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Write a Speech About Meeting Strangers

Speak about what happens when different cultures meet. You will write a speech for an explorer, early settler, or native. Your speech will tell of this person's meeting with strangers.

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Zheng He This great explorer is called the "Chinese Columbus." Find out more about his journeys in the "swimming dragon."	Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz Sor Juana lived at a time when the only women allowed to pursue higher education were women of the church. Sor Juana became a nun to pursue her studies. She became a writer who believed women should have an equal right to an education.	St. Augustine, Florida In the late 1600s, the Spanish built this fort to protect St. Augustine from British and French attacks.

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Write a Speech About Meeting Strangers

Zheng He

Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz

St. Augustine, Florida