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  2. The Lesson (short story) - Wikipedia

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    The Lesson” is a first-person narrative told by a young, black girl named Sylvia who is growing up in Brooklyn. The story is about a trip initiated by a well-educated woman named Miss Moore who has taken it upon herself to expose the unappreciative children of the neighborhood to the world outside of their oppressed community.

  3. Up the Down Staircase - Wikipedia

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    Sylvia Barrett, an idealistic English teacher at an inner city high school, hopes to nurture her students' interest in classic literature (especially Chaucer and writing). ). She quickly becomes discouraged during her first year of teaching, frustrated by bureaucracy, the indifference of her students, and the incompetence of many of her colleag

  4. Nicole Hollander - Wikipedia

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    Nicole Hollander's Sylvia from The Whole Enchilada (1982) Born in Chicago, Illinois, Hollander is the daughter of Shirley Mazur Garrison and Henry Garrison, a labor activist and member of the carpenters union. Growing up in a working-class Chicago neighborhood, she was educated in Chicago public schools.

  5. Tales from the Planet Sylvia - Wikipedia

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    Tales from the Planet Sylvia is a 1990 collection of comic strips by the American cartoonist Nicole Hollander from her syndicated comic strip Sylvia. The strips are non-continuous with one another, as is usual for Sylvia , and they feature the standard content of Sylvia comics, such as cats, gender politics, and the afterlife.

  6. Sylvia (play) - Wikipedia

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    Greg meets a strange character at the dog run, who gives Greg tips on how to manage Sylvia and his predicament involving Kate. Greg has Sylvia spayed. Sylvia is angry and in pain, but she still loves him completely. Kate's friend pays a visit and is repulsed by Greg and Sylvia. Greg, Kate, and Sylvia sing "Every Time We Say Goodbye".

  7. Today’s NYT ‘Strands’ Hints, Spangram and Answers for ...

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    According to the New York Times, here's exactly how to play Strands: Find theme words to fill the board. Theme words stay highlighted in blue when found.

  8. Best Buy broadly misses earnings estimates as consumers pull ...

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    Even artificial intelligence couldn't make up for flagging consumer demand at Best Buy ().For the 12th consecutive quarter, the retailer posted negative same-store sales growth, down 2.9% year ...

  9. Sylvia Ashton-Warner - Wikipedia

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    Sylvia Constance Ashton-Warner MBE (17 December 1908 – 28 April 1984) was a New Zealand novelist, non-fiction writer, poet, pianist and world figure in the teaching of children. As an educator she developed and applied concepts of organic, child-based learning to the teaching of reading and writing, and vocabulary techniques, still used today.

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