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Answer the following question in 120-150 words:

Every teenager has a hero/heroine to admire. So many times they become role models for them. What is wrong if Sophie fantasizes about Danny Casey and is ambitious in life?

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Our native language is a part of our culture and we are proud of it. How does the presence of village elders in the classroom and M. Hamel's last lesson show their love for French?

 

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It is a natural thing for teenagers to fantasize and dream. They don?t have much liabilities and burden at this stage of life so they are free to dream which is sometimes impractical and non-realistic. It is a part of their lives but sometimes these dreams have disadvantages also.             In the story ?Going Places?, the author has described the feelings and dreams of such a girl, Sophie, who was a school going teenager. She was a day dreamer and fantasized about her future life with Danny Casey, a football player from Ireland. She dreamt of having met him twice in the arcade. For her, he was the hero to be worshipped. Then she thought of owning a boutique. She was blind to the bitter truth of life. She dreamt of an imaginary life, full of beautiful things. She also dreamt of becoming an actress as there was a lot of money and fame in that profession. She wanted to be a fashion designer too. It can be said that she wanted to lead a lavish and grand life which was not possible. Her dreams were unrealistic in the sense that ultimately she would have to work in a biscuit factory. Thus, we can say that she wanted to achieve the things which were quite impossible.

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That Sunday morning everything was quite normal. Franz?s classmates and teacher were already in the class but there was no sound of opening and closing of desks. Either unison repetition of lessons or rapping of teacher?s great ruler was absent. It was all due to the order from Berlin that from then onwards only German would be taught in the schools of Alsace and Lorraine instead of French. Then only the people realized how precious their language was to them. That day all the villagers occupied the back benches in the classroom to attend the last French lesson and to mark the respect for their French teacher, Mr. M. Hamel, who devoted his selfless service to the society. They felt very sad. They also regretted not learning French properly. Franz was shocked to hear this news and Hamel?s words were like thunderclaps to him. He was so sorry to have not learnt French before and for having wasted his time. His books suddenly became his friends. Even Mr. Hamel talked a lot about the French language. According to him, it was the most beautiful language in the world. It was the most logical one too. He asked his students never to forget this language.