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W ha t p re para tio ns d oes th e o ld m an m ake fo r fis hin g in The O ld M an a nd th e S ea ? In th e c o py o f th e b ook th a t I h a ve , th is s tu ff is o n p age 2 6. T he b oy, M ano li n , a nd th e o ld m an, S antia go, a re g ettin g r e ady fo r th e o ld m an to g o fis hin g . T he b oy p ic ks u p r o lls o f li n e a lo ng w ith a h a rp oon a nd...

W ha t is " P re lu d es" a bout b y T .S . E li o t? T he re a re s o m e p eople w ho th in k th a t " P re lu d es " b y th e p oet T S E li o t a ctu a lly s e rv e s a s a " p re lu d e" to s o m e o f h is la te r w ork s. It is tr u e th a t is s e em s a g ood p re para tio n fo r th e c ity s ca pe a nd s te rile c o ncre tr e a nd r u b ble im ages o f " T he W aste la nd ." H e w ro te th e ... S olu tio n T he re a re s o m e p eople w ho th in k...

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W ha t p re dic tio n d oes B asil H allw ard m ake a bout th e th re e o f th e m ? The g re ate st p ain te r o f th e V ic to ria n A ge, B asil H allw ard , p ro cla im s th a t h e w ill s uffe r fo r h is a rtis tic a bili tie s. H e p re dic ts th a t L ord H enry W otto n's w ealt h a nd p riv ile ged so cia l p ositio n w ill e ve ntu a lly c a use h is d ow nfa ll. B asil b eli e ve s d is tin ctiv e a ppeara nce o r a bili ty is a n u nfo rtu na te g ift t...

W ha t is 'p re dic tin g ' a nd 'f o re sha dow in g ' a nd w ha t is th e d iffe re nce b etw een th e m ?H ow c a n I d efin e " fla shb ack'? Tha nks fo r he lp in g ! M ost o r a ll o f th e p oste rs a nsw erin g u p to th is p oin t h a ve d efin e d " p re dic tio n" in te rm s o f th e r e aders ' e xp ectio ns. T ha t's ce rta in ly o ne w ay to d efin e th e te rm , b ut I w ond er, to o, if th e w ord m ig ht b e a ppli e d to th e li te ra ry te xt, ...

W ha t is p re dic te d a bout th e fu tu re o f A fg ha nis ta n in P art 4 o f A T housa nd S ple ndid S uns ? In P art 4 , th e a uth o r g iv e s u s th e s e nse th a t, a lt h o ug h th e r o ad w ill b e fr a ug ht w ith d iffic ult ie s, th e re is h o pe fo r a b ette r fu tu re in A fg ha nis ta n. T ha t h o pe s te m s fr o m th e r e sili e nce o f its p eople , a nd th e ir w illi n g ne ss to g iv e u p th e " c o m fo rt a nd tr a nq uili ty ...( o f ...

W ha t is th e p re dic a m ent o f th e u nco nve rte d, in clu d in g th o se a m ong h is li s te ne rs ? E dw ard s' ta ctfu lly c ho se n q uo ta tio n fr o m D eute ro no m y 3 2:3 5 m ig ht h e lp h e re : “ T he ir fo ot s ha ll s li d e in d ue tim e.” W hile E dw ard s a im ed th o se w ord s a t th o se w ho w ere n o t ta kin g h e ed o f G od's w ord , I th in k th a t th e u nco nve rte d c o uld d efin ite ly fit in to th is c a te gory . E dw ard...