Brexit
1. In the bustling heart of London, where the Thames glimmered under the sun, my surname became the synonym of success synonymous with success, and my portrait of a blue-eyed man in a tux was on dozens of billboards. I owned a prosperous company that specialized in exporting a thriving car export business high-end cars to Europe. My business empire was built on a foundation of seamless trade and the ability to get along with any partners abroad international partners effortlessly. / My business empire thrived on seamless trade and effortless collaboration with international partners.
2. However, everything can't cannot go in a flawless way all the time. The Brexit referendum came out of the blue, looming uncertainly came as a sudden, ominous shadow through the English business community. I organized an urgent meeting to show my colleagues the ropes walk my colleagues through the situation. The prospect of leaving the European Union could [k4: tense] can play a devastating role in our carefully crafted business model, but in case of it, if that has happened, I was [k4: tense] am confident in our ability to bend, but not break," I said. / "If that has happened, I am confident in our ability to bend, but not break," I assured them.
3. When the results of the voting came in, I couldn't help panicking felt a wave of panic, as I still had hope that the UK wouldn’t leave would not have to leave the EU. In a few months, the initial euphoria of Brexit supporters faded, while scores of companies went out of business.
4. Facing increased tariffs, customs checks, and regulatory complexities, raising operational costs, I understood realized my business’s poor position. I brainstormed and came up with the idea of dealing with other, non-European countries. That was how I found my major partner in India, whose cooperation opened new horizons for my company. / Seeking a way forward, I turned my sights beyond Europe and forged a game-changing partnership in India, unlocking new horizons for my company.
5. Eventually, the profits from selling cars significantly increased soared, making my business even more successful in comparison to the pre-Brexit era than before Brexit. / Eventually, my company’s profits soared, surpassing even our pre-Brexit success.
6. All in all, this change in my country taught me that each unfavorable situation every setback can turn into opportunities for growth an opportunity for growth. / Ultimately, Brexit taught me that even the harshest setbacks can become opportunities for reinvention and success.
Reformation
1. Once, I was a diligent farmer, working tirelessly on a small farm in the south of our town. "My son is strong, stocky, and handsome—he is the farmer whom our descendants will be proud of," "My son is strong, stocky, and handsome—he is the farmer our descendants will be proud of," my father used to say. But truly, I had always been dreaming about curing people, using my grandmother’s recipes. / But deep down, I had always dreamed of healing people, following my grandmother’s recipes.
2. However, certain changes in our country cast doubt on the once-prosperous farming community, making a stable future seem uncertain. The news of King Henry VIII’s break schism from the Catholic Church reached us like a distant storm, stirring feelings of fear and curiosity within me. Although at first, Although at first, this change caused objection from society, soon the Reformation became the springboard for changing people's beliefs and values. a catalyst for shifting beliefs and values.
3. One fateful evening, a traveler from a foreign country was making made a speech on the main street. He spoke passionately about the importance of individual faith, encouraging us to seek our own understanding of God rather than relying on the Church’s teachings. After that meeting, I started exploring my beliefs more deeply. / From that moment, I embarked on a journey of self-discovery, delving deeper into my faith.
4. As time passed and our society changed its beliefs, my life transformed in a way I could never have foreseen. My new convictions opened the doors to a perspective far beyond farming. I became the local doctor, famous for herbal medicine, fulfilling my dream. Soon, many town dwellers asked me for advice in case of ailments. Many townsfolk began seeking my advice for their ailments.
5. Now, I am sitting outside my cottage, surrounded by flourishing herbs and feeling grateful for the revolution that set me on my path. What would I do now if our king didn’t establish Protestantism? What would I do now if our king hadn't established Protestantism? / What would my life be like now had the king never embraced Protestantism?
Slavery abolition
1. My name is Tom, and I was born into bondage on a plantation, where the sun rose early and set late, casting shadows over the fields we toiled on. My skin, dark as the cultivated soil brown as the earth itself, marked me as a tirelessly working man. My life seemed to be a cycle of tremendous labour and endless submission to my owner. / From dawn till dusk, the sun bore witness to my toil, and my life felt like an unbroken chain of labor and submission.
2. But one fateful day, everything changed. I do remember that moment I remember that moment vividly, deeply etched into my mind. That day, the sunrise glimmered in a special way held an unusual glow, as if it were a portent of upcoming changes the upheaval to come. In April, the war broke out. The news about it spread over across the plantation like wildfire, inspiring uncertainty and curiosity into into my brothers’ minds. filling my brothers' hearts with uncertainty and curiosity/inspiring my brothers with curiosity/ instilling uncertainty in my brothers. “You’ll never leave this place, sloggers! This is not your fight!” bellowed our master. / “Mark my words, you’ll never be free! This war is not your fight!” our master bellowed, his voice thick with contempt.
3. As the Civil War drew to a close, I was stood stood at a crossroads. Although the shackles of slavery were finally broken, scars after years of backbreaking work did remain the scars of backbreaking labor still marked my body and soul. I couldn’t realize could not grasp that I was truly free. I talked to my wife, and her trembling voice of joy her voice, trembling with joy, convinced me that it was our only chance to turn over a new leaf. / For the first time, my wife and I stood on the edge of a new life, her voice shaking with joy as she whispered, “We are free.”
4. I got a job at [k4] on the farm a farm soon. Yeah, it was even more exhausting than working on a plantation Indeed, it was even more grueling than my days on the plantation, owing to the new responsibility of gaining money earning a living for my family. Sorrowfully Tragically, in the aftermath of the war, many former slaves tragically perished from starvation, but I managed to bend, but not break bend but not break! / Many who had once toiled beside me did not survive the harsh realities of freedom, yet I refused to crumble under the weight of hardship.
5. Now, I’m sitting outside my small farmhouse, getting scrumptious* pleasure from deriving immense pleasure /relishing/basking in in the glow of the shining stars in the suburban sky, and thinking over reflecting on how the Civil War in my country turned my life upside down. Who would I be now had slavery never been abolished? if slavery had never been abolished? / Now, beneath a sky free of chains, I reflect on how war reshaped my destiny. Who would I be if the chains of slavery had never been broken?
*✔ "This cake is scrumptious!" (This adjective is appropriate only for describing tasty food)
✔ "We had a scrumptious dinner at the restaurant."