Readers can focus on verb tenses to determine the time frame of a story. Mark the verbs in paragraphs 45 and 46 that reveal the time frame. Is there a clue in how the words are spelled? Why do you think the author has switched verb tenses here? At the end of the year I pleaded with my parents to let me move to

another town. I couldn’t go on living in sight of the beach where K.

had been swept away, and my nightmares wouldn’t stop. If I didn’t

get out of there, I’d go crazy. My parents understood and made

arrangements for me to live elsewhere. I moved to Nagano Province

in January to live with my father’s family in a mountain village near

Komoro. I finished elementary school in Nagano and stayed on

through junior and senior high school there. I never went home, even

for holidays. My parents came to visit me now and then.

I live in Nagano to this day. I graduated from a college of

engineering in the City of Nagano and went to work for a precision

toolmaker in the area. I still work for them. I live like anybody else.

As you can see, there’s nothing unusual about me. I’m not very

sociable, but I have a few friends I go mountain climbing with. Once

I got away from my home town, I stopped having nightmares all

the time. They remained a part of my life, though. They would come

to me now and then, like debt collectors at the door. It happened

whenever I was on the verge of forgetting. And it was always

the same dream, down to the smallest detail. I would wake up

screaming, my sheets soaked with sweat.

The story is "The Seventh Man" by Haruki Murakami

explanation:

family is anyone that you care for and they equally care for you, family sticks together and everyone loves one another, whether they are blood or not anyone can be family. family composition is the makeup of a family, including the number of members, their ages, and their relationships to each other.

pre-writing

why we feel good, or better, when we laugh?

is there a scientific explanation for this to happen?

which are the sources?

rough draft

laughter has a way of instantly connecting people and is one of the most basic and fundamental ways in which we communicate as human beings.

newport academy: endorphins reduce stress and strength social connections.

they combat anxiety and depression.

final draft

we know that when we laugh we feel better; when something is making us laugh it means we thought it was funny at some point, even if it was not meant that way. what we know is that it made us feel good. that is something we all can realize easily, but is it a chemical explanation for it to happen? of course there

according to joe bluett, laughter has a way of instantly connecting people and is one of the most basic and fundamental ways in which we communicate as human beings. also, he says that laughter can increase confidence, self-esteem, creativity, positivity and resilience, bringing positive changes to all aspects of our lives.

the newport academy says that, when we laugh, we release endorphins and that makes our body feel instantly relieved from tension and worry. endorphins also reduce stress and strength social connections.

therefor, laughter is the best to combat anxiety and depression.

a. she is a young, beautiful woman who deeply cares about her husband.

is correct