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In hard times by charles dickens, mr. gradgrind is depicted as protective and respectful rigid and narrow-minded innovative and ambitious worldly and clever

The story is about a postmaster who is trying to adapt to the new life in the village of ulapur. in what way is the postmaster's life different from his life in urban calcutta?

Idon't know which one from these two forms is correct! "he believed that the technology of the future would allow robots to do the same tasks as a human." or "he believed that the technology of the future would have allowed robots to do the same tasks as a human. , it's ! i need your !