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Eddie is reading a book where a character visits a loved one in the hospital. It reminds Eddie of when he visited his grandmother in the hospital.

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Marshall is reading a book and notices that the main character's aunt is very similar to his Aunt Maria.

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Carly is reading a non-fiction book about the Civil War. She thinks that the author of the book would disagree with a point another author made about the Civil War.

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Joe is reading a book about a country in Africa. While he is reading, he thinks about a news story he just heard about that country.

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Mei is reading a book about a communist society. It reminds her of the government in a particular country.

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Ben is reading a book about Hispanic culture. It reminds his of his friend, Robby, and the food his family makes.

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Gray is reading a book about rockets. He thinks that something he read contradicts a fact he saw in another book, so he makes a note to look it up when he gets home.

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This movie is similar to the passage I read before whose author and editor is the same person

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The character in the story is similar to my experiences as a working student who was able to assist my parents in sending my others siblings to school until all of us became successful professionals

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This incident reminds me of our happy days with our grandparents when they are still alive

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