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    remembering/regretting what has happened‚ or planning/worrying about what might happen‚ the past and future steal away our attention from the present. We become mentally absent forgetting to experience what is happening right here and right now. I believe that this is related to the theme in this novel which is that people should live in the present. Life unfolds in the present. The present is where decisions are made and emotions are felt. People should give it the attention it deserves. The great philosopher Buddha

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    beyond what has happened and look toward the future. An individual is often shaped by their past experiences. If ensuing guilt is not dealt with‚ however‚ the past can hinder the ability to achieve in the present. In Art Spielgelman’s MAUS II‚ Vladek and Art struggle to live in the present and are laden with guilt from their pasts. When not properly dealt with‚ guilt can become an overpowering emotion‚ governing decisions and depleting self motivation. To move successfully past debilitating

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    mainly concerns Willy’s determination to become the success he once was and to pass on his success to his oldest son Biff. Written in both the present and the past‚ the story unravels via Willy’s memories and hallucinations. Miller uses the past as a means of explaining what caused the characters to be the way they are in the present‚ as well as their present actions. The main characters defined are Willy and Biff. Willy Loman is a salesman who views success as being well liked rather than being

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    concluding that something is certain The past of must is must have (which is used with the past participle of a verb). Must have (which is often contracted to must’ve in speaking) is used to show a conclusion about the past.  Form: ‘must’+ present perfect of the principal verb (it refers to past time). (Must/’ve + past participle). Structure: modal + have+ past participle Must have + past participle CCQ’s: 1.     Is she at work now? (No) 2.     Do I think she has already gone home? (Yes)

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    beneficial. With the use of personifications‚ symbolism‚ and metaphors Herrick’s inform his readers the importance of making the most of time while it is available. Personifications meaning to give inanimate objects human-like characteristics are present in this poem. He uses the sun to portray human qualities stating “The higher he’s-a getting / The sooner will his race be run.” (6-7). This meaning when an individual is at its peak of age use this time wisely‚ for eventually the younger days of one’s

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    literally translate it into‚ “The youth is the hope of the community.” Unfortunately‚ we tend to forget that the phrase mentioned was stated years back. We can’t stay along with what’s made from the past. We should focus about what’s going on in the present; it was a considerable thing that it occurred to us to be a stepping stone for our improvement. The youth must be known to be the REASON –not just hope or “pag-asa” we usually quote for- of the future. We are the actual reason why some issues have

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    TOEIC Grammar GLOBAL EDUCATION VIETNAM www.globaledu.com.vn TENSES 1. Present Simple 1.1. Form: Tense Present Simple (Hiện tại đơn) S + V (s/ es). S + don’t/ doesn’t + V. Do/ Does + S + V? 1.2. Usage: We use present simple: - To refer to something which happens often or for a habit that we have  I usually do my homework immediately after school. Form Example The postman always comes at eleven. The postman doesn’t always come at eleven. Does the postman always come at eleven? - To refer

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    shattered lives of Sethe‚ her family‚ fellow former slaves‚ and the community through a unique writing style. The narrative does not follow a traditional‚ linear plot line. The reader discovers the story of Sethe through fragments from the past and present that Morrison reveals and intertwines in a variety of ways. The novel is like a puzzle of many pieces that the reader must put together to form a full picture. Through this style‚ which serves as a metaphor for the broken lives of her characters

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    Edith Wharton’s Roman Fever develops plot in an interesting way. We see the present situation unfold through the internal dialogue of Alida Slade and Grace Ansley‚ and the tension that mounts between them. But Wharton also weaves in the past actions of the two friends‚ showing the years of insecurity‚ jealousy‚ and secrecy that lead to their revelations. Alida and Grace spend the entire story sitting on a restaurant terrace overlooking the hills of a Roman village. It has been years since

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    Gökçen DOĞAR 12/B 179 Summer Assignment 1 Question 1: For what purposes does Marquez choose to follow a chronological circular sequence of events in this novel? Chronicle of a Death Foretold Summer Assignment 1 "On the day they were going to kill him‚ Santiago Nasar got up at five-thirty in the morning to wait for the boat the bishop was coming on." At the beginning of the novel “Chronicle of a Death Foretold”‚ the narrator as first person immediately reveals the climax point of the plot which

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