The build up to the article, "The Girl Who Conned The Ivy League" is one of the most drawn out series of words I have ever read. The intro was amazing and hooked me in, wondering how this girl did this and what will happen to her as a result. Getting to those answers became quite a dull experience, due to a drawn out back story and an almost storybook style of writing.
"The Girl", known as Esther Reed, lived one of the most dull and depressed lives I have ever heard of. Perhaps the author thought the best way to drive that point home was by telling the story in a dull manner, but I doubt it.
Anyway, I think that Reed's scam was well thought out and I must give her credit for finding a way around so many obstacles. Stealing identities is wrong and she is rightly punished for it, but wow. She had to have been an intelligent woman. It just shows that public school is in no way, shape, or form any indication of one's intelligence.
I do sympathize with Reed wanting to make something more of her life. She was brave in her decision to do so by any means necessary. Though I'm not a big fan of how this article is written, I can not deny that the story itself is fascinating.
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