James McBrides seminar was both comical and informative. He spoke about how we as college
students should not be so scared of failure. We feel like the world is ending if we fail a test or even a class when really this is just the dress rehearsal for success. McBride comforts the audience with the fact that most of what he writes doesn't make it, and even the book he was speaking about was one of his few successes. After his lecture, I had the pleasure of meeting him and making conversation. I asked him about some of the symbolism in his memoir, The Color of Water, and his answers clarified my curiosity on a more personal level I would never been able to experience otherwise. I am very honored that I got to meet a New York Times best selling author and one that I got to study in such great depth.
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