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1. How did Stevenson describe his preparation to meet a condemned man in 1983?

Stevenson was very unprepared to meet a condemned man in 1983. He was a 23-year-old law student working in Georgia on an internship. He was eager, but inexperienced. He had never seen the inside of a maximum-security prison or been on death row, and he had no idea what to expect or what to do.

2. What did Stevenson study in college, and why did he decide to attend law school?

Stevenson studied philosophy in college. His senior year, he realized it would be difficult to find a paying job after college. He frantically began looking for a post-graduation plan. He decided to attend law school, because if was one of the few graduate programs that did not require knowing a specific field of study. So he applied for law school.

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