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Mini Van Bad News
1,644 words... we don't need to question or doubt anything. 'Faith, ' he said, 'is a last- ditch resort, ' and we don't need that one bit, do we honey?" She turned to her husband, who was getting a headache over his left eye. He winced, but it was perceived by his wife as a smile. Mr. Tweedy had taken a seat next to Mrs. Drake, whom he had always thought had great legs. Lucy ran to get the phone, which was ringing in the Fellowship Hall. "No Ma " am, " Mr. Tweedy replied, glancing down briefly at her size ...
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Mom And Dad Dochyel
718 wordsDochyel stood very stiffly at the bottom of the old stairs that lead up to the attic. He held a large serving spoon that was stained with spaghetti in his right hand. In his left hand he firmly held one of his mothers cast iron lids to her frying pan. On his head he sported a metal spaghetti strainer. He was prepared to face anything that was up there. He looked up the chipped stairs, but just by the look of them he didn't want to go up because they were old and cracked and he was afraid the sta...
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Grew Older First Started
639 wordsAt the beginning of the play, all of the characters thought Helen was just fine. The doctor said she was ok, but it really took a mother to find out she couldnt hear or see. Their servants didnt know what to do with Helen; no one did. They were frightened if they picked her up she would just Kate, her mother, screamed the first time she found out about Helen. She almost fainted; she was so devastated she couldnt's top pressing her knuckles against her mouth to stop her own cry. Mr... Keller, her...
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Middle Little Pig Eldest Little Pig William
781 wordsThe Three Little Pigs You may have heard of the three little pigs, but, its a fake and heres the true story. There was a mummy pig, a daddy pig and three little pigs. The three little pigs mum said to them Youre old enough to live on your own now, so go away! And with that, she kicked them out the house! The little pigs walked in silence for a bit because they were shocked about what had just happened but finally the eldest little pig shouted at the others Lets play hide and seek! YEAH! squealed...
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Third Person Narration Red Room
1,056 words... new. This is done to continually keep the audience off balance and in a way this creates more tension overall as we do not lose it as a reader may do in one continuous build up. The main features are all present in the main build up of tension which is Lavinia's chase through the ravine. Bradbury has a definite structure to do this and he follows a pattern of having relatively long paragraphs of descriptions that place the image of the chase in our minds, such as For a change, all of the far...
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Oak Tree Looked Back
1,331 wordsI was sitting hunched, waiting. I was watching for the other team coming down the driveway. I saw them. Dylan and Kyle went off to the right. Mike W. was hiding farther up the road. They found him and took him out. Then I saw Dexter coming up behind us. Justin and Jimmers saw us. I stood up and exchanged fire. Oh crap, Justin's on fully auto, Charlie said. I heard splat after splat. Aaron came up behind us. I told him to watch out because Dexter was back out there. There was so much scrub brush ...
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Morrison Places Milkman Lost Her Mind Past
1,759 wordsThe history of Black America is one that has been stolen, lost and largely forgotten over the past two centuries. Through slavery and more recently the Apartheid-like era of Jim Crow laws, black history has been clouded over with oppression and hatred. Toni Morison's Song of Solomon is an attempt to explore the muddled path of history through the confused life of Milkman Dead. Morrison places Milkman in a world full of characters that are looking toward the future and leaves him to ponder his pa...
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End Of The World Waiting Room
870 wordsJulule is kneeled down in the dirt of her backyard, crouched over her blood stained hands. Scared. Too afraid to call her depressed husband. All she can do is cry and remember what the doctor promised. Julule and her husband Shamaul had sat in the cramped waiting room overwhelmed with joy and hope. Shamaul had performed all of India's standard rituals and had prayed for a healthy baby. The waiting room was crowded with pregnant women, but Julule was next after already waiting for over an hour. B...
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Smoking Marijuana Blind Man
1,284 wordsIn the short stories " Cathedral" by Raymond Carver and " Girls at War" by China Achebe, the theme of blindness is prevalent. In " The Cathedral" Robert, the man who comes to visit, is physically blind, but in his mind, he sees things more clearly than most others do. His " mental-vision" is seen when he travels to his ex-employees house to visit for a couple days. Robert knows the implications of the situation he is putting himself in. The husband, who is...
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Half An Hour Fifteen Minutes
1,027 wordsCreative Writing: Unexpected Horizons Wow! I love going deep sea fishing on our boat. I was excited when my dad had asked me if I wanted to go this weekend. We departed that Saturday morning after almost a week of sheer anticipation, our destination, Port Canaveral, home of of some of the best fishing on the east coast of Florida. The sea is a very dangerous place when riled by a storm, even a mild one, so we always made sure the day would be at least close to perfect before we ventured out into...
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State Of Consciousness Telephone Calls
2,308 wordsIt was a typical August afternoon for Florida. Temperatures simmered in the eighties and the humidity was so thick you could cut it with a knife. My mother was outside gardening and I stuck my head out the front door to ask her how she could endure the heat. She replied, I wont be long, I just want to get these ferns planted. My mother has never demonstrated a talent for gardening, nor a desire. She was covered from head to feet with potting soil and surrounded by her miniature gardening tools. ...
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Busy My Mom Weed In My Car Life
1,023 wordsDoes work have to be everything? She is always on the run, trying to work everyday and attend shows for her business as well as taking care of her four children. She just turned 42 the other day and she still acts like she is a teenager. She is my mom, but sometimes I wonder if she knows she still is. I love my mom and I always try to spend every minute of her free time with her, but it is never very much. I used to see her about 2 days a week all through my high school years, but now only about...
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Moral Dilemma Moral Implications
1,069 wordsEradication of a Moral Dilemma Anyone who has seen a movie or has read a story about vampires is also aware of the horror associated with them. When the word vampire is mentioned, it conjures up the stereotypical, repulsive image of Bella Lugosi, killing and sucking the blood of his prey. Vampires have been viewed as cruel monsters that go on senseless killing rampages. They have been consistently portrayed as the evil villain, but what makes a vampire evil? Kristine Kathryn Rusch s Children of ...
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Don T Worry Security Guard
1,921 words? Aaa choo Fear FEAR? Aaa choo? ? ? I think you are catching a cold sweetheart? , said Sonia, as she was opening her apartment door. ? I think you I should take you to the doctor. ? ? I feel tired Mommy? , said Jasmine. ? Why don? t you go lie down sweetie, and I will get you a glass of warm milk. ? As soon as she entered her front door Sonia walked into her small kitchen that was in the front of the house. The kitchen looked spotless because she couldn? t stand the mess, at least not in her kit...
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Inherit The Wind Entire Life
1,141 words(Inherit The Wind) A Comparison Of Brady's (Inherit The Wind) A Comparison Of Brady's Case Versus Drummond's Case. Brady and Drummond, two former partners, beginning their legal lives working together. Now each one strives to be superior, confident in their ways and beliefs, trying to out-do the other. Despite a common goal, the two gradually became very different people, as is evident in the play and movie, Inherit the Wind. Throughout the years, as each one fought cases, established a name for...
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Notre Dame True Love
760 wordsThe Evil in Notre Dame &# 9; In The Hunchback of Notre Dame, there are many interesting characters, However, I think Claude Frollo is a good one to talk about. In the book Claude is a priest who sees a beautiful girl and thinks unsure thoughts about her. Since he is a priest he feels he has to do something about these freaky thoughts he is having, so he tries to have her hanged by committing a murder and framing her. Then it turns out the victim really isnt dead, but because times were so messed...
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Mice And Men George And Lennie
812 wordsForeshadowing in Of Mice and Men People always guess what is to come. They say things like The Steelers are going to win today 17 to 12. These people guess with the information they know by using a technique called foreshadowing. Foreshadowing is a technique used to give a hint of what is to come. If the Steelers were to win all their regular season games, many people would say that the Steelers were going to win the Super Bowl. The people do not know that they will win but using what happened i...
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Radioactive Weasel Stage Band
1,422 words2 - 4 - 97 On My Time The best and worst two days of my life took place at Bogart's with my band Radioactive Weasel last month. We had practiced daily for near three years, and our group decided to pull together again and enter The Battle of the Bands. This was the first time we sparingly paid fifty dollars to perform anywhere. All the other competitions we had entered were mail in tapes and then wait for a response. We got out of bed at five in the morning, then raced to our drummers house. Loa...
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Keenen Ivory Wayans Writers Of The Original Movie
615 wordsScary Movie Review By Michael Cattana Release Date: November 16 th, 2000 Not to be Confused With: Another horror spoof heading to theaters this summer is I Know What You Screamed Last Summer. This isnt that movie. Also a note to sir even though this movie isn? t released till the 16 th of November this year I have seen it on VCD from the internet. Title Note: Anyone who knows their horror movie law knows the significance of the title, Scary Movie. Its the original title of the first Scream movie...
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Sarah House Door
399 wordsThe day started out as your typical summer morning of a teenager, trying to sleep in late. Little did I know that I would soon be involved in an incident that would forever change my outlook on life. As usual, I was spending the night at my friend Sarah Hall s house. The night before, Sarah s mom, Barbara, had told us that she and her husband were going to leave in the morning to help a friend. I remember the door opening slowly, allowing the bright hallway light to enter the room. Barbara shook...
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