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    Juggle: A Short Story

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    I believe that if I set my mind to something I can do it. Anyone can do this. Just setting your mind to something and going through with the comment to that‚ you can do anything. My story starts out with how I learned how to Juggle. Friday night it was 4th Friday for businesses downtown. My store which is The Red Peppermint had a juggler come to help bring in customers. We were slammed! Thanks Mr. Juggler! When he was there he asked us if we knew how to juggle. All three of us said “no”. So he

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    Sodalite: A Short Story

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    the nearest tree‚ attempting to listen to the strangers in the distance. “-And thats why i always flush twice ” said a slightly masculine voice in the distance. A disgusted‚ high pitched voice soon followed‚ “remind me Steven‚ never let me ask you about your strange tendencies ever again.” Whats a steven? Soda thought. Is it some type of earth thing? Soda never really… studied Earth. She just learned some of it from Homeworld‚ like what trees are‚ whats a human‚ how a human can harm you‚ what the

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    language to create atmosphere and tension in A Vendetta? You should use the following structure to help you. Introduction • This should briefly explain a bit about Maupassant and the Gothic genre; you could comment on whether you think events in Maupassant’s life influenced his work. • Briefly introduce the story. Main Body of the Essay: • The preparation questions you did should provide a good starting point‚ remember you are focussing on how the language creates atmosphere

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    Hurricane Katrina was a man-made and natural disaster. The hurricane‚ of course‚ was a natural disaster. The after effects like the levees breaching‚ people starving and dieing in the streets‚ how the government handle the situation were all man made. The reason being a man made were ‚ The man-made part of the disaster is that the government knew the levees wouldn’t hold up in a Category 3 hurricane‚ and they didn’t shore them up anyway. What was also man-made was the fact that the government

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    Short Story Ambush

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    If somebody is not an enemy then he should be a friend‚ if it was not a matter of life and death why kill him? We are forced by the laws we obey to disobey our own will. The story “Ambush” tells us about a soldier in war who never wanted to kill but did it anyway because he was obliged to do so. “There were no thoughts about

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    the delivery. She knew I had prayed‚ and believed by faith I would deliver Micah naturally. Several medical people had told me I would not deliver my baby naturally due to my size and shape‚ but I prayed and trusted God would somehow aid me in a natural delivery. I had to go back to work seventeen days after Micah was born. Just before 4:00 a.m.‚ the monitor‚ which showed the baby’s heartbeat‚ became dead silent. The nurse moved a few things and then got the doctor. The doctor quickly came in and

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    Essay and Short Story

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        He  waited  as  he  had  at  every  appointment‚  month  after  month‚  year  after  year.  Repetition  had   dulled  him  to  the  monstrosity  of  what  he  was  about  to  do.  He  could  not  live  without  a  Body   Surgeon‚  he  reasoned.  But  the  reasoning  had  become  a  mantra‚  an  ever-­‐crumbling  self-­‐delusion.       Mirrors

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    Review of Short Story

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    what do we wlearn about it’s effects on the people through the character Irene Ruddock? Alan Bennet shows society split in two.He shows the divide in age between society and the generational conflict that holds the generations apart. Irene Ruddock hides herself away from society because she doesn’t understand it. She reacts badly to things she finds in modern society. She complains to various people through her letters‚ and this genreally has a bad effect of what she writes about. For instance

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    Horseheads: A Short Story

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    When you discard your shopping cart‚ do you ever think about the people returning it from the parking lot to the store? Well rain or shine‚ one man has been doing it for over a decade and at 81-years-old. "And I love it. I just love coming here and mingling with the young folks and just doing what comes natural to me‚" said Lester Sowell. At 81-years-old‚ Lester Sowell shows no signs of slowing down. The Air Force Veteran and Horseheads native always has a smile on his face as he collects carts

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    Kutztown: A Short Story

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    Fitzgerald The night before I left my home to start school at Kutztown‚ I cried. I slept next to my mom in her room‚ surrounded by stuffed animals around my body from my youth‚ tears streaming down my face. I was scared‚ nervous‚ and uncertain about my future. The idea of going to this new place‚ with new faces‚ and new beginnings excited me‚ but choked me at the time. I didn’t know what to think. My anxiety was at an all time high. The first night at Kutztown‚ I laid in my bed staring at the

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