It relies on the readers ethics (what they believe is right or wrong)
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Someone could instill eloquence in you by teaching you different speaking techniques. To evoke a sullen response, someone could punish another person. Yes, you could cajole a friend to dispel a bad mood. Cajoling your friend could mean talking them into no longer feeling bad.
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Answer: Our future does not exist, just like alien invasions do not exist either.
Explanation: We build our own future, in the present with plans, which will become true if we work hard. Alien invasions can only exist in our mind, just like future only exists in our minds at the present. Do not let your mind be "invaded" by "aliens", invade your mind yourself with amazing plans.
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The author uses the word "metamorphosis" to describe the "four-stage process of change." They are introducing new vocabulary terms in a friendly context. They also may have included it because it's the most accurate scientific term for the process of growth undergone by the beetle.