Make+Inferences

Dec. 20 - 21 Figure out, or infer, what the following sentence really means:
="After reading that Paris Hilton told an interviewer how the beauty of her hit song "Stars are Blind" made her want to cry I couldn't help thinking of a quotation from Mark Twain: 'Man is the only animal that blushes-or needs to' "= What do we need know to understand this sentence?

Paris Hilton: She is a singer/ actress (kinda) mean person, beautiful. She's mean to her friends (Nichole Richie) She donates money. Parent's own Hilton Hotels. Loves her dog. She loves pink. Lands more toward dislike than being liked.

Mark Twain: poet, writer. American, news paper writer. Lived in 1800's. Humorist.

Other vocab: Quotation: someone's exact words.

Inference: Paris Hilton is a clown. She isn't smart. She is a idiot for wanting to cry. Horrible song.

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Dec. 19-Making Inferences is a statement about the unknown based on what you know. It is an educated guess, a logical conclusion that makes sense.

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