Imagine you are the speaker in ñThe Seafarerî and another seaman has told you to turn away from God and believe in your own abil
ity to deal with life. How would you respond? Write a short essay in which you explain why you can or cannot take this personÍs advice. Remember that you are the speaker in the poem and that your reasons and examples should come from the poem.
The Seafarer is a very religious person - he is all alone at sea and there is no one to talk to besides God. He has nothing else left but his faith and if you told him to forget about it, he would cease to exist. He couldn't believe in his own ability to deal with life because he depends on providence and God's plans for him. Hope this helps a bit! :)
The entire verb phrase is "has been raining". "Has" and "been" are both helping verbs that create the present progressive tense. This tense is used to show something that is happening and has been happening for a period of time. The indicative mood is correct because the indicative mood indicates something that fact. Interrogative mood is question form. Conditional form is based on something else happening.
An important change came in 1786 when Virginia passed the Statute for Religious Freedom. Drafted by Thomas Jefferson, the new law served as a model for the First Amendment. It established a clear separation of church and state and was one of Jefferson's proudest accomplishments.
