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Didnt Like Change Part Of His Day Walter
1,223 words
He was a quiet man, never bothered anyone and
hated to be bothered. Walter kept to himself
mostly, no one wanted to talk to him and he was
never able to find reason for conversation. He was
set in his ways, and didnt like change, in fact,
he wouldnt stand for it. Walter had had the same
daily routine for the better part of his life. He
woke promptly at 6 a. m. , used the wash room to
brush his hair (what was left of it) and his teeth
(what was left of them. ) After doing this, he
went to his clo...
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Submarines In The Revolutionary And Civil Wars
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... ve the submarine. This was a great risk
because the submarine could easily collide with
the torpedo as it was surfacing. To rectify the
problem, the engineers attached a twenty-two foot
battling ram to the front of the ship along with
the torpedo on the end. When the torpedo hit the
enemy ship and detonated the Pioneer III and the
men would theoretically be unharmed and would only
have to suffer a slight jolt from the explosion.
The Confederate navy was still desperate to break
the Union blo...
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Key In The Ignition Elderly Lady Jenny
1,430 words
Id watch out dear. Warned the frail old woman. Her
eyes were slanted with concern. Her creased
forehead frowned at her young granddaughter,
Jenny's, response. Grandma, you know I make the
trip back to Summer Ville by myself every Thursday
evening. I can look after myself just as well as a
man. Its just its only Dont fret grandma. Said
Jenny, in a soothing tone. She slipped her
manicured hands around her grandmother in a
reassuring cuddle, relishing the moment. She was
aware of how much her grand...
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Direction Of The Desk Riley Paused Gun
1,536 words
Can I kill her?" the boy wondered aloud. He stood
alone in the middle of a sparsely furnished room.
In one corner was a small desk. Up against one
wall was a tall bookcase, quite bare looking with
just a few hardbound books occupying its shelves.
Those two items, along with a few decent
paintings, were all that occupied the room, aside
from the boy, of course. Riley was the boy's name.
If he had not had bigger and better things to
worry about, he might have hated the name. But his
name simply co...
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Opened The Door Six Years
1,874 words
I awoke to the soft trickling of water outside my
window. It took me a moment to realize that it is
raining again; the tranquil sound of water
dripping from the birch was as sweet as the silver
bells ringing at Christmas. It was only six in the
morning, but more than willingly I got up, put on
a robe and opened my window. Almost immediately,
the chilling November wind gushed in engulfing me
with its icy fingers. I shuddered, but made no
attempt to close the window as my eyes slowly came
into foc...
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Sir Jaso And The Giant
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Sir Jaso turned his head in the direction of the
womans gaze and there before him stood the giant
that he had heard so much about during the past
few days. It stood almost 20 feet off the ground
and carried a club bigger than Sir Jaso himself.
The stench of rotting human corpses emanated from
its disgusting body and insects of every sort
imaginable crawled freely through its hair and
under its skin. Sir Jaso stood motionless, stunned
for a moment by the unbelievable hideousness of
the creature. ...
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War On Terrorism Joined The Army
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These are journal entries of an American Solider
named Private John G. Watson who was sent to
Afghanistan to fight the war on terrorism. These
are the last few entries in his journal before his
convoy was ambushed and he was killed. He was only
21. August 2, 2001: So, I just got my draft slip
in the mail. Looks like I am on my first
assignment already. I mean, I just joined the army
5 months ago. President Bush is sending troops out
to Afghanistan to fight the war on terrorism. He
is sending us ...
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Doctor Faustus Duality In The Values
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In Christopher Marlowe's the epic Christian
tragedy, Doctor Faustus, the protagonist, Dr.
Faustus, struggles between following God or
Lucifer. Faustus, who is an enigma in himself, is
capable of tremendous eloquence and willful
blindness. His refusal to see what is fact and
what is fiction is a result of his pompous
persona. In his quest to become omnipotent,
Faustus fails to see that there is life after
death and that his material possessions are of no
consequence. Faustus is a combatant in his...
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Gun Pointed At My Head Pointed At My Head Car
886 words
Ill never forget what happened one day while I was
fishing. I had just caught the biggest fish I had
ever seen in my life when suddenly I heard a
siren, so I let go of the fish by mistake. There
was a bridge above me, so I went on top of a hill
so I could see what was happening. I saw nothing;
I just heard it. I started walking down the hill
when I heard a gun shot. I turned around and
started to walk up the hill again. It was a
horrible sight. I saw a red BMW being chased by
two cop cars. The B...
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People That Lived Ran Out Of The Room Friends
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... fiasco occurred. We all got up on the third
day at about 7: 30 in the morning. Denny and the
girls that were with us left to go get breakfast
in town. The rest of us stayed and threw the
football. About half an hour went by and we saw a
beach patrolman heading towards us. It looked
suspicious so we got in the truck and started to
drive away, but he pulled us over. We all got out
and he said that he was going to write us each a
five-hundred dollar ticket because camping on the
beach is illega...
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Bugs Moran Johnny Torrio
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... Brewery. Knowing full well that there was
going to be a raid, O'Banion arranged to close the
deal with Torrio at the brewery. Not only did
Torrio end up in jail, but O'Banion refused to
return the money for a now padlocked brewery. Even
worse, he bragged about how he had tricked Torrio.
His fate was sealed. Dion's flower shop Mike
Merlo, the head of the Unione Sicilana in Chicago,
a group that provided national cover to gangsters
of that era, died of cancer. A huge funeral was
planned in whi...
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Grocery Store Discourteous People Truck
788 words
Through out the course of life we all have
encountered different situations concerning rude
people. In The Macmillan Reader the authors state,
Many social commentators have observed that
discourtesy is on the rise. Well, these terrorists
have been discourteous to the American Nation.
Aside from these terrorists, my everyday
encounters with the public validate that people as
a whole are discourteous to each other. Whether I
have ordered food in a restaurant, been shopping
in the store, or been dr...
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Man And The Sea Francis Of Assisi
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The Old Man and The Sea: Santiago as an Image of
Christ Introduction Through the history of
civilizations, as distant as the early ages when
Homo Sapience first roamed the planet, man has
incessantly entered into conflict with
environment. As the ancient man has evolved, he
has become over dependant on nature to the point
where he takes benefit of its abundance of gifts.
In spite of the fact that man has a tendency to
desecrate nature, there are those who recognize
and praise its power and make ...
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Quot Quot Playing Football
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" What a great goal! " Jamie thought as
Adam scored again, " Adams got everything the
latest games, the looks which women die for,
branded clothes, Rockport shoes, everything and
most of all the gorgeous women, the women of my
dreams, Cameron" . ? ? ? ? ? ? ? " Come
on, Cameron lets go! " Adam ordered Cameron
as the football match finished, Adam picked up his
boot bag and held Cameron's hand and left the
school football pitch. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Once again
Jamie's heart ...
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Mumia Abu Jamal Police Brutality
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Unfortunately, nowadays the people who are
supposed to protect us and help us when we are in
need, cant be trusted. Police brutality has always
been a problem, but theres been a dramatic rise in
police murders and brutalization of citizens.
Police Brutality is anything from harassment from
a police officer to being murdered by one. And
Martini; Live chat room, 10 / 27 / 99 web Of
course, harassment is much more common than being
murdered by a police officer. Here are some cases
of police brutali...
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U S Military Gulf Of Tonkin
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Robert McNamara In Retrospect Random House New
York, 1995 Vietnam had long since been a place of
controversy, and where our government focused it?
s fear of communism for many years. Throughout the
Kennedy and Johnson administrations the government
maintained that the war between the Communist
north and the south can only be won by the South
Vietnamese, and that our military cannot win it
for them. It stressed that the fall of South
Vietnam to communism would threaten the rest of
the western wor...
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Interstate Speed Limits Interstate Speed Cities
262 words
Interstate Speed Limitations Everyone has heard
that same old story of the person that is late for
work that gets pulled over for driving a couple
miles over the speed limit. Due to being pulled
over this person is even more late to work. This
would not have if states would abolish interstate
speed limits. If these governments rase or abolish
their interstate speed limits they can focus more
on upholding other crimes that are planning their
cities. In most cities the main concern is major
crime....
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Invisible Man Brother Clifton
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INVISIBLE MAN- Ellison I. Synopsis A. ? Invisible
Man? is about a black man and his struggles until
he eventually becomes? invisible? to society 1.
Youth-given a chance for an education 2. New York-
finding a job and joining the Brotherhood 3.
Becoming invisible B. Characters 1. Ellison a.
never describes himself b. well educated, tries to
become white 2. Mr. Nortan- rich man, says Ellison
is his? destiny? 3. Dr. Bedlose- head of the
University, kicks Ellsion out 4. The Brothers-
Brother Clifton...
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Mary 5 Years
698 words
Remorse She was Remorse C. Tollefsen Remorse She
was 15 going on what seems like 29, she was very
mature for her age. Anyway she was practically
begging me to, so I did. The she, was Mary. Mary
was the only child of a friend of the family. I
knew Mary since she was 5 years old. Cutest little
thing I have ever known. Mary used to play with
her patchwork doll whom Mary said was her
daughter, even though they both looked similar in
age. Anyway Mary had grown up and had blossomed
into a beautiful pi...
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1 And 2 People Of Color
751 words
Thesis: Police Harrassment Police Harassment
Thesis: Police harassment can happen to anyone at
anytime, not only to minorities. I. What is police
harassment? A. Problems B. Police Shootings II.
Who gets harassed? A. Teens 1. Reasons for
harassment 2. Examples B. Minorities 1. Reasons
for harassment 2. Examples III. Dealing with
harassment A. If you are questioned B. Search and
seizure C. If you are arrested IV. Conclusion
Police Harassment The first step in fighting
police harassment is setting ...
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