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Curtis is from Conyers Georgia.
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In third grade, he had a teacher conference. -
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Teacher said, he is a nice buy leathe has a reading pradency unit nex to repeat lad grade. -
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Curtis decided to lie about not being able to read or write so people would not eat him dumb or "stupid". -
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He doesn't blace the school for not helping him hut he is learning. He stills to lie and not be questionable. -
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"If you sound smart people will think you are smart". He wateried TV/Videos to get Vocabulary to keep "up the scam!! -
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Heavy electives and light on academics for his schedule in high school. -
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Star football player, student cound members and wan a coutly competition. -
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He gets is schiships for collage, His whrite family was happy, He was second because his heat his hat to lie for. -
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Halfway through sophomore year (1.5 years) he dropped out of college. -
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He moved to California. -
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got a Job at a grocery store bat he got in trouble with his boss because he can't read. -
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He wanted to open his own produce company (fruit/vegetables). -
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He would give blank checks to companies because he could not read the invones. -
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Curtis did not know he had to lower his prices and he lost customers and his business fell. -
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Curtis was traveing and could not read rood sign or airport signs. -
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Curtis saw a PSA (Public Service announcement) for a program that helps people read with no judgement. -
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He took literacy claves with Steve and Ginny.
He felt happy to be honest about his problem. -
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He does really well with the literary program and can now read a book a week. -
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He goes buck to Georgia starts another produce company and eventually becomes a food columnist. -
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He decide to become a celebrity and use his platform to reach out to the illiterate community. -
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He called and told friend and confessed his past and the friend called news shows to store his story. -
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Published his first cookbook. -
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Curtis meased up on TV reading a teleprompter and cried on national TV. -
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People called. He TV show looking for help with reading because or Curtis.