INTEGRITY THREE 3-09

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2010-03-04T18:49:00.001+08:00

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Narrative by D-3

2010-03-04T17:22:00.002+08:00

“You eat here, Dad!” instructed Rijwan, his son-in-law, moving the table to the balcony, “it’s nearer to your room and toilet.”

Darshini, his young granddaughter, asked innocently, “Grandpa, are you wearing your diapers?”

“You can fart as loud as you want here, granddad,” added Surya, his grandson, running round him and giggling loudly.

Amidst the sterile atmosphere (smell) at the hospital, a family was preparing to fetch home their grandfather. The old wheelchair rattled noisily (hear) along the quiet rough cemented pavement. Behind, his daughter, Durga, and son-in-law, Rijwan, were whispering furiously, clearly annoyed at having to fetch Grandpa Venga home for Hari Raya. With a disheartened sigh, Grandpa Venga took out his hearing aid.

Hands shivering, eyes blurred, nose running, ears blocked, Grandpa Venga’s eyes tried to scan the table for his cup of coffee. Gathering all his feeble strength, stretching his weak arms, his trembling fingers finally gripped the handle of the coffee cup. Trembling, he slowly managed to lift the cup off the table. Halfway to its target, strength deserting him, the cup dropped. The splash of coffee on the floor and the sound of shattering porcelain broke the cosy atmosphere at the dinner table.

At another sumptuous dinner, Grandpa Venga attempted to reach for the plate of vegetables across the table. Again, his hand trembled and he dropped the plate, scattering gravy and vegetable across the table. Rijwan, frustrated and annoyed, got up and left the table in a huff. Durga stared in dilemma, torn between her father and husband.

The family was chatting over dinner when they were interrupted by a loud fart. Soon, a pungent stench permeated the room. Having to hold their breath, tears soon welled up in their eyes.

After a week of disastrous dining experience with Grandpa Venga, Rijwan came up with the idea of a separate dinning table at the balcony for him. Grandpa Venga ate his dinner alone with only the cat to keep him company. His heart broke and tears started to fill his eyes when he reminisced about how Durga used to be a filial daughter.

Rijwan asked casually, resting his hand lovingly on Surya’s shoulder, “What’s that game you’re playing?”

“When I grow up, you and mum can eat here, little brother and I will eat inside,” Darshini explained clearly shocking her mother.

Surya reminded smilingly, “Dad, you must remember to wear your diapers!”

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2009-08-24T18:21:00.002+08:00

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Again?

2009-08-01T19:08:00.000+08:00

its me again ttc, heres a list of errors for you (3e3)obviously. If you are not 3e3 please reference me Teck Chee (Editing & Error Finding) And Javier (Essay)

Short-Form

Explanation needed?

*One day, Raja came back and looked very upset; he had gone to school to collect his exam results.
-> One day, Raja came back and looking upset, he had gone to school to collect his examination results.

Passive Voice

Change to Active Voicing

*He was not given a proper job because he was an Indian Tamil.

->He did not have a proper Job because he was an Indian Tamil.

* He was one of the many poor Indians who were brought by the British to work in tea plantations.

->The British brought him and many other poor Indians to work in the tea plantations in Sri Lanka.

* He was hardworking and honest but was not rich. He was not given a proper job because he was an indian tamil. His wife, Shanti and his hardworking and responsible 17 year old son, Raja. They were living in a small and overcrowded place and was not able to buy a decent house because he was not a citizen of Sri Lanka.

-> He did not have a proper Job because he was an Indian Tamil. His wife, Shanti and his hardworking and responsible 17-year-old son, Raja, lived in a small and overcrowded place. They were not able to buy a decent house because he was not a citizen of Sri Lanka.

Verb Change

Changes your language marks too

* This made it a disadvantage for the Indians.

->This made it disadvantageous for the Indians.

Timeline Confusion

“So you didn’t listen to Mrs Angela Lee AGAIN?”

* Raja tried hard to find a good university, but his results was only 3A's and 3B's and his Sinhalese was a B4, the universities that accepted him was the lousiest ones around, and it was quite far away from his current house.

-> Raja tried hard to find a good university, but his results was only 3A's and 3B's and his Sinhalese was a B4, the universities that accepted him were the lousiest ones around, and they were quite far away from his current house.

Usage of “But”

“No buts about it”

* He decided to disregard his studies and worked as a backbreaking but low-paying construction worker from day to night.

- backbreaking but low-paying construction worker?

-> He decided to disregard his studies to work as a backbreaking, low-paying construction worker from day to night.

Usage of “And” Type 2

Solution: Use a Comma; “Must resist…Temptation to put that word…”

* He decided to disregard his studies to work as a backbreaking and low-paying construction worker from day to night.

-> He decided to disregard his studies to work as a backbreaking, low-paying construction worker from day to night.

Fragments

“Did you just smash that diamond?”

* When the resettlement policy came out in 1950. They were forced to move from where they are staying to somewhere further inland, where lands were infertile and there was not much jobs available there.

-> When the resettlement policy came out in 1950. They were forced to move from where they are staying to somewhere further inland, where lands were infertile and there was not much jobs available there.

Usage of “Were”

“Were…were… werewolf!”

* They were forced to move from where they are staying to somewhere further inland, where lands were infertile and there was not much jobs available there.

-> The government pressurised them to move from where they are staying to somewhere further inland, where lands were infertile and there was not much jobs available there.

* He was one of the many who were killed that day.

-> He was one of the many who died that day.

Wordiness

“What format do you want to compress to?”

* The government pressurised them to move from where they were staying to somewhere further inland, where lands were infertile, there were little or no jobs available there.

-> The government pressurised them to move from their location to, somewhere further inland, where lands were infertile and there was not much jobs available there.

- Removing the comma in the above sentence will result a split infinitive.

Extra word

“I really mean it.”

* Within hours, Colombo had became a warzone.

-> Within hours, Colombo became a warzone.

Two Past Tenses

Avoid; “It’s like saying AVOIDED-ED”

*Within hours, Colombo had became a warzone.

-> Within hours, Colombo became a warzone.

Verb Use

“Talk Little MUCH?

* Raja tried to console her, but she looked dejected and would not talk much.

-> Raja tried to console her to no avail.

One Person One Subject

“One people Two nations let’s play mah-jong…”

*Raja had no choice but to get on with their lives.

->They had no choice but to get on with their lives

Reader Confusion + Passive Voice

“Delete, press delete!”

* They were only allowed to go into a good university if they get 250 for their exams.

Usage of “Am” In Dialogue

“WILL.I.AM HERE.I.AM”

*"It doesn't matter, as long as us Tamils stand together, even if I am sacrificed to get freedom for us, I will still do it," speaking in a low voice, Raja spoke as if that he was going to die.

->"It doesn't matter, as long as us Tamils stand together, even if I’m sacrificed to get freedom for us, I will still do it," speaking in a low voice, Raja spoke as if that he was going to die.

Make your Stand Clear

“Do It”

"It doesn't matter, as long as us Tamils stand together, even if I’m sacrificed to get freedom for us, I will still do it," speaking in a low voice, Raja spoke as if that he was going to die.

->"It doesn't matter, as long as us Tamils stand together, even if I’m sacrificed to get freedom for us, I will do it," speaking in a low voice, Raja spoke as if that he was going to die.

Redundancy

“Isn’t it the same?”

*When will the war will end? Who will win this war, The Tigers or the Government?

-> Who will win this war, The Tigers or the Government?

Define “It”

“It is here! “

* It has become a country that was fighting for each other because Sinhalese did not treat the Tamils well.

*Sri Lanka has become a country that was fighting for each other because Sinhalese did not treat the Tamils well.

Sentence Destroyer + Chance of getting run-on + Error and Error

“Judges in the movies these days…”

* They were taught to hate the Sinhalese and from then on, Sri Lanka was no longer the old Sri Lanka that was used to be Sri Lanka has become a country that was fighting for each other because Sinhalese did not treat the Tamils well.

-> From then on, Sri Lanka was no longer the Sri Lanka that used to be. Sri Lanka has become a country that was fighting for each other because Sinhalese did not treat the Tamils well.

Done By: Teo Teck Chee

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-Teck Chee

Yadayadayada

2009-08-01T14:52:00.005+08:00

its me ttc, heres a list of errors for you (3e3)obviously. If you are not 3e3 please reference me Teck Chee (Editing & Error Finding) And Kelly (Essay)

“Neither, nor” Usage
Avoid having “Neither, nor” With Three Subjects or More

* As Agilan was neither born in Sri Lanka nor his father and grandfather was, The Ceylon Citizenship Act was unfair to Agilan

-> As Agilan, nor his father or his grandfather were born in Sri Lanka.

“Was” Usage
Avoid Using “Was” With A Verb

* In 1956, Sinhala was declared as the country’s official language under the Official Language Act.

-> In 1956, the Official Language Act declared Sinhala as the national language

* Tamils in the government service had to learn Sinhala within three years. If they did not, they would be dismissed.

-> Tamils in the government service had to learn Sinhala within three years. If they failed to comply, dismissal was imminent.

* Agilan’s brother, Amalan, was in the government sector. He was furious when Sinhala was declared as the country’s National Language.

-> Agilan’s brother, Amalan, was in the government sector. He was furious when Sinhala became the country’s National Language.

Derived Terms – Improper Noun Usage
Use the Correct Term

* They had lived and contributed significantly to the Sri Lanka economy but were denied basic rights such as voting.

->They had lived and contributed significantly to the Sri Lankan economy but were denied basic rights such as voting.

“Be” Usage
Avoid using “Be” With a Verb

* The Official Language Act upset them as well as the others because it was difficult to find jobs or be promoted.

-> The Official Language Act upset Agilan as well as the other Tamil Indians as it was difficult to find jobs or rise up the ladder.

““Lingering” Error” Type 1
You edit the second error and miss the first – What a Pity

* The Official Language Act upset them as well as the others because it was difficult to find jobs or be promoted.

-> The Official Language Act upset Agilan as well as the other Tamil Indians as it was difficult to find jobs or rise up the ladder.

Repeated Usage – “Why you use again?”
Chance to Widen Vocabulary Usage

*“Agilan, it isn’t fair right? We contributed significantly to the Sri Lankan economy and this is how they treat us! Come, come with me, our leader, Chelvanayakam, is leading some of us to do a peaceful demonstration against the Official Language Act in the afternoon,” exclaimed Amalan, fixing his gaze on Agilan.

->“Agilan, it isn’t fair right? We contributed considerably to the Sri Lankan economy and this is how they treat us! Come, come with me, our leader, Chelvanayakam, is leading some of us to do a peaceful demonstration against the Official Language Act in the afternoon,” exclaimed Amalan, fixing his gaze on Agilan.

Better Punctuation – “How dare you?” to “How dare you!”
Show your Indignation etc.

*“Agilan, it isn’t fair right? We contributed considerably to the Sri Lankan economy and this is how they treat us! Come, come with me, our leader, Chelvanayakam, is leading some of us to do a peaceful demonstration against the Official Language Act in the afternoon,” exclaimed Amalan, fixing his gaze on Agilan.

->“Agilan, it isn’t fair right? We contributed considerably to the Sri Lankan economy and this is how they treat us? Come, come with me, our leader, Chelvanayakam, is leading some of us to do a peaceful demonstration against the Official Language Act in the afternoon,” exclaimed Amalan, fixing his gaze on Agilan.

“But” Usage – “But here but there”
Drop “but(s)” or comma if Next to a “never”

*But never did he expect that it was the last time he would have seen his brother.

-> But, never did he expect that it was the last time he would have seen his brother.

-> Never did he expect that it was the last time he would have seen his brother.

“And” Usage – “And, and What?”
Mrs Angela Lee (CBSS), she told you [strikethrough] so [/strikethrough]

*“Agilan, the peaceful demonstration against the Official Language Act was disrupted by supporters of the Sinhala Language. It turned violent and over a hundred people were killed and your brother was one of them,” gasped Gunalan, who was Amalan’s colleague.

->“Agilan, the peaceful demonstration against the Official Language Act was disrupted by supporters of the Sinhala Language. Over a hundred people were killed, your brother was one of them,” gasped Gunalan, who was Amalan’s colleague.

The Dangerous Commas Dilemma – “Woo Scary”
*Attention Error Here* Check Your Work * Define ‘It’ *

*“Agilan, the peaceful demonstration against the Official Language Act was disrupted by supporters of the Sinhala Language. It turned violent and over a hundred people were killed and your brother was one of them,” gasped Gunalan, who was Amalan’s colleague.

** “Agilan, the peaceful demonstration against the Official Language Act was disrupted by supporters of the Sinhala Language. It turned violent, over a hundred people were killed, your brother was one of them,” gasped Gunalan, who was Amalan’s colleague.

- Did “It” turn violent?
- Did “Your brother” turn violent?
- Can be confusing to readers

->“Agilan, the peaceful demonstration against the Official Language Act was disrupted by supporters of the Sinhala Language. Over a hundred people were killed, your brother was one of them,” gasped Gunalan, who was Amalan’s colleague.

Legend
* Sentence with Error
** Sentence with Error 2
-> Corrected Sentence

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2009-07-24T23:20:00.001+08:00

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2009-04-06T23:05:00.000+08:00

Name: ______________ Class: ____________ Date: ______

Strategies for Conclusion

1. Quotation/Saying/Proverb

In his head rang the words from some old novel or film he had read or seen, and tears of self-admiration welled up in his eyes:

“It’s a far, far better thing I do now that I’ve done before!”

The Jilting of Mary by Goh Sin Tub

2. Hanging Conclusion

Thud. A dull sound. It came from the outside. She looked out the windows, heard it again – thud. She heard squeals. Thud, and once more – thud. And there was silence. She saw the man emerge from the shadows, wiping the spanner. Her heart froze. The baby cried. She sat down, blinded by the scream that filled her mind.

Release – Tan Mei Ching

3. Speech

Only Chris had a question, “Can Spotty die? Like Bunny?

Billy answered him for us, “If it’s God’s will. And Mummy says we must say yes to God’s will.”

Requiem for a Rabbit by Goh Sin Tub

4. Assertion/Reiteration

For a long time, Tai Poh did not reply. We reached the last station on the line. When he spoke, I could barely hear him. “What I told you is just a story,” he said, “it’s a hobby, a pastime. It isn’t real life.”

Pastime

5. Circular Ending (Repetition of the Introduction)

We got out first. As we walked away from the lift, I distinctively heard our neighbour’s girl whisper disapprovingly, “They’re sending their Grandma to a home.”

Home for Grandma by Goh Sin Tub

6. Reflection

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pru⋅dent
–adjective
1. wise or judicious in practical affairs; sagacious; discreet or circumspect; sober.
2. careful in providing for the future; provident: a prudent decision.
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Synonyms:
1. sensible. 2. economical, thrifty, frugal.

sur⋅rep⋅ti⋅tious
–adjective
1. obtained, done, made, etc., by stealth; secret or unauthorized; clandestine: a surreptitious glance.
2. acting in a stealthy way.
3. obtained by subreption; subreptitious.
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re⋅per⋅cus⋅sion
–noun
1. an effect or result, often indirect or remote, of some event or action: The repercussions of the quarrel were widespread.
2. the state of being driven back by a resisting body.
3. a rebounding or recoil of something after impact.
4. reverberation; echo.
5. Music. (in a fugue) the point after the development of an episode at which the subject and answer appear again.
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quash 1
tr.v. quashed, quash•ing, quash•es
To set aside or annul, especially by judicial action.

To put down or suppress forcibly and completely: quash a rebellion.

im⋅pas⋅sioned
–adjective
filled with intense feeling or passion; passionate; ardent.
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Synonyms:
emotional, vehement, fervent, fiery.

disquisition
nounan elaborate analytical or explanatory essay or discussion

im⋅pend⋅ing
–adjective
1. about to happen; imminent: their impending marriage.
2. imminently threatening or menacing: an impending storm.
3. Archaic. overhanging.
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quiv•er 1
intr.v. quiv•ered, quiv•er•ing, quiv•ers
To shake with a slight, rapid, tremulous movement. See Synonyms at shake.
n. The act or motion of quivering.

quivering
noun1. a shaky motion; "the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe" [syn: shaking] 2. the act of vibrating [syn: vibration]

Related Words for : quivering
quaking, shaking, shaky, shivering, trembling

be⋅wil⋅dered
–adjective
completely puzzled or confused; perplexed.
1. To confuse or befuddle, especially with numerous conflicting situations, objects, or statements. See Synonyms at puzzle.
2. To cause to lose one's bearings; disorient: The twists and turns in the cave soon bewildered us.
manoeuvre or US maneuver [man-noo-ver]
Verb
[-vring, -vred] or -vering, -vered
1. to move or do something with dexterity and skill: she manoeuvred the car easily into the parking space
2. to manipulate a situation in order to gain some advantage
3. to perform a manoeuvre or manoeuvres
Noun
1. a movement or action requiring dexterity and skill
2. a contrived, complicated, and possibly deceptive plan or action
3. manoeuvres military or naval exercises, usually on a large scale
4. a change in course of a ship or aircraft, esp. a complicated one
5. room for manoeuvre the possibility of changing one's plans or behaviour if it becomes necessary or desirable [French, from Medieval Latin manuopera manual work]

hoist
v. hoist•ed, hoist•ing, hoists

v. tr.
1. To raise or haul up with or as if with the help of a mechanical apparatus. See Synonyms at lift.
2. To raise to one's mouth in order to drink: hoist a few beers.
v. intr.
To become raised or lifted.
n.
1. An apparatus for lifting heavy or cumbersome objects.
2. The act of hoisting; a lift.
3. Nautical
a. The height or vertical dimension of a flag or of any square sail other than a course.
b. A group of flags raised together as a signal.

2009-04-04T13:58:00.004+08:00

I forgot whether Kamilah or Kengteng told me to post these photos =x, super lols,

btw,
th rest of e class never give me their photos =x
hahs,
and concentration de i unable to change th format.....

-Javier

SUMMARY POINTS !

2009-04-01T13:26:00.000+08:00

Passage B describes the special bond forged in the Holocaust between the daughter of Jews who perished under the Nazis and her Roman Catholic rescuer.

Using your own words as far as possible, summarise how the special bond was forged in the Holocaust and how their bond deepened with the sufferings they had to go through in their lives.

USE THE MATERIAL IN PASSAGE B FROM PARAGRAPHS 1 TO 24.

Your summary, which must be in continuous writing (not note form), must not be more than 150 words (not counting the words given to help you to begin).

Begin your summary as follows: [25]

Today Janina Pietrasiak and Maria Lopuszanska live like sisters. They …..

S/N
Words from the passage
Own Words
1
They see each other every day, tend to each other's needs, even finish each other's sentences.
They meet daily and help each other out
2
Maria lives in a tiny room in a nursing home
Both lives alone and are not affluent.
3
Janina lives alone in a modest apartment
4
Maria’s parents were members of the Polish anti-Nazi underground
Maria’s parents were anti-Nazi underground activists
5
They gave shelter in their Warsaw apartment in 1942 to Janina and her mother
They sheltered Janina and her mother
6
Janina’s mother died of tuberculosis
Janina’s mother died of tuberculosis
7
Janina, not yet 8, when she joined the Catholic home, clung desperately to her new family
The young Janina clung desperately to her new family
8
was baptized to fit in with them and increase her chances of survival under the Nazis
She was baptized to become part of the family to avoid being detected and killed by the Nazis
9
she gave up the chance to live with an uncle in the United States
she gave up the chance to live with an uncle in the United States
10
during the ill-fated Warsaw Uprising of 1944, the girls had to fend for themselves
during the Warsaw Uprising, the girls had to fend for themselves
11
because Maria's father was ill
Maria's father was sick
12
and her mother had taken up arms against the Nazis in the streets of the capital
and her mother were demonstrating against the Nazis
13
Janina would bury herself in the older girl's skirt as the bombs exploded -
She was like a mother
Maria was like a mother to the younger Janina
14
Her father died in Auschwitz. And the death of her beloved mother fills her with pain to this day
Janina lost both parents.
15
Her only sibling, Ewa, survived the war but later committed suicide by inhaling gas.
Her only sibling survived the war but later committed suicide
16
Janina had a battle with leukemia now in remission
Both suffered from cancer
17
Maria is a breast cancer survivor
18
Janina is separated from her devout Roman Catholic husband
Janina is separated
19
Maria’s husband died in 1987
Maria is a widow
20
She contacted the Yad Vashem Holocaust museum in Jerusalem
She contacted the Yad Vashem Holocaust museum in Jerusalem
21
bestowed the title of "Righteous Among the Nations" to Maria and to her parents, Henryk and Janina Jetkiewicz
to recognise Maria and her parents for saving her during WWI
22
Maria receives $1,200 per year which helps with the medicine and a few extras such as this year's summer holiday to the Warsaw countryside
the cash reward can improve Maria’s financial situation

SUMMARY

2009-03-31T12:53:00.001+08:00

WARSAW (AP) — They are two silver-haired ladies with a special bond forged in the Holocaust[1]. One is the daughter of Jews who perished under the Nazis, the other her Roman Catholic rescuer.
Today Janina Pietrasiak, 74, and Maria Lopuszanska, 79, live like sisters just around the corner from each other in a Warsaw neighborhood shaded by chestnut trees. They see each other every day, tend to each other's needs, even finish each other's sentences.
During several hours with The Associated Press, the women relived the events that merged their lives while sitting side-by-side in Maria's tiny room in a nursing home, a five-minute walk from the modest apartment where Janina lives alone.
Maria was the teenage daughter of members of the Polish anti-Nazi underground[2] who gave shelter in their Warsaw apartment in 1942 to Janina and her mother, Roza Feldman.
Feldman soon died of tuberculosis, her strength depleted by the cold and hunger she had endured before escaping from the Krakow Ghetto[3].
After that, Janina, not yet 8 when she joined the Catholic home, clung desperately to her new family and was baptized to fit in with them and increase her chances of survival under the Nazis.
After the war, she gave up the chance to live with an uncle in the United States — sealing a fate lived out for decades behind the Iron Curtain as Poland came under communist rule.
"I was very afraid to leave their family because I was happy I had a family, and I kept holding on to them all the time, trying not to lose them," she said.
"It was the family that raised me, that rescued me. I also didn't want to leave Poland — I thought it was the country that let me live."
The bond deepened during the ill-fated Warsaw Uprising of 1944, when the girls had to fend for themselves because Maria's father was ill and her mother had taken up arms against the Nazis in the streets of the capital.
They saw bombs exploding, corpses and body parts strewn on the streets, narrowly escaping death themselves more than once. Both recalled how the younger Janina would bury herself in the older girl's skirt as the bombs exploded.
"She was like a mother," Janina said, reaching over and grasping the hem of Maria's skirt as she remembered.
"She thought I wasn't scared of anything," Maria added. "But I was 15 years old. I was incredibly scared of the bombs. I was no hero."
Janina lost the most. Her father died in Auschwitz. Her only sibling, Ewa, survived the war but later committed suicide by inhaling gas. And the death of her beloved mother fills her with pain to this day.
Through the years, Janina suffered bouts of depression so severe that she was forced to retire early at age 59 from her work as a translator, and went on medication.
Her marriage to a devout Roman Catholic brought a daughter, but also the fresh pain of a husband, from whom she is now separated, who taunted her with anti-Semitic remarks.
"My husband is very religious and doesn't especially care for the Jews," she said. "Anytime he tried to say something against the Jews, I would tell him, 'you forget who I am."'
Despite her own ordeals, including a battle with leukemia now in remission, the main focus in her life is the woman she calls her sister.
Maria lives on a pension so small that after paying her nursing home, she only has $145 left over — most of which the breast cancer survivor needs for medicine.
After the war she became an economist, married and had three children. Her room is filled with photos of her grandchildren, along with crucifixes. Her husband died in 1987.
Janina became a regular Mass attendee and didn't seek contact with Jews until 1997 — and then it was only in an attempt to seek recognition for Maria.
She contacted the Yad Vashem Holocaust museum in Jerusalem, which then bestowed the title of "Righteous Among the Nations" to Maria and to her parents, Henryk and Janina Jetkiewicz.
The title, reserved for non-Jews who saved Jews, has gone to people from 44 countries. On Jan. 1, Poles made up the largest number, 6,066, followed by the Netherlands with 4,863.
Thanks to her recognition as a rescuer, Maria receives $1,200 per year from the New York-based Jewish Foundation for the Righteous, which helps with the medicine and a few extras such as this year's summer holiday to the Warsaw countryside.

Adapted from, The Associated Press, 2008

Passage B describes the special bond forged in the Holocaust between the daughter of Jews
who perished under the Nazis and her Roman Catholic rescuer.

Using your own words as far as possible, summarise how the special bond was forged in the Holocaust and how their bond deepened with the sufferings they had to go through in their lives.

USE THE MATERIAL IN PASSAGE B FROM PARAGRAPHS 1 TO 24.

Your summary, which must be in continuous writing (not note form), must not be more than 150 words (not counting the words given to help you to begin).

Begin your summary as follows: [25]
Today Janina Pietrasiak and Maria Lopuszanska live like sisters. They

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