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1 8 Martha Stewart? 구했지만, 주식 불법 거래 혐의로 유죄 판결을 받아 징역을 선고 받기까지 했지요. 그

UNIT Who Is Point ‘살림의 여왕’ 마사 스튜어트. 지금은 초거대 기업의 대표인 그녀도 어려운 시
절을 보냈다고 해요. 그러다가 결혼 후에 연 식품점이 성공을 거두면서 한동안 승승장
래도 더 인기가 많아졌다니, 전화위복이랄까요?

마사 스튜어트, 그녀가 돌아왔다
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Topic Discussion General Discussion
People You Admire

1. Who is Martha Stewart? What is she 1. Can you admire someone like Martha
famous for? Stewart who is a famous business
person but who has also been to jail for
illegal trading in the stock market?

Read & Discuss 2. How was her youth and how did she 2. In the U.S., people like Paris Hilton, who
are the heirs to large fortunes, often
rise to fame?
become the target of the paparazzi.
Martha Stewart is a household name in the United States, thanks to
her many books, magazines and multimedia offerings — all of which tell the Their lifestyles are often coveted by
teenagers. What do you think about
American public how to eat, dress, marry, garden and entertain in greater style. For this? Do they deserve this kind of
millions of U.S. consumers, she is the queen of lifestyle advice. admiration?
Born in August 1941 in New Jersey as Martha Kostyra, she grew up in a poor
household. As a teenager, she loved making her own dresses, inventing new recipes,

3. What were the incidents that shook 3. What sort of qualities do you admire in
and doing gardening. She married Andy Stewart in 1961, and they bought an old
Stewart’s career? a person?
house in Connecticut, which she renovated (새롭게 개조하다) herself. When she opened a
gourmet food shop, it was an instant success. A catering business (출장 요리업) for big
companies followed. Entertaining, her own guidebook to being the perfect host,
made her nationally famous.

All was well in Martha Stewart’s perfect world. But she made many enemies and was 4. Do you know any Korean women 4. Can you admire criminals who
whose life and career can be compared committed brutal crimes but who
accused of taking credit for the work of others. Then, in 2004, she was found guilty
to Stewart’s? In what ways are they donate their body parts before they die?
of illegal trading in the stock market and was sentenced to 5 months in prison. Today,
similar?
Martha Stewart is a free woman once again. Her business empire remains strong and
reaches well beyond the United States, with operations in Canada, Brazil and Japan.
She hopes to make inroads into Korea and China as well.

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