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that time expired before I was able to plunge the dagger any deeper into my

chances of winning. When it came time for the audience to vote on which side

they thought had won, I did not receive a single vote. I had my hand shaken by

my opponent and received a cup for my other consolation prize. Though the cup

looked empty I will always remember it as full of a humiliation with a twist of

humbling.

Even today, I still keep the folly list and review it before each debate.

Sometimes I want nothing more than to forget that humiliating expierence but

one positive result did come of that fateful day. I continued to debate long

after summer school was over, and still pursue the activity today. I was

unwilling to end my debating career on such a sour note so I joined the Loomis

Debate Society and have yet to endure a loss quite as punishing as the summer

school debacle. It was liberating to know that no matter how bad I did on my

first debate for the school, it would be an improvement over my previous

encounter. Since then I have gone to national tournaments, become president of

the Debate Society and had my share of victories and losses, not bad for a

career born in humiliation and a summer off from work. Written on the back of

that book cover, long past when all the pages have fallen out, will always be

the beginning of an enjoyable activity and one of the most emotionally trying

moments of my life.