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    The document is a first-person account from Benjamin, an old pessimistic donkey, describing his character and role on the farm. Benjamin states that he is dissatisfied, does not believe in concepts like good and bad, and rarely speaks clearly. He is not excited by farm activities like the other animals and thinks their hopes for the windmill are unrealistic. Although literate, Benjamin finds little worth reading and did not participate in revolts, believing changes are only temporary. He remains silent about events and does not share opinions or oppose the farm's leadership, submitting due to a lack of courage to change things or warn others. Benjamin considers himself too cowardly to save the farm.

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    The document is a first-person account from Benjamin, an old pessimistic donkey, describing his character and role on the farm. Benjamin states that he is dissatisfied, does not believe in concepts like good and bad, and rarely speaks clearly. He is not excited by farm activities like the other animals and thinks their hopes for the windmill are unrealistic. Although literate, Benjamin finds little worth reading and did not participate in revolts, believing changes are only temporary. He remains silent about events and does not share opinions or oppose the farm's leadership, submitting due to a lack of courage to change things or warn others. Benjamin considers himself too cowardly to save the farm.

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    The document is a first-person account from Benjamin, an old pessimistic donkey, describing his character and role on the farm. Benjamin states that he is dissatisfied, does not believe in concepts like good and bad, and rarely speaks clearly. He is not excited by farm activities like the other animals and thinks their hopes for the windmill are unrealistic. Although literate, Benjamin finds little worth reading and did not participate in revolts, believing changes are only temporary. He remains silent about events and does not share opinions or oppose the farm's leadership, submitting due to a lack of courage to change things or warn others. Benjamin considers himself too cowardly to save the farm.

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    EXTENSIVE READING: SPEAKING PROJECT 1

    I chose to be Benjamin from the story because I found myself close to the character in some points.

    I am going to start with introducing myself to you. I'm an old donkey and I am the most pessimistic
    character in the story. I am always dissatisfied. I don't believe in the existence of any clear thing like
    good or bad, happy or unhappy, useful or useless and I think everything in life is empty. I don't talk
    too much. I rarely speak and when I speak, I don't say clear things. I transfer my sentences abstractly
    and sometimes I confuse others minds. Other animals often don't understand what I'm saying, but
    that's my point anyway.

    i am really not interested in the things on the farm but if i have to talk about the working order on
    the farm, I do my duties, but I do not interfere in more. No one will demand it from me anyway
    because i am old and i am dissatisfied with everything. Also I'm a realistic animal, simple things don't
    excite me at all. For instance, all the animals were very excited while the windmill was being built and
    they had very unrealistic thoughts. I was the only animal that wasn't thrilled with the windmill
    construction because I am a rational thinking animal.

    Although I am old, I remember everything about my past and also farms past. I can read and write
    and I am not ignorant but I don't find many things worth reading. Moreover I did not take part in the
    riots, because I am aware that any innovation is temporary. I know that old challenges will recur and
    nothing will get better. I have a pessimistic personality about the future as well as about the present.

    I prefer to remain silent about these events, even though I am aware of what is going on. I do not
    oppose what is happening in the farm, warn other animals, or share my opinions with any animal in
    the farm. Despite my dissatisfaction with the situation, I continue to submit because because I think
    nothing will change. Maybe if I was a brave animal, we could change things but I don't have enough
    courage to take action or warn other animals. I don't have a solution how to subvert authority so I
    accept the situation. Maybe I'm afraid of living free because I'm used to slavery. That's why I didn't
    speak up for anything on the farm. I did not consider myself enough. My only concern was to live
    long. I wish I could step up for something then maybe I could be a happy animal on a happy farm but
    I'm just a cowardly old donkey. That's why we couldn't save the farm.

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