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"Continues" takes the present tense and also applies that this work is continuous --> ongoing.
Answer: The contrast and contradiction in "Why We're Running for Office" are that the teens who are postulating for senate, said that they will not stop being normal teenagers.
Explanation: In "Why Were Running for Office" It is stated that a group of teenagers will postulate for senate in the real elections. Throughout the article, it is described how powerful and serious their proposals are, however; at the end of the article, the teenagers claim that they will not stop doing teenage activities, such as hanging out with friends, etc. The reader doesn't expect that contrast and contradiction since they are being serious about their campaign, just like adults do.
The fact that the narrator gets caught is an example of his distorted view of reality. From the opening line the narrator tells the reader that he has a "wild" story to tell, but that it is completely true. He proceeds to tell the story of a cat who haunts him even after the cat is killed, so in his mind it's a ghost story. However, the story is somewhat ambiguous because the narrator admits that he began drinking heavily, and so one might reach the conclusion that the alcohol has affected his view of reality. Towards the end of the story the narrator is walking down the steps of the basement and the cat runs between his legs. This angers the narrator, and he picks up an axe to kill the cat (for the second time!) but is stopped by his wife. In his anger, he kills his wife with the axe and buries her in the wall. The cat disappears after the narrator nearly killed him, and he believes the cat was too scared to come back. The police come to investigate the wife's disappearance, and the narrator is so pleased with how well he hid his wife that he even takes the police to the basement. In an arrogant gesture, the narrator bangs on the wall to show the police how strong and well-built the house is. Once he does this, he hears a loud wail from within the wall. As it turned out, the narrator accidentally buried the cat inside the wall when he was sealing his wife in the wall. In the end, his distorted view of reality and his overconfidence is the reason why he is caught.
Answer:
The speaker in this poem is none other than the hawk itself.
