to other websites. These links to websites do not constitute an endorsement by the U.S. Department of State of the site or the opinions presented therein. Photographs © Shutterstock.com 2 THE LAST LEAF PRE-READING ACTIVITY 1: VOCABULARY MATCHING Some vocabulary words from the story “The Last Leaf” are listed below. Each word also has a picture that shows its meaning. In this activity, practice these words before you read. PART 1: MATCH AND REWRITE Directions: Use the pictures below to guess
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The Last Leaf character analysis The Last Leaf is about a girl suffering from pneumonia, Josie, they have disappointed the most, just begging to the trees in the window of the vine around the vine leaves all fall out, they would be able to leave this world, the Soviet Union Iraq – her roommate, this fee through the brain, hoping to rekindle the hope of life Josey. But all in vain, to hear the news of the Bellman uncle, quietly in a stormy night to risk their lives on that one picture will never
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The Last Leaf by O. Henry This story takes place in New York City where two young women share an apartment. They, like all the tenents in their building, are artists who earn their daily break making drawings for magazine advertisements. All the artists, though, hope to paint a masterpiece, someday. One of the girls has come down with pneumonia. She isn't in a hospital (as she would be today) but is being nursed by her room-mate. The doctor has visited the apartment and advises the healthy girl
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early 20th century in Greenwich Village are two young women artists, Sue and Johnsy. They met in May, six months previously, and decided to share a studio apartment. The story begins as Johnsy, near death from pneumonia, lies in bed waiting for the last leaf of an ivy vine on the brick wall she spies through her window to fall. Mr. Behrman, an old man who lives in the apartment below Sue and Johnsy, who enjoys drinking, works sometimes as an artist’s model, and as yet has made no progress over the past
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In the article “Green Exercise” by Alan Fogel, he explains why exercising outdoors has more benefits than exercising indoors. Green activity is when a person participates in outdoor activities such as bike riding, running, playing sports, etc. According to Fogel, there are more positive benefits when it comes to outdoor exercising. A few examples includes increased feelings of happiness, tranquility, relaxation, and energy. This article was a reliable source in the sense that the author was well
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Kabanata I ANG SULIRANIN AT SANDIGAN SA PAG-AARAL Panimula Ang basura ay bagay na sa tingin natin ay hindi na ginagamit at wala ng silbi. Sa panahong naitapon ang isang bagay sa tinatawag nating basurahan, ito ay pwede ng tawaging basura. Ibig sabihin wala ng silbi ang mga bagay na iyon sayo. - www.anwers .com Maraming nagsasabi na may kayamanan sa basura. Ang ibang tao itinuturing itong negosyo. Dito sila nabubuhay sa pamamagitan nito nakakakuha sila ng maipambibili
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tÍTULO: STUDY ENGLISH TO business Belém, Pa Junho, 2014 In today's globalized world with all sorts of means of transport and locomotion, it is easier to move to a certain place. So many people want to visit countries traveling to a foreign country to get a job, spend the holidays and meet new people. English is spoken as a first language by about 309 and 400 million people around the world. Imagine all those people who you can successfully communicate with if you learn English. In addition
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Biography of O.Henry Early life William Sidney Porter was born on September 11, 1862, in Greensboro, North Carolina. He changed the spelling of his middle name to Sydney in 1898. His parents were Dr. Algernon Sidney Porter (1825–88), a physician, and Mary Jane Virginia Swaim Porter (1833–65). William's parents had married on April 20, 1858. When William was three, his mother died from tuberculosis, and he and his father moved into the home of his paternal grandmother. As a child, Porter was always
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Cảm nhận về truyện Chiếc lá cuối cùng Ai đã từng đọc những truyện ngắn của nhà văn người Mĩ O’Hen-ri (1862 – 1910) hẳn sẽ cảm nhận một điều: từ hiện thực cuộc sống đầy rẫy những bất công vô lý, đem đến bao bất hạnh cho những cuộc đời nghèo khổ, nhà văn luôn khơi dậy được vẻ đẹp tâm hồn những con người ấy qua những tình huống truyện bất ngờ, cảm động. Chiếc lá cuối cùng là một truyện ngắn xuất sắc của nhà văn ắp tràn tình thương yêu và niềm tin với con người, một bức thông điệp khẳng định sứ mạng
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SHORT STORY COLLECTION Historical Short Stories… © Copyright, Peter Stone, 2010 www.inscribedinstone.blogspot.com Dreams Forsaken ―So why am I here, exactly?‖ queried my nineteen-year-old niece as she sat next to me. The lantern I had placed beside us cast flickering light throughout the abandoned tannery‘s darkened interior. Eerie, dust-laden cobwebs clung to every wooden beam, workbench and table, causing her to shudder. I glanced at her innocent face untouched by grief, and wished yet again
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