Having spent twenty years with little more than words and some ingenuity to influence judges and juries that my cause was correct, I have come to appreciate the punch of the English language and the importance of word choice and diction. While working my way through college, I took a job in a supermarket as a cashier to pay off a phone bill that I was too embarrassed (and too eager to prove my independence) to bring to my parents. Just as cream rises to the top, so too do responsible employees.