Question: Erica McElrath calls herself " The Happy Lady". And by now, you may have caught her singing and dancing with her mp3 player on any of several city street corners. " I don't want money," said McElrah, 40, of St. Louis. " I come out here to make people smile."

McElrah lost her full-time job in January. Since then, she has spent her days doing what she loves-dancing in the street. Her message to people in hard times: do something that you enjoy, no matter what your circumstances. " Life isn't that bad," she said. " If you're working 40 hours a week, you shouldn't be complaining."

McElrah graduated from parkway Central High School and has spent the past 21 years working as a nursing assistant, She began singing and dancing publicly on her days off a few years ago to help her through the pain of her second divorce.

Her favorite spot is the northwest corner of Chouteau Avenue and South Grand Boulevard near St. Louis University. McElrah's mp3 player is loaded with hundreds of classic rock hits and 80's pop songs, including those by Joe Cocker, Tina Turner, Neil Diamond and Toto. But her favorite artist, by far, is Stevie Nicks.

Videos of McElrah have appeared on YouTube, a video-sharing website on which users can upload, share, and view videos. "People think I'm crazy, but I don't care," She said. " I can dance a little. I just go with the music." Even a rude gesture from a passing motorist doesn't bother her either. " I just smile and wave," she said.

McElrah's show of bravery recently earned her a job opportunity with Liberty Tax Service, which temporarily offered her a job as a dancer Statute of Liberty to promote a new place near Grand Center starting in January.

" Just be happy and do what you love," she said. "The money will come." 1. who calls herself the happy lady?
2. where does she dance and sing?
3. why did she start doing this?
4. was she divorced before?
5. how many times in all?
6. what kind of songs she has in her player
7. how old is she?
8. does she ask for money form people?
9. what does she need?
10. what was she working as
11. how long
12. when did she lose her full time work? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. Erica McElrath
2. city street corners
3. to help her through the pain of her divorce.
4. Yes
5. Two
6. classic rock hits
7. 40
8. No
9. to make people smile.
10. a nursing assistant
11. 21 years
12. January

Question: The Han dynasty (Chinese: ; pinyin: Han chao) was the second imperial dynasty of China, preceded by the Qin dynasty (221207 BC) and succeeded by the Three Kingdoms period (220280 AD). Spanning over four centuries, the Han period is considered a golden age in Chinese history. To this day, China's majority ethnic group refers to itself as the "Han people" and the Chinese script is referred to as "Han characters". It was founded by the rebel leader Liu Bang, known posthumously as Emperor Gaozu of Han, and briefly interrupted by the Xin dynasty (923 AD) of the former regent Wang Mang. This interregnum separates the Han dynasty into two periods: the Western Han or Former Han (206 BC 9 AD) and the Eastern Han or Later Han (25220 AD).

The emperor was at the pinnacle of Han society. He presided over the Han government but shared power with both the nobility and appointed ministers who came largely from the scholarly gentry class. The Han Empire was divided into areas directly controlled by the central government using an innovation inherited from the Qin known as commanderies, and a number of semi-autonomous kingdoms. These kingdoms gradually lost all vestiges of their independence, particularly following the Rebellion of the Seven States. From the reign of Emperor Wu onward, the Chinese court officially sponsored Confucianism in education and court politics, synthesized with the cosmology of later scholars such as Dong Zhongshu. This policy endured until the fall of the Qing dynasty in AD 1911. 1. What group is the 2nd to be prominent?
2. In what country?
3. What was before this one?
4. During what years?
5. And what was after?
6. During what years?
7. Who was at the center of the 2nd one?
8. Did he control everything unilaterally?
9. Who else helped control things?
10. Where were they from?
11. How long did the 2nd ones stick around?
12. Are they looked back on in disdain?
13. How then?
14. How do modern folks relate to them?
15. Does it carry over into writing?
16. How so?
17. What caused a bunch of mostly independent places to lose their autonomy?
18. Who was primarily referenced in teaching at that point?
19. Until when?
20. What ended along with it? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. The Han dynasty
2. China
3. the Qin dynasty
4. 221207 BC
5. the Three Kingdoms period
6. 220280 AD
7. The emperor
8. No
9. nobility and appointed ministers
10. the scholarly gentry class
11. over four centuries
12. No
13. a golden age in Chinese history.
14. China's majority ethnic group refers to itself as the "Han people"
15. Yes
16. Chinese script is referred to as "Han characters".
17. the Rebellion of the Seven States.
18. Confucianism
19. AD 1911.
20. the Qing dynasty

Question: .Sarah and Mariam looked at the glass fragments on the floor in panic . They could not believe what had just happened.

Mariam was Sarah's best friend. They had spent the entire day drawing and painting. Sarah's mother had gone to the market to buy some goodies and the two friends were alone at home. Sarah decided to show her friend a very expensive vase that her father had gifted her mother on their wedding anniversary . She took her friend to the drawing room and carefully removed the vase. She knew it was not allowed by her mother but she wanted to show off a bit.

Mariam looked at the vase with wonder. When she was giving back the vase to Sarah, a disaster happened. The vase slipped between their fingers and fell on the floor with a crash.

"Oh no!" cried Sarah in panic. "What shall I do now? Mother will be so angry." Mariam felt equally guilty . "I know! Let us sweep up the pieces and hide them. Mother will not know that I have broken it."

"But she will ask when she sees it missing. What will we say then?" Mariam asked. "I think the best thing would be to own up ."

Sarah took a deep breath. "You are right."

When Sarah's mother came back, Sarah and Mariam poured out their tale. At first, her mother looked angry. Then she saw how unhappy and guilty they both looked. She hugged them both tightly. "I am so glad you were brave enough to own up, Sarah. I am very upset about the vase but I am happy you are both such truthful girls."

"It was Mariam's idea that we should own up, Mother," Sarah added honestly.

The girls laughed. They felt as if a huge load had been taken off their shoulders. 1. What disaster happened?
2. Who did?
3. Are they sisters?
4. what is their relationship?
5. Which girls house were they at?
6. Where did her mom go?
7. Whose glass object was it?
8. Did they lie about the incident?
9. Whose idea was it to fess up?
10. What were they doing during they day?
11. Where was her mothers possession located?
12. Was it inexpensive?
13. For what occasion did she receive it as a gift?
14. Who gave it to her?
15. What did she go to the store for?
16. Did she notice the broken vase before the girls told her? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers:
1. They broke the vase
2. Mariam and Sarah
3. no
4. Best Friends
5. Sarah's
6. The Market
7. her parent
8. no
9. Mariam
10. art
11. Drawing room
12. yes
13. wedding anniversary
14. Her father
15. goodies
16. no