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How does she proclaim that she represents the future generation? - English

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How does she proclaim that she represents the future generation?

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She calls herself one of the children starving in Somalia or a victim of the war in the Middle East or a beggar in India.

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Chapter 5.1: Water – The Elixir of Life - Exercise [Page 125]

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Samacheer Kalvi English Class 9 TN Board
Chapter 5.1 Water – The Elixir of Life
Exercise | Q F. 4. | Page 125

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