STORY INFO
Exchange Program
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Author
Beatrice Gomes
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Categories
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Danh mục
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Update
1 year ago
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Part Chapter
1/??
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70
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Part I. The Village Welcome to the Village, home to a steady population of 15,000 people within the Tower walls. Everything here was perfect: the food and water was always perfectly rationed, the labor was always guaranteed, and the access to information was kept scarce to allow villagers to focus on their life’s purpose, productivity. According to the state’s calculations, there had be...
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What a terrible life these people have. You did a good job conveying the horror and hopelessness of their situation, but perhaps you could've included a hint that a revolution was in the works. I think even the most downtrodden will seek an escape, even if they have no idea what's on the other side.
Hi Beatrice,It is easy to think life would be better if we were in a different place. I like how you showed the results of that exchange, and the other side was no better. It didn't matter the side where you began or ended. In life, we learn to adjust and make do, but we often find traveling to the other side has its problems we had not considered. Your plot was organized well and the tension was good.You switch from present tense to past tense in several places. Try to be consistent. Patricia