d College, good ranking in his Harvard Law School class and perfectly acceptable qualifications, Krents was unable to find work. Krents states that the numerous rejection letters were "not based on my lack of ability but rather on my disability." From this point on, the essay takes a rather downward spiral. Krents discontinues discussing his challenges in the work world without informing the reader of any outcome. The reader does not understand whether Krents ever received work or is now begging change off bystanders as he makes his living under a city bridge. Instead of clearing up these issues, Krents continues by recounting a seemingly isolated event in his own childhood. He begins the story by saying, "I therefore look forward to the day, with the expectation that it is certain to come, when employers will view their handicapped workers as a little child did me years ago" He then describes a basketball game in his backyard and the visit of a five year old neighbor and that childs friend. The neighbor informs the friend, "Hes blind." After numerous missed shots by both Krents and his father, the friend responds "Which one?" Krents concludes that this is what he wishes to see in the work world. He says, "I would hope that in the near future when a plant manager is touring the factory with the foreman and comes upon a handicapped and non-handicapped person working together, his comment after watching them work will be Which one is disabled?" Although this is a lovely sentiment, once again, Krents does not make it clear exactly what he means. In light of Krents aforementioned lack of self love, it seems almost as though he doubts his own ability to work alongside a non-handicapped person and looks forward to the day when he can. When the reader completes this essay, it feels as if a page has been skipped. The inadequate length alone is very dissatisfying, few essays attempt to force such a large theme into such a short space. There is...
