Facts, opinions, causes, effects

Fact or opinion?

• a fact can be proved: 'At Rio 2016 she won silver in shot-put.'
• an opinion is a belief or feeling: 'I feel it was a moment of personal victory.'

Signal words for opinions: I feel, I believe, it is believed, perhaps. ('It is believed that she shaped better policies' is other people's judgement, so it is an opinion.)

Cause and effect:

• the tumour (cause) led to surgery and paralysis (effect);
• the Paralympics showing talent (cause) shifts how the world sees disability (effect).

A comparison. A caterpillar becoming a butterfly is like her change: from a confining stage into a new, freer life.

Two phrases:

• in hindsight: looking back afterwards (she is being reflective);
• a new lease of life: a fresh burst of energy and purpose.

Tone and title. Her tone is appreciative and optimistic. The title fits: she chose a world of limitless possibilities.