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... teacher , who scared the voice away again . The other Chinese girls did not talk either , so I knew the silence had to do with being a Chinese girl . Reading out loud was easier than speaking because we did not have to make up what to ...
... teacher , who scared the voice away again . The other Chinese girls did not talk either , so I knew the silence had to do with being a Chinese girl . Reading out loud was easier than speaking because we did not have to make up what to ...
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... teacher , lovely and Hawaiian , should have understood about us , but instead left us behind in the classroom . Our voices were too soft or nonexistent , and our parents never signed the permission slips anyway . They never signed ...
... teacher , lovely and Hawaiian , should have understood about us , but instead left us behind in the classroom . Our voices were too soft or nonexistent , and our parents never signed the permission slips anyway . They never signed ...
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... teacher , Mrs. Donahue . Mrs. Donahue spoke Portuguese , a wondrous thing for a woman with a funny , unpronounceable name . " Como é que te chamas ? " she asked as she led me to a desk by big windows . " Maria Edite dos Anjos Cunha ...
... teacher , Mrs. Donahue . Mrs. Donahue spoke Portuguese , a wondrous thing for a woman with a funny , unpronounceable name . " Como é que te chamas ? " she asked as she led me to a desk by big windows . " Maria Edite dos Anjos Cunha ...
Contents
Simplicity WILLIAM ZINSSER | 13 |
Freewriting PETER ELBOW | 19 |
Revising Your Own Manuscript | 28 |
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