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    Gone: A Short Story

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    live”-Norman Cousins. I think half of me died along with him too. It has been 11 years since my dad passed away. I was brainwashed when Dedicators bought me into the city. They’d said I’d never get over his death‚ honestly‚ I didn’t. He was fighting back‚ from what exactly I couldn’t place. I saw my face in his full of a rare savage. He was on the ground full of agony and pain. I was weeping‚ crying‚ and begging him to come back. I could smell the terrifying scent of blood and death. “Never

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    The Composer: Richard Wagner Wilhelm Richard Wagner was born on May 22‚ 1813 in Leipzig. Richard Wagner was so influential that his writings on drama had a huge impact on people throughout the second half of the nineteenth century. Richard Wagner’s father passed away when he was only six months old‚ with typhus. His mother remarried‚ who was a writer and an artist. Richard’s stepfather educated him. Richard attended Leipzig University to study music‚ but he dropped out of college to take a job in

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    Adsila Short Story

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    was at an age where she had to take her own responsibilities. She cried for the past nights ever since the passing of her mother. As the leaves started to fall and sway side to side at the valley‚ and at that time the Inuits decided to have a ceremony for her mother but because of that‚ it only made it worse on Adsila. She found a little secret place outside of the valley where she got some quiet time. At that spot‚ there was a steep‚ deep hole where it looked like a meteor had landed. The tribe

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    Short Story: Ellie

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    Ellie kept trying to inquire where Ellie was going but Ellie just told him that her mother told her she wasn’t to talk to strangers. When Ellie and Piper arrived in Los Angeles‚ they set out to find Audrena. “There’s some things I need to warn you about before we see Audrena‚” Piper said‚” she must have been murdered in a horrible way because she won’t discuss her murder with anyone. So you better be a good persuader because I’m not sure she’ll tell you. It might take a few days to get her to talk

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    Lily: A Short Story

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    while she was working his peach stand. He said he wanted her to just sit all day and sell peaches but no one even came to buy them. Another cruel thing T-Ray did to Lily is slap her. When T-Ray found Lily at August’s house‚ Lily refused to go home with him. When Lily said she would not go T-Ray slapped her across the face. The most common form of punishment T-Ray will put Lily through is kneeling on grits. T-Ray assumes the worst in Lily and if he suspects she is doing something wrong he would

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    Short Story Assignment

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    “The Maypole of Merry Mount” by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a short story about a young couple in love who must choose between a lifestyle of Puritanism or the lifestyle of the people of Merry Mount. Level 1- What are the names of the Lord and Lady of May? *The Lady of May is named Edith and the Lord of May is named Edgar. Level 2- What does the forest symbolize in Hawthorne’s “The Maypole of Merry Mount”? *Hawthorne uses the forest to symbolize a place where immoral and lawless activities

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    Montresor: A Short Story

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    triumph. Why not? There isn’t a man‚ nay a soul‚ that could best me. But it is with wine that I celebrate my glory. The more the better‚ as wine is my source of comfort. I indeed celebrate with my trusted friend Montresor‚ who had accompanied me during the carnival season. Dusk lay across the land‚ and while the people cheered and laughed‚ I was mesmerized my what my friend had to tell me. “A pipe” I stumbled a bit by the news‚ unsure if I’d even heard it right. “Impossible! And in the middle of the

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    Rico: A Short Story

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    In late September after Rico‚ a low level crack dealer in North Las Vegas‚ was picked up on charges‚ he was asked why he was now dealing on the street. He said someone was renovating the old homeless shelter and the tweekers who normally ruled the place were all gone. * * * The sheriff looked at the picture attached to the missing person’s report. Carmel was a beauty queen. Her homecoming picture showed the blonde was tall and shapely‚ with a youthful innocence despite the fact that the man next

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    Poop, a short story.

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    work. I was a very nervous person and pretty shy. I had to drive 45 minutes to the Red Cross center. Once I got there‚ the lady brought me to my station and showed me what I would be doing throughout the day. I was told to cross the donors names off the list once they donated and to serve them snacks and drinks after they were finished. She then left me alone and went off to her office. I started to feel like i had to poop when i realized I had no idea where the restrooms were. I was too scared to

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    Kanye: A Short Story

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    door‚ and out comes Kanye with wide open eyes and a smell of fire arrived

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