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    The Chapel I sat in was lined with wooden pews‚ unadorned as befitted the sombre mood. Inside the atmosphere was oppressive and a faint mustiness hung in the air. I was vaguely aware of the murmurs and rustlings of the other mourners as they took their seats. I dabbed my eyes with the hanker-chief as the deeply moving and melancholy chords of “Amazing Grace” began to filter through the stony walls. Ahead of the pews the mahogany casket was polished to a glossy shine and adorned with pale pink

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    Antwan Mansour S_113 Announcer: “ C_Copy2 and C_Copy 7 to super stage‚ report now.” “ What do you think all of this is about S_112 ?” “ I have no clue‚ they might have some sickness or might be polluted.” “Yea”‚ every time I talk to her I feel something in me that keeps me attracted to her‚ a bond maybe. Polluted‚ that word struck my head‚ what can it be? Thinking as I was strolling through the corridor until I approached a steel door called stage 3 with a sign saying “no

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    SI can remember that day when I was ten years old. I was going to the primary school with my friends by bus as every day in the morning. On that day‚ I leaved home at six a.m. and got to the bus. After that‚ I saw a strange man was following us in his car. He was about 40 years old with dirty clothes. Before we arrived to school he had shouted‚ "stop stop stop the bus" to the driver and he tried to stop our bus. So he hit the front of the bus by his car. After five minutes the bus stopped totally

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    He was at a secondary school in Hüyük. He was very clever but he was also naughty. Ramazan was the only child of the family. He didn’t have any sisters and brothers‚ so he sometimes used to feel himself alone at home . He had only a few friends from school but after school he didn’t have enough time to play with them . Because his friends stayed in a dormitory and they had to go to the dormitory after school. Only they were free at weekends. So on weekdays it was almost impossible to play

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    A flight had just landed in the very crowded Houston airport. It was a very foggy‚ misty morning. The Journey from Belgium to Houston was long and uncomfortable‚ and Peter was cold‚ miserable and unhappy. Huddled up like a hedgehog‚ in his filthy black coat‚ he pierced through the crowd for a familiar face that could help him get through this confusion. Looking in his wallet he discovered that he was penniless. Peter was sixteen years old‚ average height‚ and a child with a mild and simple character

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    ----------- The Mienshao opened her eyes and gasped loudly. She could instantly feel that she was sitting in a very uncomfortable position in small‚ enclosed space. The ground felt cold and metallic. It was obviously some kind of cage. The Mienshao looked down to her stomach and rubbed it‚ relieved to feel that her unborn baby was unharmed. "Richard‚ long time‚ no see buddy. How’ve you been?" a voice spoke happily. "Dr. Feinburg‚ it sure is great to see you again‚" replied a second voice

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    It was a beautiful fall weekend; the sunlight shined enough to provide just the right amount of warmth to make it the perfect picnic day. I was on my way to meet my parents for the annual South Florida Police and Fire bar-b-que. I knew that there was a chance that he would be there since a good part of his family is fire fighters. I have been organizing‚ planning‚ helping‚ running‚ and attending this event ever since I can remember‚ and there had only been a few times that he showed up because the

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    her family rushed into the room and saw this note on the screen: Dearest Wife‚ Just got checked in. Everything prepared for your arrival tomorrow. P.S. Sure is hot down here. :mrgreen: Will’s experience at the airport: After his return from Rome‚ Will couldn’t find his luggage in the airport baggage area. He went to the lost luggage office and told the woman there that his bags hadn’t shown up on the carousel. She smiled and told him not to worry because they were trained professionals

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    African Literature: What Tradition? by Es’kia Mphahlele It all started when Africa was shanghaied into the history of the West in the late nineteenth century. What were we coming into? ----- a long line of continuity going back some 9‚000 years since the civilizations of the great river valleys of the Nile‚ the Tigris and Euphrates‚ the Indus‚ and the Hwang-ho had launched man on a long intellectual quest. We had been discovered by an aggressive Western Culture which was never going to let us be

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    Short Story Analysis: ‘Cat in the Rain’ Summary It is about an American couple that spends their holidays in an Italian hotel. It is a rainy day and the American woman sees a cat in the rain‚ which she wants to protect from the raindrops. When she goes out of the hotel‚ which is kept by an old Italian who really seems to do everything to please that woman‚ and wants to get the cat‚ it is gone. After returning to the hotel room‚ she starts a conversation with her husband George‚ who is reading

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