Creative Writing – Look through Deaths Eyes “Ships in the distance have every mans wish on board‚” Grandpa always used to tell me that every time we saw a cruise ship going by our Beach house on the Florida shore. I never understood it until he had passed away. When someone dies you enter their wise world‚ to understand what things you never understood‚ I was the one grandpa picked to view his world. This is the story of what I saw. Time-lapse 50 years prior to my death‚ Vietnam. The
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target to locker slamming‚ tripping‚ and taunting. My favorite joke was when this one person gave me a bendable ruler and said I was about as straight as it. Jokes on him. The ruler was new and wasn’t even bent yet. Idiots. My first class if Creative Writing. It’s the one class I feel safe in because none of my top offenders go to this class‚ and I am free to express myself without any judgement because only my teacher reads it‚ my uncle‚ Mr. Figgett. I’m surprised he hasn’t told Mother yet‚ because
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Cottrell. Creative thinking can benefit any aspect of life‚ including academic study or our working day. All too often‚ we act as if creativity were the preserve of a special breed of people – great artists‚ musicians‚ designers and inventors. However‚ you don’t need to be good at drawing or painting or music in order to be creative. Because of this misperception‚ we can tend to underestimate our own capacity for creativity and the wide range of situations to which we could apply creative thought.
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The Meal Ticket By Leslie Davis My call to write came at an early age. At the time I was far too young to understand how my camp letters home would someday prove to be one of my earliest and truest forms of self-expression. Camp Desoto was a month long girls camp situated high in the Rocky Mountains of Tennessee. On a hot June Saturday in 1973‚ with me riding alone in the back seat‚ my parents took the three hour drive up from Atlanta to drop me off for the summer. Other than holiday
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Year 8 Ancient History-EgyptResearch and Imaginative accountThe Greatest pharaoh who ever livedThe story of my deathIt all began on one rainy day. I was 26 and I was drinking from a golden goblet‚ which had my name engraved on it‚ when suddenly‚ I began to feel dizzy and I lost my balance. Before I knew it‚ I found myself on the floor. The goblet that I drank from had pure venom in it from the most poisonous snake of Egypt. I saw my life roll past my eyes. I even had some visions‚ in which I was
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The Long Walk to Norway House Early in the fall‚ several families left York Factory to find food and shelter further inland to the south. Only a handful of trappers and their families chose to remain behind. Food was scarce and the weather uncooperative. All had predicted the weather would change; then‚ they would bring in plenty of furs to the traders at the fort. This was not to be. Day after day‚ the winter winds never seemed to stop. Tough times were ahead for the people along the Hudson Bay
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Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk‚ the best beach in the world with food‚ roller coasters‚ and an extraordinary view of an ocean. Everywhere smelling either like fish or funnel cakes. Screaming and yelling with full of joy going down a steep hill on a rollercoaster. Saltwater waves crashing into the golden‚ rocky sand. People everywhere chilling in their colorful tents with barbecue cooking with a slight burning smell. Laughing and smiling with friends and families in all directions. Walking with my Aunt
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“This match is boring‚ let’s go outside and do something while we wait for the Mayweather v. McGregor fight.” Khialeo said‚ as we were all sitting down watching TV. “Like what?” I said‚ “how about play hide and seek in the dark?” suggested Marc. We all agreed‚ and quickly ran up the stairs and out the front door. As soon as I arrived outside‚ I could smell the fresh air‚ and feel the warm summer breeze flowing past me. When we got onto the driveway‚ we decided who was going to be the first one to
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Darkness surrounds Lydia‚ her body is trembling‚ and she feels weak. Her head is spinning‚ while her stomach churns. She has had her suspicions‚ woman’s intuition you might say. Her fears became reality when the truth surfaces‚ her husband is being unfaithful. She is shaking‚ even though it is an unusually warm January day. Shaking‚ not because she’s cold. The color has drained from her body and she feels ill. There is a giant hole in her heart‚ and the pain is unbelievable. The truth came
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I stood there‚ gazing at all the trophies and framed news article with bold headings saying "The Champion James Wins Again!" All the trophies I won had no effect on me at all. I remember stepping in the World Championship Boxing Stadium. I remember walking towards the ring and thousands of fans screaming my name. I remember Alexander. I especially remember the last punch that hit me cold. I laid there motionless‚ on the floor. And at that moment‚ I knew that my boxing career was over. My wife‚ Tiffany
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