CHAPTER 1

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The Fundamentals

A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him.

—David Brinkley

Face it, education in fundamentals is rarely something that anyone considers exactly fun, at least unless you already have a love for the topic in some level. In elementary school, there were fun classes, like recess and lunch for example. But when handwriting class came around, very few kids really liked it, and most of those who did just loved the taste of the pencil lead. But handwriting class was an important part of childhood educational development. Without it, you wouldn’t be able to write on ...

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