We are never too old to learn." This old adage has been clearly proven in the case of Noe Demers of Massachusetts, who at the age of 70 years has mastered the English language and passed his citizenship examination. He was recently chosen as one of the three outstanding Americanization students in t
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"We are never too old to learn." This old adage has been clearly proven in the case of Noe Demers of Massachusetts, who at the age of 70 years has mastered the English language and passed his citizenship examination. He was recently chosen as one of the three outstanding Americanization students in t" (1927). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%22We_are_never_too_old_to_learn.%22_This_old_adage_has_been_clearly_proven_in_the_case_of_Noe_Demers_of_Massachusetts,_who_at_the_age_of_70_years_has_mastered_the_English_language_and_passed_LCCN2016889514.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 270139.
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