successful</span> <span word="entrepreneurs">entrepreneurs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="America">America</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="achieve">achieve</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="success">success</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="way">way</span>. <span word="Born">Born</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="Stone">Stone</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="selling">selling</span> <span word="newspapers">newspapers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rent">rent</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rough">rough</span>-<span word="and">and</span>-<span word="tumble">tumble</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="street">street</span>-<span word="corner">corner</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Chicago">Chicago</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="tough">tough</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Side">Side</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="taught">taught</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="secrets">secrets</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="selling">selling</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="secrets">secrets</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="street">street</span> <span word="corner">corner</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="successful">successful</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="thirteen">thirteen</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Stone">Stone</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hardships">hardships</span> (<span word="selling">selling</span> <span word="newspapers">newspapers</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rent">rent</span>), <span word="did">did</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dirty">dirty</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pain">pain</span> (<span word="eking">eking</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="survival">survival</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rough">rough</span>-<span word="and">and</span>-<span word="tumble">tumble</span> <span word="streets">streets</span> <span word="Chicago">Chicago</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Side">Side</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="blacks">blacks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="congregate">congregate</span>) <span word="before">before</span> <span word="achieving">achieving</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="success">success</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="short">short</span>, <span word="Stone">Stone</span> <span word="achieved">achieved</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="success">success</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="honest">honest</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="work">work</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="himself">himself</span>. <span word="Nobody">Nobody</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="anything">anything</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="create">create</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="feet">feet</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="crucially">crucially</span>, <span word="head">head</span>.</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="say">say</span> “<span word="he">he</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="way">way</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="acknowledge">acknowledge</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="him">him</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="silver">silver</span> <span word="spoon">spoon</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="mouth">mouth</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="he">he</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="inherit">inherit</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="sum">sum</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enable">enable</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nice">nice</span> <span word="education">education</span>, <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="invest">invest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stock">stock</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="up">up</span>, <span word="etc">etc</span>. <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="forth">forth</span>.</p>
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