The calendar on my desk is outrageously full. No‚ I don’t religiously watch “Game of Thrones” with every Sunday marked like some sort of federal holiday‚ nor am I a Cardinals baseball super-fan‚ faithfully attending every game. My calendar’s overtaken by the numerous clubs and activities I’m a part of‚ each with a lesson to teach. I started volleyball at eight-years-old and can’t imagine my life without it. Volleyball has taught me to always be passionate about what I’m doing; if I’m willing to launch
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One day we got orders to storm a French position. We got in and my comrades fell right and left of me‚ but then I was confronted by a French Corporal. He with his bayonet at the ready and I with my bayonet at the ready. For a moment I felt the fear of death and in a fraction of a second I realised that he was after my life exactly as I was after his. I was quicker than he was. I tossed his rifle away and I ran my bayonet through his chest He fell‚ put his hand on the place were I had hit him and
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Scene IV Patricia is zipping up her suitcase. She is presentable‚ well-dressed‚ and in orbit. It is morning‚ sunshine enters through the window. The room’s temperature feels cool and comfortable to be in. The beds are unmade‚ proof that housekeeping has not knocked on their door yet. Patricia: In a high voice‚ so that Hernan can hear from the distance. Are you ready? Hernan: He responds from the distance‚ coming from the bathroom‚ in a high voice too. Almost. He exists the bathroom with his hair
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I guess it all started off like any other normal day. It always does. Everyone’s happy and living their lives and then the world ends. Well‚ it hasn’t ended. Earth is still spinning‚ orbiting the sun. We’re still getting seasons and global warming and all that‚ but what I mean is the world has ended for us. In a way we brought this on ourselves. We created the Corvus virus‚ originally invented to kill off the brain tumours for brain cancer sufferers. My sister was one of the scientists that helped
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A small country named Freedonia is in dire need of help. An extremely wealthy woman named Mrs. Teasdale comes to the rescue and agrees to bail Freedonia out of bankruptcy as long as they make Rufus Firefly their leader. It turns out that Firefly makes a terrible leader and is even quoted as telling the citizens of Freedonia that they think their country is doing badly now‚ they should just wit until he gets through with it Reduces work hours by shortening lunch hours. He continues his “leadership”
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The village was a cluster of wigwams around the shore of lake overlooked on both sides by bluffs. The sun was still hidden below the horizon when we arrived. I could hear the waves and feel the cold spray from the water as we entered the wigwam. An oil lamp shone on a woman kneeling by the head of a baby boy who laid on a rabbit skin. The baby cried as the woman placed a piece of damp rabbit fur on his forehead. My father spoke to me in a low voice. “It’s the fever.” He opened his medicine bag and
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Oh my mother. She’s always so loud‚ inspirational‚ and festive. Always nagging on and on to get out out for once and discover something new. Always telling me to get out of my shell. But this “shell” of mine is the only thing keeping me alive.And how can I discover something new when there is never something new here in Visalia? But no‚ she wouldn’t stop trying‚ no matter how much I try and tell her. She also tells me to smile more. But how? There is always a downside to everything‚ and when you
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Shirogane’s pov I couldn’t believe this. Is this for real? Is this a dream. Why would they have done this? They came here with Idate. Of all people it has to been Idate. This fucker just has to ruin my life again. Idate was looking at me dearly with that sinister grin on his smug face. I know one this for sure what he is going to do. "Heh. Never would have guess it a coward like you would ever left the isle with out me knowing. It’s such a shame though." "S-S-So what?" Then‚ he took me by the arm
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Saturnalia Everyone together having fun and connecting. A regular occurence at the end of the week. A mass ensemble of great colors and sounds. The vibrations move through you feeling it rumble to your core. Everyone so close you can feel each others warmth. Friends meeting friends and making more. The smell of comradery like you’ve just won a war. Celebrating that you’re living an intoxicating life. Violet I am abrasive or so you say. Others are basking in the sun yet I look to the
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After I waxed the tale of my journey to the Phaeacians‚ I traveled for three nights under the endless maiden’s starry nights until I arrived at the isle of Athens‚ the kingdom of wisdom. Docking my ship‚ I take a moment to myself before heading to the grand marketplace. With the stock of food that the king had provided so dearly running low‚ I am in a dire need for supplies‚ with an even more dire need of funds to acquire the mentioned supplies. All around the market‚ merchants shot wary eyes back
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