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The author couldn't follow his dreams because of the job market failure. He was an English major and wanted to be a writer but couldn't get the job. He tried for several months to get a job with no luck until he heard about an opening in a newspaper business. Nobody wanted the job so he took it. He didn't believe he could be a reporter because he never thought about it before. He wanted to write, not ask questions.
The failure of the job market shaped a motivator externally in the short story. If the job market was thriving, he would have probably found a writing job somewhere else instead of the reporter job he took. He would have never found his true passion for reporting with the failure.
Notice the Irony?
 
        
             
        
        
        
Answer:A
Explanation: “wags” and “panted” have a different tense
 
        
             
        
        
        
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2) maurice was trying to become a singer, but then he decided that pursuing an acting career would be more exciting.
3) Annika thought she wanted to be a surgeon, but decided she didn't want to go to school for that long.
5) luca was planning to start his own business, but realized he didn’t want to supervise other workers after all. 
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A hyphen would be suitable