One of These Things is Just Like the Other


	One of These Things is Just Like the Other

alangutierrez

11-14-2007 8:37 PM

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eduction, schools, baton rouge, louisiana, new orleans

alangutierrez says:

A comparison between a decrepit motor court and a high school in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

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