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Easy Entry To Death |
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It is very cool, but perhaps driving a race
car requires long-term training and innate skills. Just wanting to
do it doesn't make it.
There are consequences that are impossible to
live with. Paul Dana, a journalist turned
racer, died when he failed to avoid
another car that had spun out in front of him. |
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Dana
graduated from Medill
Journalism school at Northwestern. Last May,
while trying to qualify for the Indy 500, he broke 2 ribs
and admitted his first Indy would have to wait.
By March, 2006, Dana
had just recovered enough
to drive again. |
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Medill
Journalism school should teach its students to
pause, learn from experience and carefully evaluate their own
skills. Attempting to be too cool and pulling a George Plimpton at a
relatively old age does not work over 150 mph. Most race drivers
start dreaming and driving as soon as they stop using diapers. |
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Medill
and other schools should teach their students
that being president of the US or corporate executives is not so
easy either. Some people who work hard at these jobs just naturally
make them look easier than they actually are. This axiom also
applies to stock market players who fancy themselves as experts. |