Write an explanatory essay of at least 750 words on Anne Bradstreet that characterizes her as a woman, a Puritan, and a poet. Consider discussing how she overcame hardship and cultural bias to become the first published female poet in America. Use at least four facts from at least three different sources and include one poem written by Anne Bradstreet. Follow MLA guidelines for in-text citations and a works cited page.

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the present continuous is a verb tense which is mainly used to indicates that an action is in progress at the moment of speaking.  

it is formed using: person + verb to be (am/is/are) +verb + - ing form  

example: i am studying at this moment .

in addition, the present continuous is also used in order to express things that will or will not happen in the near future.

example: i am having dinner with some friends tonight.

the speaker sometimes   uses it   to express that an action is repeated and it causes irritation on the part of the speaker

example: my sister is constantly complaining about everything.