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English Review - Biographies

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emancipatorone who frees others
immigrantone who enters a new country
patentlicense for an invention
portablesomething able to be moved
spokespersonspeaker for a group
tyranta cruel ruler
vastvery wide
migrantworker who travels around
fadeto slowly disppear
portraitpicture of a person
luxuryan expensive extra
ventureto try something risky
What was Michael Jordan's favorite sport as a CHILD?baseball
Why was Jordan cut from the varsity basketball team?He was too short
Jordan willed himself to do what?grow taller
What effect has Jordan had on businesses?he gets lots of money from advertisements, helped black atheletes get advertising deals
Why is Hector given extra responsibilities in his family?he is the oldest
Where was Hector born?Mexico
What does "homestead"mean?farm gov't land until they give it to you
Anastasia is a ?doll
Who was forced to leave Russia in the story "Anastasia"?Jewish people
Why won't the girl in "Anastasia" speak?she saw her house burn down
What does Lincoln look like?homely
Was Lincoln rich or poor growing up?poor
Lincoln is best known for ?ending slavery
How did Lincoln look in all photographs of him?serious
Morgan used his hair straightening lotion on what?dog
Morgan also invented what?traffic light
D. Lange's mother wanted her to be what?a teacher
Why did the Great Depression make it difficult for Lange?even rich people couldn't afford photographs
What was most important to Lange and her husband?their work
Lange is best known for photographs of what?people

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