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5 pages. This paper replies to the rhetorical statement, "Life is a braided cord of humanity stretching up from time long gone and that it cannot be defined by the span of a single journey from diaper to shroud". This is answered in the context of the significance in regard to Russell Baker's book entitled Growing Up. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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defined by the span of a single journey from diaper to shroud". This is answered in the context of the significance in regard to Russell Bakers book entitled Growing
Up. GROWING UP In Bakers book entitled Growing Up, there are many references to growing up as a successful man such as Benjamin Franklin. "Tossing a copy
of The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin in his direction, Uncle Charlie says, Here, read something worthwhile. Young Russell Baker reads Franklins bio only until his Uncle leaves the room, at
which point, he put it aside in boredom" (Baker (2) PG). And Baker, it has been described, does grow up very
similarly in style to that of Benjamin Franklin. He definitely descended from rags, having grown up during the depression, to something akin to riches depending on how one wants
to interpret riches. Baker did not know he was poor and states "if anyone had told me we were poor, I would have been astounded. We ate well enough"
(Baker (2) PG). LIFE IS A BRAIDED CORD The statement above that "life is a braided cord of humanity, etc." can be well applied to Russell Bakers
book Growing Up. None of us are going to be just like another. When Russell is admonished to do something with his life, to grow up to be
successful like Benjamin Franklin, we see that in some ways he diligently applied himself towards this goal but in some ways he did not. What we do understand is
that all of the different people in Russells life affected him, and each in their own way added a little bit of the braided cord that would become that piece
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