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    the basis of what the poem will be about‚ comparing Maud to what she was like when she was young and what she is like during the writing of the poem. Yeats switches between the past and the present to present this but instead of using the past tense he goes back to how he remembers Maud and uses it as the present. It can therefore be inferred that Yeats does not want to let go of the past but has done it for so long that it has become his reality‚ it is no longer just in his dreams. The dream he is

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    upbringing. The transformation of her personality‚ under these circumstances‚ remains present throughout her life. Amy Tan uses a variety of narrative techniques to show the contrast between the past and present‚ and the importance of the journey in-between. The last paragraph significance lies in the transition from the adolescences to adulthood of the protagonist. In order to unify the past and the present‚ the narrators explains to the reader the determination of her mother’s will‚ to be used

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    Gattaca Essay At the beginning of Gattaca‚ approximately eight minutes into the film‚ Vincent Freeman narrates and gives the viewers a summation of his life to the present time and also an insight into his desires restrained by his predetermined capabilities. The voice over extends for 20 minutes‚ stopping when it seems Vincent has transformed into Jerome‚ both physically and mentally. The mood is set to be that of a film noir as the voice over is a common vice used in that genre to tell the story

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    involved in. It also brings the audience to the present time‚ in which the play occurs. This enables the audience to have a clear and refreshed image of what aspect of the legend the play emphasizes or if any alterations were made. In Medea‚ the nurse is the first character who enters the play and reminds the audience of the legend of the Golden Fleece‚ and the love between Jason and Medea‚ from beginning to the end. She also brings them to the present state Medea is in‚ which is of complete despair

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    words with modal meaning (wish‚ advise‚ desire‚ suggest): Our suggestion was that we take a tour round the city. b) After ‘All I ask is that…’‚ ‘All we needed was that…’‚ etc: All I ask is that you listen to me. Subjunctive II/non factual tense forms a) After conjunctions as if…‚ as though…: It was as if she were trying to tell him something. b) After verbs be‚ seem‚ look‚ feel‚ sound: I feel as though I had never been away. Indicative mood can be used when one is confident

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    in a family will strive to earn enough for the present life and yearn to plan for the future. He is pre-occupied with so many priorities in life that he loses the count of the pending issues. In such a myriad situation‚ he wonders how much I should save and for how long? He cannot distinguish between his savings and might have multiple goals. Present day man is not a Spielberg to keep travelling in the time machine back and forth from the „present‟ to the „future‟ to understand the time value

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    WORKSHEET – UNIT 8 Task 1 – Identify the following future ‘tenses’: a) I am going to the theater later this evening. Present continuous b) They’re going to play basketball on Tuesday afternoon. Be going + infinitive c) Jane will have left her job by the end of the week. Future perfect d) The train leaves at 6.00 pm. Present simple e) At this time tomorrow I will be lying on the beach. Future Continuous f) Next year‚ Paul will have been living in Italy for

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    Language Related Tasks Part A 1. A) She’s meeting Jack at 3 o’clock. Present continuous. B) Subject + to be + verb + ing +. C) Meaning: It is referring to an action that will take place at a pre-arranged time in the future. Use: It is used to talk about an arranged action that will happen in the future‚ and the time is specified. D) ‘She’s meeting...’ is the contracted form of ‘She is meeting..’ it is pronounced as ‘Shiz’ /∫Iz/. E) Students

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    and not really having a serious relationship. This clearly shows that the girl is tired of doing the same thing and wants a chance of looking forward to something new‚ and her dissatisfaction with the relationship as a whole. Her intention at the present time is to raise this baby and have a family with him. The hills are the central viewpoint of the story and

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    son of the family‚ also a thirty-three year man afflicted by idiocy-has no concept of time or morality. Thus in his narration the present and the past fuse in indiscernible ways making the comprehension of the plot difficult to follow. Benjy ’s memories are blending with the present happenings or amalgamate with each other. The events are narrated in the present tense which renders whatever claim of chronology futile. He says that he could "hear the fire and the roof" and then he could "could hear

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