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Unit1

WhyILovetheCity

Alotofmyfriendsaremovingoutofthecity.They'rebuying

housesinthesuburbsbecausetheywanttogetawayfromthenoise,smog,

traffic,andcrimeofthecity.Onefriendsays,“There'stoomuchair

pollutioninthecity.Ipreferthesuburbs,wheretheairisclean.”

Anotherfriendcomplainsaboutthetraffic:"Therearetoomanycars

downtown!Youcan'tfindaparkingplace,andthetrafficjamsare

terrible.Everyonecomplainsaboutcrime:"Thecityisfullof

criminals.Irarelyleavemyhouseatnight一it'stoodangerous.,z

Beforemyfriendsmoveoutofthecity,theyusuallyrecitethe

advantagesofsuburbanlife:greengrass,flowers,swimmingpools,

barbecues,andsoon.Yetaftermyfriendshavelivedthereforayear

orso,theyrealizethatsuburbanlifeisnotsopleasantastheywere

expecting.Whatcausesthischange?Theirgardens!Theysoonlearnthat

oneunavoidablepartofsuburbanlifeisyardwork.Aftertheyworkall

weekendintheirgardens,they'remuchtootiredtotakeaswimintheir

poolsoreventocooksomemeatontheirbarbecues.Andtheyhaveanother

complaint:theycan'tliveinthesuburbswithoutacar.Mostofmy

friendsmovedtothesuburbstoavoidtraffic,butnowtheyhaveto

commutetoworkdowntown.Theysitonabusyfreewaytwohoursevery

day!

Myopinionsabouturbanlifeareverydifferentfrommyfriends'

一Ilivedowntown?andIloveit!Why?Well,first,Ilovenature-

flowers,greengrass,trees,andanimals.Inthecity,Ihaveallthe

advantagesofnature:Icanwalkthroughthepublicpark,smellthe

flowers,andsitonthegrassunderthetrees.Icanvisittheanimals

inthezoo.YetIhavenoneofthedisadvantages:Idon,thavetodo

yardworkorfeedtheanimals.Also,inthecity,Icangeteverywhere

bybus?ifthere,satrafficjam,Icanwalkhome.

Itseemsthateveryoneismovingtothesuburbstoavoidthecrime

ofthebigcities.Ihaveatheoryabouturbancrime,however,soIfeel

safedowntown.Thecriminallifewillreflectchangesinsociety:if

peoplearebuyinghomesinthesuburbs,thecriminalswillsoonfollow.

Criminalswanttoavoidnoise,smog,andpollution,too.Soon,

overcrowdingandcrimewillbeproblemsofthesuburbsinsteadofthe

city!

PeopleontheMove

ThehistoryoftheAmericanpeopleis,inpart,thehistoryof

themovementoftheAmericanpeople.Theymovedfromthecoloniesof

theEastCoasttotheopenspacesoftheWest.Theymovedfromthecountry

andthefarmtothecity.Morerecently,Americanshavebeenmovingfrom

thecitiestothesuburbs.

OpenSpace;TheMoveWest

PioneerAmericansbeganmovingfromtheEastCoasttotheWest

250yearsago.Theymovedwestformanyreasons.Onereasonwasthe

availabilityofunlimitedopenspaceandlandforfarming.Americans

likedlargeopenspaces,andtheyalsolikedthefreedomand

independencetodevelopthelandintheirownway.Someoftheland

becamefarms.Importantmineralswerediscoveredinsomeareas,sosome

ofthelandbecamemines.Otherlargeareasbecamecattleranches.There

seemedtobeenoughlandforeverybody.Butitwasadifficultlife

一alifeofendlessworkandhardship.

TheCities

After1860,theIndustrialRevolutionchangedtheUnitedStates.

Americanslearnedhowtomanufacturesteel.Theybegantoproduce

petroleum.Theautomobilewasinvented.Factoriesofallkindsbegan

toappear,andcitiesbegantogrowuparoundthefactories.Farmers

andothercountrypeoplemovedtothegrowingcitiesinordertofind

jobsandaneasierlife.Intheearly1900s,thecitieswerebusy,

excitingplaces.However,therewasalsoalotofpovertyandhardship.

Thecitiesgrewup一thebuildingsgottaller-andthecitiesgrew

out一theyspreadoutfromthecenter.Privatehouseswithyardsand

porchesdisappeared.Apartmentbuildings,eachonetallerthanthenext,

tooktheirplace.Moreandmorepeoplemovedtothecities,andthe

citiesgotbiggerandbigger.

Somecitiescouldnotspreadoutbecausetherewasnoroomtodo

so.Thesecities,ofwhichNewYorkisthebestexample,becamemore

andmorecrowded.Morepeoplemeantmorecars,trucks,andbuses,more

noise,morepollution,andmorecrime.Manycitiesbecameuglyanddirty.

Somepeopleandsomebusinessesbegantoleavethecitiesandmoveto

thesuburbsoutsidethecities.

TheSuburbs

Themovetothesuburbsisstillhappening.Americansarelooking

forasmallpieceoflandthattheycancalltheirown.Theywantahouse

withayard.However,theydonotwanttogiveupthegoodjobsthey

haveinthecity.Inmanycases,companiesinthesuburbsgivethemjobs.

Inothercases,Americanstendtocommutetoandfromthecitieswhere

theirjobsare.Inrecentyears,moreandmorebusinessesaremoving

tothesuburbs.Theyareattractingmanypeopleandthesuburbsare

becomingcrowded.

WhatNext?

Americanshavewatchedtheirbigcitiesfallslowlyinto

disrepairanddie.Manymiddle-classpeoplehaveleftthecities,and

onlytheveryrichandtheverypoorarestayingbehind.

ConcernedAmericansaretryingtosolvetheproblemsofnoise,

dirt,crime,andpollutioninthebigcities.Theyaretryingtorebuild

badsectionsofthecitiesinordertoattractandkeepbusinesspeople.

Theyaretryingtomaketheircitiesbeautiful.NowmanyAmericansare

thinkingofmovingbacktothecities.

OtherAmericansarefindingthateventhesuburbshavebecometoo

crowded.Theyarelookingforunpollutedopenspacesandforan

independentwayoflife.Theyarereadytomovefromthesuburbstothe

country.

PerhapsAmericanswillalwaysbeonthemove.

Caution:BumpyRoadAhead

Studentsgraduatingfromcollegestodayarenotfullyprepared

todealwiththe“realworld.,zItismybeliefthatcollegestudents

needtobetaughtmoreskillsandinformationtoenablethemtomeet

thechallengesthatfaceeveryoneindailylife.Theareasinwhich

studentsneedtrainingareplayingthecreditgame,planningtheir

personalfinancialstrategy,andconsumerawareness.

Learninghowtoobtainandusecreditisprobablythemost

valuableknowledgeayoungpersoncanhave.Creditisadangeroustool

thatcanbeoftremendoushelpifitishandledwithcaution.Having

creditcanenablepeopletoobtainmaterialnecessitiesbeforetheyhave

themoneytopurchasethemoutright.Butunfortunately,many,manyyoung

peoplegetcarriedawaywiththeirhandyplasticcreditcardsandawake

onedaytofindtheyareinseriousfinancialdebt.Learninghowtouse

creditproperlycanbeaverydifficultandpainfullessonindeed.

Ofequalimportanceislearninghowtoplanapersonalbudget.

Peoplehavetoknowhowtocontrolmoney;otherwise,itcancontrolthem.

Studentsshouldleavecollegeknowinghowtoallocatetheirmoneyfor

livingexpenses,insurance,savings,andsoforthinordertoavoidthe

〃0h,no!I'mflatbrokeandIdon'tgetpaidagainfortwoweeks!"

anxietysyndrome.

Alongwithlearningaboutcreditandpersonalfinancialplanning,

graduatingcollegestudentsshouldbetrainedasconsumers.The

consumermarkettodayisfloodedwithavarietyofproductsandservices

ofvaryingqualityandprices.Ayoungpersonenteringthe"realworld”

issuddenlyfacedwithdifficultdecisionsaboutwhichproducttobuy

orwhoseservicestoengage.Heisusuallyunawareofsuchthingsas

returnpolicies,guarantees,orrepairprocedures.Informationofthis

sortisvitalknowledgetoeverydayliving.

Foranewlygraduatedcollegestudent,the“realworld"canbe

ascaryplacetobewhenheorsheisfacedwithsuchissuesashandling

credit,planningabudget,orknowingwhattolookforwhenmakinga

purchaseandwhomtopurchaseitfrom.Enteringthis"realworld"could

bemadelesspainfulifpersonswereeducatedindealingwiththeseareas

ofdailylife.Whatbetterplacetoaccomplishthisthanincollege?

MemoryLaneIsn'tWhatItUsedtoBe

Aboutthistimeeveryyear,Igetverynostalgic.Walkingthrough

myneighborhoodonafallafternoonremindsmeofatimenottoolong

agowhensoundsofchildrenfilledtheair,childrenplayinggameson

ahill,andthrowingleavesaroundinthestreetbelow,Iwasoneof

thosechildren,carefreeandhappy.Iliveonastreetthatisonlyone

blocklong.Ihavelivedonthesamestreetforsixteenyears.Ilove

mystreet.Onesidehassixhousesonit,andtheotherhasonlytwo

houses,withasmallhillinthemiddleandahugecottonwoodtreeon

oneend.WhenIthinkofhome,Ithinkofmystreet,onlyIseeitas

itwasbefore.Unfortunately,thingschange.Oneday,notlongago,I

lookedaroundandsawhowdifferenteverythinghasbecome.Lifeonmy

streetwillneverbethesamebecauseneighborsarequicklygrowingold,

friendsaregrowingupandleaving,andthecityisplanningtodestroy

myprecioushillandsellthepropertytocontractors.

Itishardformetoacceptthatmanyofmywonderfulneighbors

aregrowingoldandwon*tbearoundmuchlonger.Ihavefondmemories

ofthecoupleacrossthestreet,whosattogetherontheirporchswing

almosteveryevening,thewidownextdoorwhoyelledatmybrotherand

meforbeingtooloud,andthecrazyoldmaninablacksuitwhodrove

anoldcar.Incontrasttothosepeople,thepeopleIseetodayarevery

oldneighborswhohaveseenbetterdays.Themanintheblacksuitsays

hewantstodie,andanotherneighborjustsoldhishouseandmovedinto

anursinghome.Theladywhousedtoyellatusistootiredtobother

anymore,andthecoupleacrossthestreetrarelygoouttotheirfront

porchthesedays.Itisdifficulttowatchthesepreciouspeopleasthey

neartheendoftheirlivesbecauseatonetimeIthoughttheywould

liveforever.

The“comingsandgoings“oftheyoungergenerationofmystreet

arenowmostly“goings“asfriendsandpeersmoveon.Onceuponatime,

mylifeandthelivesofmypeersrevolvedaroundhome.Theboundary

ofourworldwasthegutterattheendofthestreet.Wegotpleasure

fromplayingnightgames,orfromabreathtakingrideonatricycle.

Thingsaredifferentnow,asmyfriendsbecomeadultsandmoveon.

Childrenwhorodetricyclesnowdrivecars.Thekidswhoonceplayed

withmenowhavenewinterestsandvaluesastheygotheirseparateways.

Somehavegoneawaytocollege,afewgotmarried,twowentintothe

army,andonewenttoprison.Watchingallthesepeoplegrowupandgo

awayonlymakesmelongforthegoodolddays.

Perhapsthebiggestchangeonmystreetisthefactthatthecity

isgoingtoturnmyprecioushillintoseverallotsfornewhomes.For

sixteenyears,theviewoutofmykitchenwindowhasbeenaviewofthat

hill.Thehillwasafundamentalpartofmychildhoodlife;itwasthe

hubofsocialactivityforthechildrenofmystreet.Wespenthours

therebuildingforts,sledding,andplayingtag.Theviewoutofmy

kitchenwindownowisverydifferent;itisoneoftractorsanddump

truckstearingupthehill.Whenthehillgoes,theneighborhoodwill

notbethesame.Itisapieceofmychildhood.Itisavisualreminder

ofbeingakid.Withoutthehill,mystreetwillbejustanotherpea

inthepod.

Therewasatimewhenmystreetwasmyworld,andIthoughtmy

worldwouldneverchange.Butsomethinghappened.Peoplegrowup,and

peoplegrowold.Placeschange,andwiththechangecomestheheartache

ofknowingIcannevergobacktothetimesIloved.Inayearorso,

Iwillbegonejustlikemanyofmyneighbors.Iwillalwayslookback

tomyyearsasachild,buttheplaceIrememberwillnotbethesilent

streetwhosepeaceisinterruptedbythesoundsofconstruction.Itwill

bethehappy,noisy,somewhatstrange,butwonderfulstreetIknewas

achild.

Unit2

RosaParks一AHeroofCivilRights

Mosthistorianssaythatthebeginningofthemoderncivilrights

movementintheUnitedStateswasDecember1,1955.Thatwastheday

whenanunknownseamstressinMontgomery,Alabamarefusedtogiveup

herbusseattoawhitepassenger.Thisbravewoman,RosaParks,was

arrestedandfinedforviolatingacitylaw.However,heractofdefiance

beganamovementthatendedthelawsthatraciallysegregatedAmerica.

Becauseofthis,shealsobecameaninspirationtofreedom-lovingpeople

everywhere.

RosaParkswasbornonFebruary4,1913inTuskegee,Alabama.Her

parents,JamesMcCauley,acarpenter,andLeonaMcCauley,ateacher,

namedherRosaLouiseMcCauley.Whenshewastwo,shemovedtoher

grandparentfarminAlabamawithhermotherandyoungerbrother,

Sylvester.Attheageof11,shebecameastudentattheMontgomery-

IndustrialSchoolforGirls,aprivateschool.Theschoolbelievedthat

self-esteemwasthekeytosuccess.ThiswasconsistentwithRosa's

mother'sadviceto“takeadvantageoftheopportunities,nomatterhow

fewtheywere.z,

Andtheopportunitieswerefewindeed.Mrs.Parkssaidinan

interview:Backthen,wedidn,thaveanycivilrights.Itwasjusta

matterofsurvival,ofexistingfromonedaytothenext.Iremember

goingtosleepasagirlhearingtheKlanrideatnightandhearinga

lynchingandbeingafraidthehousewouldburndown.

Inthesameinterview,sheexplainedthatshefeltfearless,

becauseshehadalwaysbeenfacedwithfear.Thisfearlessnessgaveher

thecouragetofightherconvictionduringthebusboycott."Ididn't

haveanyspecialfear,“shesaid."Itwasmoreofarelieftoknowthat

Iwasn,talone.”

AfterattendingAlabamaStateTeachersCollege,Rosasettledin

Montgomery,withherhusband,RaymondParks.Thecouplejoinedthelocal

chapteroftheNAACPandworkedformanyyearstoimprovetheconditions

ofAfrican-AmericansinthesegregatedSouth.

ThebusincidentledtotheformationoftheMontgomery

ImprovementAssociation.TheAssociation'sleaderwasayoungpastor

oftheDexterAvenueBaptistChurchnamedDr.MartinLutherKing,Jr.

Theycalledforaboycottofthecity-ownedbuscompany.Theboycott

lasted382daysandbroughtrecognitiontoMrs.Parks,Dr.King,and

theircause.ASupremeCourtdecisionstruckdowntheMontgomerylaw

underwhichMrs.Parkshadbeenfined,andoutlawedracialsegregation

onpublictransportation.

Afterherhusbanddied,Mrs.ParksfoundedtheRosaandRaymond

ParksInstituteforSelf-Development.TheInstitutesponsorsanannual

summerprogramforteenagerscalledPathwaystoFreedom.Theyoung

peopletourthecountryinbuseslearningthehistoryoftheircountry

andofthecivilrightsmovement.

BestofFriends,WorldsApart

Havana,sometimebefore1994:Asduskdescendsonthequaint

seasidevillageofGuanabo,twoyoungmenkickasoccerballbackand

forthandbackandforthacrossthesand.Thetallone,JoelRuiz,is

black.Theshort,muscularone,AchmedValdes,iswhite.

Theyarethebestoffriends.

Miami,January2000:Mr.Valdesisplayingsoccer,ashedoes

everySaturday,withagroupoflight-skinnedLatinosinaparknear

hisapartment.Mr.Ruizsurpriseshimwithavisit,andMr.Valdes,

flushedandsweating,runstogreethim.Theyshakehandswarmly.

ButwhenMr.Valdesdartsbacktothegame,Mr.Ruizstandsoff

totheside,armscrossed,lookingonashischildhoodfriendplaysthe

gamethatwasoncetheirsharedjoy.Mr.Ruiznolongerplayssoccer.

HeprefersbasketballwithblackLatinosandAfrican-Americansfromhis

neighborhood.

Thetwomenliveonlyfourmilesapart,noteven15minutesby

car.Yettheyareseparatedbyafargreaterdistance,onetheysaythey

neverimaginedbackinCuba.

Inwaysthatareobvioustotheblackmanbutfarlesssotothe

whiteone,theyhavegrownapartintheUnitedStatesbecauseofrace.

Forthefirsttime,theyinhabitaplacewherethecoloroftheirskin

definestheoutlinesoftheirlives-wheretheylive,thefriendsthey

make,howtheyspeak,whattheywear,evenwhattheyeat.

"It'slikeIamhereandheisoverthere,"Mr.Ruizsaid,“And

wecan'tcrossovertotheother'sworld.z,

Itisnotthat,growingupinCuba'smixofblackandwhite,they

wereunawareoftheirdifferenceincolor.FidelCastromayhave

officiallyputanendtoracisminCuba,butthatdoesnotmeanracism

hassimplygoneaway.Still,colorwasnotwhatdefinedthem.

Nationality,theyhadbeentaught,meantfarmorethanrace.Theyfelt,

aboveall,Cuban.

HereinAmerica,Mr.RuizstillfeelsCuban.Butaboveallhefeels

black.Hisworldisablackworld,andtolivethereistobeconstantly

consciousofrace.Heworksinablack-ownedbar,datesblackwomen,

goestoanAfrican-Americanbarber.Whitebarbers,hesays,"don't

understandblackhair."Hegenerallyavoidswhiteneighborhoods,and

whenhisworldandthewhiteworldmeet,hefeelsalwayswatched,and

heisalwayswatchful.

ForJoelRuiz,thereislittletimeforrelaxation.Onthisnight,

heworksasacashierathisuncle'sbarinablackMiamineighborhood.

Mr.Valdes,whois29,ayearyoungerthanhischildhoodfriend,

issimply,comfortablyCuban,anupwardlymobilecitizenoftheMiami

mainstream.Helivesinanall-whiteneighborhood,hangsoutwithwhite

Cubanfriendsandgoestoblackneighborhoodsonlywhenhisjob,asa

deliverymanforRestonicmattresses,forceshimto.Whenhethinksabout

race,whichisnotveryoften,itisintermslearnedfromotherwhite

Cubans:Americanblacks,henowbelieves,aretobeavoidedbecausethey

aredangerousandresentfulofwhites.Theonlyblackshetrusts,he

says,arethoseheknowsfromCuba.

SinceleavingHavanainseparateboatsin1994,thetwofriends

haveseeneachotherjustahandfuloftimesinMiami一atafuneral,

ababyshower,abirthdaypartyandthatsoccergame,ameetingarranged

foranewspaperphotographer.Theyhavevisitedeachother'shomesonly

once.

Theysaytheyremainasgoodfriendsasever,yettheybothknow

thereislittlethatbindsthemanymorebuttheirmemories.Hadthey

notbecomebestfriendsinanothercountry,inanothertime,theywould

notbefriendsatalltoday.

ComingtoanAwarenessofLanguage

Itwasbecauseofmyletters(whichMalcolmXwrotetopeople

outsidewhilehewasinjail)thatIhappenedtostumbleuponstarting

toacquiresomekindofahomemadeeducation.

Ibecameincreasinglyfrustratedatnotbeingabletoexpresswhat

IwantedtoconveyinlettersthatIwrote...AndeverybookIpicked

uphadfewsentenceswhichdidn,tcontainanywherefromonetonearly

allthewordsthatmightaswellhavebeeninChinese.WhenIskipped

thosewords,ofcourse,Ireallyendedupwithlittleideaofwhatthe

booksaid...

IsawthatthebestthingIcoulddowasgetholdofadictionary

—tostudy,tolearnsomewords.Irequestedadictionaryalongwith

somenotebooksandpencilsfromtheNorfolkPrisonColonyschool.

Ispenttwodaysjustturninguncertainlythepagesofa

dictionary.I'dneverrealizedsomanywordsexisted!Ididn'tknow

whichwordsIneededtolearn.Finally,justtostartsomekindofaction,

Ibegancopying.

Inmyslow,painstaking,raggedhandwriting,Icopiedintomy

notebookeverythingprintedonthatfirstpage,downtothepunctuation

marks.Ibelieveittookmeaday.Then,aloud,Ireadbacktomyself

everythingI'dwritteninthenotebook.Overandover,aloud,tomyself,

Ireadmyownhandwriting.Iwokeupthenextmorning,thinkingabout

thosewords一immenselyproudtorealizethatnotonlyhadIwrittenso

muchatonetime,butI'dwrittenwordsthatIneverknewwereinthe

world.Moreover,withalittleeffort,Ialsocouldrememberwhatmany

ofthesewordsmeant.IreviewedthewordswhosemeaningsIdidn't

remember.Funnything,fromthedictionary*sfirstpagerightnow,that

aardvarkspringstomymind.Thedictionaryhadapictureofit,a

long-tailed,long-eared,burrowingAfricanmammal,whichlivesoff

termitescaughtbystickingoutitstongueasananteaterdoesforants.

IwassofascinatedthatIwenton-Icopiedthedictionary's

nextpage.AndthesameexperiencecamewhenIstudiedthat.Withevery

succeedingpage,Ialsolearnedofpeopleandplacesandeventsfrom

history.Actually,thedictionaryislikeaminiatureencyclopedia.

Finally,thedictionary'sAsectionhadfilledawholenotebook一and

IwentonintotheB's.ThatwasthewayIstartedcopyingwhat

eventuallybecametheentiredictionary.Itwentalotfasterafterso

muchpracticehelpedmetopickuphandwritingspeed.

Isupposeitwasinevitablethatasmyword-basebroadened,I

couldforthefirsttimepickupabookandreadandnowbeginto

understandwhatthebookwassaying.Anyonewhohasreadagreatdeal

canimaginethenewworldthatopened.Letmetellyousomething:from

thenuntilIlefttheprison,ineveryfreemomentIhad,ifIwasnot

readinginthelibrary,Iwasreadingonmybunk.Youcouldn,thave

gottenmeoutofbookswithawedge.Monthspassedwithoutmyeven

thinkingaboutbeingimprisoned.Infact,uptothen,Ineverhadbeen

sotrulyfreeinmylife.

SheWantedtoTeach

Arailroadwasbeingbuiltallthewaydowntheeastcoastoff

Florida,fromJacksonvilletoMiamiandNegroworkerswereemployed

becausetheywerecheap.AgreatmanyofthemwereinDaytona.Mostof

themhadchildren.TheywerelivinginshacksworsethanthoseinThe

TerryinAugusta.Thechildrenwererunningwildinthestreets.Mary-

Bethuneseemedtohearavoicesay,“Whatistheplace?Buildyourschool

there.”

Herhusband,Albertus,wasn*tsosureaboutherschool.Hethought

Palatkawasaprettygoodplaceforthemtolive.Marylistenedbutshe

nevergaveupheridea.SheknewthatifshewenttoDaytona,Albertus

wouldcometoo.

Onedayshebeggedarideforherselfandherlittleboywitha

familythatwasgoingtoDaytona.Itwasonlyseventymilesaway.But

in1904thesandwasdeeponFloridaroads.Practicallynoonehadan

automobile-certainlynotthepoorfamilythatgaveMaryandlittle

Albertaride.SoitwasthreedustydaysaftertheyleftPalatkabefore

theyreachedDaytona.ThereMaryhunteduptheonlypersonsheknew,

andsheandlittleAlbertstayedwiththisfriendforafewdays.

AsshehaddoneinTheTerryinAugusta,Marywalkedupanddown

thepoorstreetsofDaytona.Shewaslookingfortwothings一abuilding

fortheschoolshewasdeterminedtostartandsomepupilsforthat

school.

Afteradayortwo,shefoundanemptyshackonOakStreet.She

thoughtthiswoulddo.Theownersaidshecouldrentitfor$11.00a

month.Butitwasn,tworththatmuch.Thepainthadpeeledoff,thefront

stepswobbledsothatshehadtohangontotheshakyrailingtokeep

fromfalling,thehousewasdirty,ithadaleakyroof.Inmostofthe

windowsthepanesofglasswerebrokenorcracked.

Elevendollarsamonth!Marysaidsheonlyhad$1.50.Shepromised

topaytherentassoonasshecouldearnthemoney.Theownertrusted

her.Bythetimeshewassureshecouldhavethebuilding,shehadfive

littlegirlsfromtheneighborhoodasherpupils.

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