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    The Secret: Will it change your life? A guy is waiting for the light to turn green as he notices a Lamborghini pull up next to him‚ in his head he’s thinking wow this guys has a lot going for him. At the same time he notices on the other side of his car another guy pulls up driving a Kia. He laughs because based on his vehicle the overall assumption is that he’s struggling through life‚ just because he doesn’t have a nice car. In today’s society we base success on money and power‚ but the average

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    Whirlwind Short Story

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    the gravity of his weakness and hunger. He decides he must seek out food and compares the customary facility of finding food with the challenge of his current situation. Still dwelling on his parents’ divorce‚ he decides he will tell his father "The Secret" as soon as he returns home. Brian finds some unfamiliar bright red berries to eat‚ which turn out to taste very bitter. However‚ left with little choice‚ he eats them until the pangs of hunger subside. Since Brian has no matches he must think hard

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    1. What are some of the ways that bees serve as symbols in Lily’s life? Answer: Bees symbolize Lily’s mother in a number of instances throughout the novel. In Sylvan‚ Lily feels her mother’s presence when swarms of bees enter her room. Her mother’s name‚ Deborah‚ literally translates as "bee." She follows the path of her mother to Tiburon and finds herself on a honey farm. Bees model human society. Once Lily begins her beekeeper training with August‚ she quickly learns the ways in which a beehive

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    she was a “lady.” The grandmother also has an interesting use of the word “good.” She calls Red Sammy a “good man” for letting some men buy gasoline on credit‚ suggesting that she associates “good men” with gullibility and blind faith. Later in the story‚ she causes the family to make a wrong turn because she misremember the location of a plantation house she wanted to visit. When she realizes her mistake‚ she jerks her knee‚ ultimately causing the car to crash. She does not tell anyone about her mistake

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    Short Story Manny's

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    When I first read through the story I could start to see little hints and signs of a man who is in a state of depression. Depression can be defined as a state of feeling sad. Also can be defined as a serious medical condition in which a person feels very sad‚ hopeless‚ and unimportant and often is unable to live in a normal way. These definitions pinpoints Manny’s state throughout the story. You can notice the first since of him feeling sad‚ and hopeless when his wife died and he sold all of their

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    Cuauhtemoc: A Short Story

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    Cuauhtemoc the cat sprinted alongside the Spirit of the forest‚ and his tail flapped behind him like a flag. Occasionally he would stumble--not just because the ground was uneven but because things kept erupting out of it. A fleet of deer‚ a flight of squirrels‚ mounds of loamy soil‚ mazes of dewy grass‚ a kitten crying out at the first light of the sun‚ a lion exulting over a meal. All the while‚ a chorus of golden birds followed them and sang a dizzy tune to the beat of their Mother. The Spirit

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    Dominoe: A Short Story

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    Dominoe was in shock after hearing the story Liz just told her . The lady that died on the steps was not just a force by spirits ‚ it was the cause of pure drunkness and childness . Dominoe was in rage at her cousin and friends for doing that ‚ bringing a curse to the school and to themselves. Liz got up from her seat busting out in tears ‚ she explained how she had been watching herself and hoping the curse does not bring anything bad upon her. Alton apparently was claimed to have gotten more

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    Response to a Short Story

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    Response to “The Story of an Hour” The story mainly talks about complex emotions of Mrs. Mallard towards the news of her husband’s death along with her inner reflections upon living‚ death‚ and freedom. The emotional change of Mrs. Mallard is an essential clue throughout the whole story. At first‚ she was deep in sorrow after hearing the bad news that “she wept at once‚ with sudden‚ wild abandonment”. Then‚ she realized that her husband’s passing away actually set her free physically and mentally

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    Eric's Short Story

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    It was no secret that Eric had unresolved feelings for Madison‚ and not just the simple innocent type of feelings either. He had been in love with the girl since they were no more than naive teenagers growing up in Brooklyn; but even so‚ she had always been Theo’s girlfriend and there were some lines that weren’t to be crossed. After all‚ Eric was Theo’s best friend and therefore Madison was and always would be off limits. Nevertheless‚ these nettlesome feelings had followed Eric into adulthood and

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    The Road Short Story

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    This is a story about loss‚ about being different‚ and about the world’s many evils. This story will fable heroes who learn to summon unwavering courage in times of unimaginable adversity. This is a story about sacrifice and the willingness to oppose bitterness and hatred in honor of the greater good. This story will highlight the devastation that corrupt governments leave in their wake. The characters in this story will undergo tests‚ trials‚ and imperfections that may seem large scale‚ but ultimately

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