There was a man who had been mute for 3 or 4 years. This man was in his very late stages of Alzheimer’s suffering with dementia nonetheless. He could not live on his own whatsoever. He needed a high level of assistance in most‚ if not all‚ his daily activities. There wasn’t much hope left in this man‚ let alone treatments available‚ until one day a music therapist was provided. She sang old songs to him and to other patients‚ triggering back memories. These memories seemed to spark a light
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sunshine on greenleaf. The pale she-cat broken into a run‚ taking in the freshness of the air and winds of the forest she had been apart from for so long. At last‚ she was back. She felt free‚ and afraid. Somewhere within the forest‚ was the cat she had once fled from. Despite her return‚ she knew she had no interest in facing him again. She stopped to catch her breath‚ tasting the air around her for the scent of fresh kill. The undergrowth was alive with the scurrying of prey. She spotted a rabbit sniffing
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one another. Dressed in the finest of apparel‚ she was captivated by the strange yet regal way they spoke and moved among their fellow guests. Watching them ignited a fire so intense inside—she’d never been able to extinguish it. She longed to live a life filled with dignity‚ wealth‚ and class someday‚ just like these fine folk
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smells like sweat‚ but I’m used to it. An old‚ dingy and torn apart gym. A drop of sweat comes down my face and I got an idea. A dumb idea. Everything was going great until something vile happened‚ something that I will never forget. I was in line waiting for my turn‚ and I decided to go off to the side and practice one of my own tricks. Then BOOM‚ I broke my arm‚ I couldn’t explain how fast it went. My coach came rushing over‚ and he started calling an ambulance. Once the ambulance came‚ the
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my friend‚ Montresor‚ was all that spoke “True. Amontillado” I could hear the faint sound of the wall of which I entered being boarded up. In a desperate attempt I let about a loud scream. I screamed and bellowed‚ but nothing happened. All I could here was the wall being boarded. My screams subsided to a chuckle. “They will not be awaiting us at the palazzo. Let us be
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Cato leaned further back into his chair‚ the faux leather covering said chair groaned in retaliation at the movement. His glasses gleamed as if an lightbulb had glowed in front them‚ his thoughts halted as an idea for his current case had just transpired in his head. His sharp smirk at the idea looked deadly. He would win this case now. He walked back into the courtroom ready to win "Is it true that you claim to have been touched inappropriately by this man?" Cato questioned the clearly drug addicted
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Toughie I used to have a husband‚ but now‚ I have a pain in my right thigh. As I rub in a deep-heating cream‚ I remember when I had a husband and our children were small. My husband brought home a tiny white kitten that was injured at a house party. His paw was crushed by a person sitting on a chair. I took the kitten reluctantly and nursed him back to good health. The kitten grew into a cat named Toughie‚ who loved us‚ his family‚ and was protective of us. We did not need a dog as we had a watch
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In James Baldwin’s‚ Sonny’s Blues‚ he uses many different symbols throughout his short story to present the overall theme of suffering to the reader. He uses symbols such as music‚ characters facial expressions and the presence of ice‚ light and darkness. In the very beginning of the story when the narrator is reading the paper and he comes across the news of his brother‚ Sonny‚ he says‚ “A great block of ice got settled in my belly and kept melting there slowly all day long”. (Baldwin 600) He
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Beginning College Beginning college is an exciting time‚ but it also be a time to face some of your greatest fears. In the story Fangirl written by Rainbow Rowell Cath and Wren begin their college experience at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Cath and Wren both face challenges and fears in college create obstacles that affect their overall experience. The major challenges and fears that Cath and Wren face are Cath isolates herself‚ Wren quickly develops an alcohol problem‚ and Cath’s and Wren’s
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