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Task
You are asked to introduce the late Frank McCourt's life
at a literature conference in Ireland. After your introduction,
Frank McCourt's books Angela's
Ashes, 'Tis and Teacher Man will be discussed in a panel discussion. Your task
is to give the audience an overview of his life (including
his childhood in Ireland, his initial experiences in America
- e.g. discrimination - and his work history), his reasons
for starting to write, his feelings towards his childhood,
his family and Ireland at the moment as well as 2-3 turning
points in his life (in your opinion). Please explain why
you consider those particular events significant. Thus,
please write a concise, semi-formal speech (max. 2 pages)
which you could give at the literature conference and save
it in the course workspace in Moodle. In the speech, you
should refer to at least one written source and one audio
interview. Please refer to specific comments or quotations
by Frank McCourt to support and enrich your speech. Remember
to indicate the sources you used!
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