Scrooge's Future

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I will write a five paragraph essay explaining what Scrooge means when he says “I will live in the Past, the Present, and the Future”. While doing this I will describe what he does to reach his goal. In my first paragraph I will discuss specific events from Scrooge's past, in the second I will discuss particular events from Scrooge's present, in my third paragraph I will discuss specific events from Scrooge's future, lastly my fourth paragraph will be my conclusion. I will include textual evidence from the text. When the Gost of Christmas Past visits Scrooge, he saw that he was a happy person as a kid. He had friends, a good life, and wasn't as wealthy as he was currently. As Scrooge aged older, money took over his life. As a result Scrooge

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