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    Reading Lesson plan Theme: Expressing sympathy. Level: 6 Primary goal: Students will be able to comprehend and respond to an obituary, using details from the text using with formal expressions of expression of sympathy in formal condolence letter. Secondary goals. Greater awareness of word choice and register, skimming scanning and inference for analysis of content of obituary notice and sample letter of condolence. Anticipated problems: Given the sensitive nature of the assignment, personalization

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    In “Puerto Rican Obituary” by Pedro Pietri, the author takes his readers on a journey of the oppressive life of a Puerto Rican immigrant. He describes a vicious cycle of stagnancy in which immigrants work endlessly without reward. Hopeful every day that the American dream they once imagined would come to fruition, but instead they are continually faced with trials and turmoil on every hand. Instead of uniting as a body to work towards greatness, the immigrants grow envious of each other, focusing

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    Admin, Vintage Fashion Guild. “1900 to 1910.” June 3, 2012. Accessed December 7, 2016. http://vintagefashionguild.org/fashion-timeline/1900-to-1910/. This webpage gave a brief description of the fashion during the time of 1900 to 1910. It went from the end of the Victorian era fashion to the Designs of Paul Poiret. This webpage helped my paper by giving descriptive detail about the dresses the woman wore in the 1900’s. It gave me insight of the high necks and undefined bosom’s. Aldous, Tony.

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    Abstract :the article proposal below represents bio archaeological study undertaken by the university of Macquarie under supervision Prof.Nagib Qanawaty at the site of Beni Hassan in El Meniya Region .the main tasks accomplished were bioarchaeological analysis such as assessment age ,sex ,stature ,MNI(Minimum number of Individuals ,and backing the bones inside shaft again by scientific way, in addition identification the paelopathology. The research will give us more information about Personal

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    As the daughter of a professor, I hear about many interesting assignments. I believe that one of the most intriguing assignments that I’ve encountered is writing your own obituary. I think that this is an interesting way to show how Cornell will help me reach my academic goals and much more. So here it goes... Kayleigh Heather, 82, died peacefully last week on her ranch. She lived an action packed and diverse life and spent her final years surrounded by her family, both the two legged and the four

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    majorities. However, the various death and injustice sentencing that has occurred for decades, proves civil rights were not the only problem. Pedro Pietri’s Puerto Rican Obituary and Wanda Coleman’s South Central Los Angeles Death Trip, 1982 both shed light on what minorities face, with some stylistic differences. Pietri’s Puerto Rican Obituary focuses on the problems the latino community have faced. Although the poem in centered around Puerto Ricans living in New York City, the lifestyle and events can

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    In Puerto Rican Obituary, the Puerto Rican people from New York City struggle to attain the “American Dream” a dream that is unreal. The American dream was intended for people of European descent, and sadly a cycle of Puerto Rican people overworked treated unfairly, were influenced by media symbols, and lived unfair housing system along with racial discrimination. Hence, the Puerto Rican community kept dreaming or died not accomplishing the American dream. Pietri points out, Puerto Rican’s were hard

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    My goal is to make the obituary. No, not in the local paper, but on the front page of the Wall Street Journal, because only the most successful and influential do. I know that by attending the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, specifically in the major of consumer economics and finance, the academics will push me one step closer to my goal of becoming a vital part of the financial sector. Originally, I was supposed to attend the University of Arizona, but due to family circumstances and

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    majorities. However, the various deaths and unjust sentencings that have occurred for decades, prove civil rights were not the only problem. Pedro Pietri’s Puerto Rican Obituary and Wanda Coleman’s South Central Los Angeles Death Trip, 1982 shed light on what minorities face, with some stylistic differences. Pietri’s Puerto Rican Obituary focuses on the problems that the Latino community faces. Although the poem focuses on Puerto Ricans living in New York City,

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    Sheng Xuanhuai 盛宣懷 (1844-1916), former Minister of Communications and Junior Guardian of the Heir Apparent (taizi taibao 太子太保) of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), passed away in Shanghai on April 27, 1916. In November 1917, the Sheng family assembled an unprecedentedly extravagant funeral procession in the International Settlement of Shanghai. Widely believed to have cost the Sheng family 300,000 silver dollars, the mile-long cortege passed along major streets at the heart of Shanghai and thereby captivated

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