One of the greatest challenges in life is being yourself
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Monkeys
One of the greatest challenges in life is being yourself in a world that's trying to make you likeeveryone else. For research purpose, scientists placed 5 monkeys in a cage, with a ladder in themiddle and bananas on the top. Every time a monkey went up the ladder, the scientist soaked therest of the monkeys with cold water. After a while, whenever a monkey attempted to climb theladder, others would beat him up. After some time, no monkey dared go up the ladder regardlessof the temptation. Scientists then decided to replace one of the monkeys.As expected, the new monkey instantly fell for the temptation and was beaten up by the rest.After several beatings, this new member learnt not to climb up the ladder even though he neverlearnt the real reason. Then, a second monkey was brought in and the same thing happened. Thefirst monkey participated in the beating of the second monkey.The replacements continued, until only a group of 5 monkeys were left in the cage. Even thoughthe new group of monkeys never received a cold shower, they continued to beat up any monkeythat attempted to climb the ladder. If you asked any of the new monkeys why the beatings tookplace, the answer would probably be, "Well, how do I know. I guess that's how things are donearound here!"You will never influence the world if you continue doing things the way they have always beendone. Be different. Create chaos. Leave an echo behind!Answer the following questions:1. What is the greatest challenge in life that one laces?2. What was placed in the cage and why?3. Why did no monkey dare to go up the ladder?4. What happened after the monkeys were replaced in the cage?5. What lesson did you learn from the story?6. Write the meaning of the following words:a. temptation b. instantly7. Punctuate the following:a. my new dress is black and whiteb. can i borrow your grammar book for a dayc, i like coffee but mary likes tea