To write about a personal experience.
The story is basically saying that we can learn from our elders, because they have been around longer and have more experience than us.
You can see this when it says "the tree is older than you are...you might find stories in its branches".
In "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night", Dylan Thomas' phrase "wild men" describes those who celebrate life.
Answer: Slaves were whipped for falling short of their cotton picking quotas.
Explanation: This answer can be found in Chapter 13 of <em>"From twelve years a slave"</em>
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