Imagine that you have been asked to give a graduation speech. which elements should you avoid when writing the speech?
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strictly formal, argumentative tone
the graduating students' accomplishments
funny quotes from other students
unpleasant remarks about a teacher
simple sentence constructions

What can you infer about how the particular events in "the memoirs of the conquistador bernal del diaz de castillo" still affected the writer at the time of writing his memoir? he thinks of his dead crewmen with sadness and regrets that they died for nothing. he is still frustrated that one of his men accidentally kills himself by drinking too much water.  he thinks wistfully about the wealth he may have enjoyed if they had found gold in the yucatan.  he still considers indians liars.