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@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ Use the AWS Lambda runtime Java API to create the Java class that defines the La
 
 Create these Java classes:
 
-+ **Handler** - used as the Lambda function that performs the use case described in this AWS tutorial. The application logic that's executed is located in the **handleRequest** method. 
++ **Handler** - the Lambda function that performs the use case described in this AWS tutorial. The application logic that's executed is located in the **handleRequest** method. 
 + **ScanEmployees** - uses the Amazon DynamoDB Java V2 API to scan the **Employee** table using an **Expression** object. This class also uses the Amazon Simple Notification Service (Amazon SNS) Java V2 API to send a message to an employee.
 + **Employee** - a Java class that is used with the DynamoDB Enhanced client. The fields in this class match the columns in the **Employee** table.