Remark the MAIN IDEA of the history: An old man lived in the village. The whole village was tired
of him; he was always gloomy, he constantly complained and was
always in a bad mood. The longer he lived, the viler he became
and more poisonous were his words. People did their best to avoid
him because his misfortune was contagious. He created the
feeling of unhappiness in others.
But one day, when he turned eighty, an incredible thing
happened. Instantly everyone started hearing the rumor: "The old
man is happy today, he doesn't complain about anything, smiles,
and even his face is freshened up." The whole village gathered
around the man and asked him, "What happened to you?"
The old man replied, "Nothing special. Eighty years I've
been chasing happiness and it was useless. And then I decided to
live without happiness and just enjoy life. That's why I'm happy
now."
Moral of the story: Don't chase happiness. Enjoy your life.

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the illustration   that would give a reader a clear understanding of the text is a picture of men constructing the frame of a building.the frame is made of iron bars. the text describes the job of blacksmiths'. these were very organised and they had different names: "the driver" and "the heater". the text describes the way in which these men worked ; they worked iron pieces as if they were playing a sport. in fact, the text wants to show the men's skills. the text also puts some emphasis on the use of '' rivets'' in construction. this kind of nails were not always used in the construction of manhattan.

some examples:

"and with an underhand toss he hurled the smoking rivet straight at the catcher, who caught it in mid-air in his catching can." men's skills

"when the driver was ready for a new " the emphasis on the rivet ( special nail used in construction).

" it against a beam to remove any cinders, and jammed it into the waiting hole. " the emphasis on the rivet.

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. a function is a relation in which each input has only one output. in the relation , y is a function of x, because for each input x (1, 2, 3, or 0), there is only one output y. x is not a function of y, because the input y = 3 has multiple outputs: x = 1 and x = 2.