Marjorie Hurd, who for many years was an attorney for the Boston Legal Aid Society and a noted mountain climber and a white‐water canoeist here and abroad, died Friday in her home in Cambridge, Mass. Her age was 90.
What is the main purpose of Gage's essay? Gage's purpose was to show how Miss Hurd, his seventh grade teacher, influenced his life and encouraged him to pursue his talent by writing about his experiences.
What led miss Hurd to take a special interest in gage when he was her student? He didn't understand enough well, she saw potential from hard work.
What methods of characterization does Gage use to explain his initial impression of his father? A portly, bald, well- dressed man.
What is Gage's purpose for writing "The Teacher Who Changed My Life"? Gage is informing readers of the struggles of Greek immigrants in America during the 1940s and 1950s. Gage is paying tribute to Miss Hurd and acknowledging the positive impact she had on his life.
How did Nicholas get involved in the Newspaper Club? He asked can he place him in Ms. Hurd's English class.
As Father drove us to our new home—a tenement in Worcester, Massachusetts—and pointed out the huge brick building that would be our first school in America, I clutched my Greek notebooks from the refugee camp, hoping that my few years of schooling would impress my teachers in this cold, crowded country.
This is a non-fiction story that portrays real people who were a part of the author's life.
1956. Nicholas Gage first came to America with three of his four sisters aboard a ship to meet the father they had never met.