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The Diamond Mine Study Guide

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by Willa Cather
About 70 pages (21,123 words)
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Research the life of a modern celebrity whom you admire or have admired in the past, and compare this person's experiences with those of Cressida Garnet from the story. Imagine that Cressida has the opportunity to travel to our time, to spend a day observing modern culture. Assume the identity of your modern-day celebrity and write a time-traveling letter to Cressida, apprising her of how the roles and lifestyles of celebrities have changed in the last century.

Pick a field—artistic or otherwise—in which you would like to be "celebrated." Research what it takes to become famous in this field and read several interviews with representative celebrities. Use your findings to craft your own hypothetical interview for a major newspaper or magazine, in which the interviewer details your various successes and prompts you to tell his or.....

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