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What text structure does the author use in the underlined section of the excerpt?
The Dreamer
OA flashback
OB. parallel plot
OC foreshadowing
OD
pacing
Dreams are beautiful. They go beyond your imagination and
create a world so special that you start living in it. I was a
dreamer once, and still am today. I still have the same dream
that I had as a young boy. The problem is that I grew, but my
dream did not. I always wanted to be an artist. I love the
smooth texture of canvas and the colors, shades, and lines that
give life to what seems to be a lifeless picture.
My dream began in a boring math class. I never liked numbers,
as they never made any sense to me. For me, they never spoke
a word. I started making ducks out of 5s and watermelons out
of os before the math teacher caught me! The first time, Mr.
Potter warned me. But I could hardly sit through his classes. He
caught me drawing once again in his class and that was it in
those days, many aduits believed that painters and artists were
dropouts who could not find any job. My parents were called.
Mr. Potter told them that I would fall miserably if I were to take
up the arts. This idea upset my parents more than me. My
father was a respected professional
, and he expected me to
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