New Greeting Cards Offer Encouragement, Hope
David Twiddy, The Associated Press, February 16, 2007

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1. What kind of new greeting cards do customers want today?  Why?

 

 2. Which company has just released a new line of cards to fill this need?

 

3. What are some of the categories covered by the new cards?

 4. Describe the design of most of the new cards.

 

5. Give two examples of what these new cards say (the text inside the cards).

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