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Arthur Smith

I've noticed that my resolutions involve me not doing stuff that I wasn't going to do anyway so here's something more positive. I'm going to retrain as a Latin teacher in a provincial public school.

Arthur Smith

Teacher

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The author realizes that his past resolutions were about avoiding actions he never intended to take, making them ineffective. Instead, he chooses a concrete and positive goal by deciding to become a Latin teacher in a local public school.

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