Read the excerpt from The Namesake. Ashoke hands over the lunch box, a windbreaker in case it gets cold. He thanks Mrs. Lapidus. “Be good, Nikhil,” he says in English. And then after a moment’s hesitation, he is gone.

When they are alone, Mrs. Lapidus asks, “Are you happy to be entering elementary school, Gogol?”

“My parents want me to have another name in school.”

“And what about you, Gogol? Do you want to be called by another name?”

After a pause, he shakes his head.

“Is that a no?”

He nods. “Yes.”

“Then it’s settled. Can you write your name on this piece of paper?”

Which best describes the conflict revealed by the conversation in this excerpt?
an external conflict between the cultural expectations of Gogol’s father and the cultural expectations of Gogol’s new country
an internal conflict between Gogol’s desire to keep his old name and his desire to respect his father’s wishes
an external conflict between Mrs. Lapidus’s educational expectations and the educational experiences Gogol had in India
an internal conflict between Mrs. Lapidus’s desire to respect Gogol’s wishes and her desire to respect Ashoke’s wishes

the correct order is:

you're your own worst enemy:

they're going to say what they say, but

their opinions aren't holding you

back. it's your self-defeatist

attitude that's keeping your work

from getting its due.

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.

herrick's “to the virgins, to make much of time.”, views women as needing to find a husband otherwise they may "tarry". they use "when youth and blood are warmer; " to describe women as beautiful and young. in marvell’s “to his coy mistress.”, he views the women he's writing about as a goddess. he writes, "thy beauty shall no more be found; ". he symbols his love for her by telling her, "a hundred years should go to praise thine eyes, and on thy forehead gaze; two hundred to adore each breast, but thirty thousand to the rest; an age at least to every part, and the last age should show your heart. for, lady, you deserve this state, nor would i love at lower rate." andrew marvell's poem was published in 1681 in winestead, uk. back then women were praised for their beauty and feminine charm. robert herrick was born and raised in cheapside, city of london, united kingdom. his poem was published in the 17th century. women were very important in the 17th century. they run the house and even the family business while the men were away.

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