By Rosario Ferré

Title note: unique identify Memoria, 2011 by way of Universidad Vercruzana
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Memoir is Rosario Ferré's account of her existence either as a author and as a member of a family members on the heart of the commercial and political heritage of Puerto Rico throughout the American Century, 100 years of territorial "non-incorporation" into the us.

The autobiography tells the tale of Ferré's transformation from the daughter of a privileged kinfolk right into a celebrated novelist, poet, and essayist excited by the welfare of Puerto Ricans, and with the problems of being a girl in Puerto Rican society. it's a picture of twentieth-century Puerto Rico in the course of the lens of a author profoundly conscious of her social place. it's a photo taken from the point of view of a willing observer of the neighborhood background of the island, and of the heritage of the us.

Included are many images that attach Ferré's lifestyles with the tale of her writing occupation.

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The Sample for NALS and NAAL For both assessments, data were collected via a household survey of a stratified random sample of adults age 16 and older. Additional samples were obtained in specific states in order to provide state-level results; this portion of the assessment was referred to as the State Adult Literacy Survey. In 1992, 12 states participated (California, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Washington); in 2003, 6 states participated (Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, New York, and Oklahoma).

In preparation for the release of the 2003 results, the Department of Education decided to focus specific attention on how NAAL results should be reported and interpreted. The department sought advice from the NRC and requested that its Board on Testing and Assessment (BOTA) recommend performance levels to use in reporting NAAL results. The Committee on Performance Levels for Adult Literacy was established to provide this advice. The committee included individuals with a broad array of expertise, including adult education, educational measurement and standard setting, English for speakers of other languages, literacy and literacy measurement, psychology, political science, public health, sociology, statistics, and survey methodology.

Individual is able to handle basic reading, writing, and computational tasks related to life roles, such as completing medical forms, order forms, or job applications. • Can read simple charts, graphs, labels, and payroll stubs and simple authentic material if familiar with the topic. , fax machine, computer operation). • The individual can qualify for entrylevel jobs that require following basic written instructions and diagrams with assistance, such as oral clarification. • Can write a short report or message to fellow workers.

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