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“ ‘And there is a certain bombast in the way we speak that I had also forgotten. I started feeling truly at home again when I started feeling bombastic.’ ” — p. 531

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“Nigeria became where she was supposed to be, the only place she could sink her roots in without the constant urge to tug them out and shake off the soil.” — p. 7

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“And as she read, America’s mythologies began to take on meaning. America’s tribalisms — race, ideology, and region — became clear. And she was consoled by her new knowledge.”  — p. 167

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“She hungered to understand everything about America, to wear a new, knowing skin right away…” — p. 167

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“…her relationship with him was like being content in a house but always sitting by the window looking out.” — p. 9

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“‘It is a wise book. The human stories that matter are those that endure. The American books you read are light-weights. …This boy is too besotted with America.’

‘I read American books because America is the

“She rested her head against his and felt, for the first time, what she would often feel with him: a self-affection. He made her feel like herself.” — p. 73

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The Vanderbilt University provides a very simple explanation about what flipping the classroom is and its theoretical basis; as well as key elements to keep in mind to apply this approach in your teaching.

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