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What text structure does the author use in the underlined section of the excerpt?
The Dreamer
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
sive we to what seems to be a lifeless picture
My dream besan 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 met 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 adults believed that painters and artists were
dropouts who could not find any job. My parents were called
Mr. Potter told them that I would fail 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
become ke him one day. He never understood why I could see
ducks where others saws. I tried explaining it to him, but
guess he did not understand it
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