I live my days on a cold and gloomy swamp that lies on the edge of King Hrothgar’s kingdom. This is my home‚ the only place I feel safe. My father and I have been persecuted our entire lives by the people of the kingdom. They give us trouble because we are the descendents of Cain‚ the first human to commit murder‚ who killed his brother Abel. The citizens describe us as hideous‚ ruthless‚ clawed monsters. The king was disgusted with my father so much that he had him executed‚ twelve long years ago
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Every once and awhile I’ll look back on my life and I’ll laugh. Particularly at the times I spent with my friend Ben and all the mischief we caused; even when some of the things we did weren’t the safest or smartest things to do. The adventures and trouble we would get in. I remember the day we went to the lake‚ and how it ended almost horribly wrong. In the morning of this beautiful cloudless summer morning‚ I never thought I would come so close to such a near-death experience. The drone of my
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My life is very dull‚ and when a fun moment happens it is very easy to remember it. One such time was when my friend Payton Holm and I went around Royalton on Halloween. A week before Halloween we agreed togo walk in town.On the afternoon of Halloween I went to my Grandma’s house to get something to eat for the shenanigans later. Payton Holm is my best friend from school‚ and we have been friends since 1st grade. I agreed to meet him at 4:30 after school in my Grandma’s driveway. I walked into
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A long time ago‚ monsters and humans ruled the earth. Humans thought that the monsters were a threat. From that a great war started. Eventually humans came victorious sealing the monsters in the ground forever. No one had seen a monster until… a small child wandered up a mountain where the monster where once sealed. The child tripped and fell into a small hole which carried him to the underground where he landed on a thick layer of flowers. landing on the soft bed of flowers one flower stood out
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An eardrum shattering shriek ripped through the suburbs as the announcement was made and Armageddon began. I stepped into the street and was attacked by the acrid stench of burning flesh as people ripped each other to shreds. I walked through the haze‚ ignoring the wounded as they pleaded for mercy. Buildings crumbled around me and hot blood spattered on my face as a bullet caused the head of the man in front of me to vanish in an explosion of gore. I wiped the back of my hand across my forehead
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Coming into Syracuse University‚ I had never played‚ been to‚ or even watched a rugby match. When I left Syracuse‚ I was a captain and formal vice president of the Syracuse University Hammerheads. Almost every day of undergrad life involved daily work dedicated to keeping the club moving in the right direction. We had weekly team and officer meetings‚ daily practices‚ and what felt like an endless stream of paper work. All the work paid off to see how far our team came in just a few years with us
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Immersed and Enlightened Mitch Graf Comp. Religion 2370 Amy Picknell September 24‚ 2012 Prelude: Originally I had my TA‚ Amy Picknell sign me up for the KTC visit on Sunday September 16th. However‚ I unfortunately had to go to an unexpected funeral on that Saturday and Sunday so I wasn’t able to go to the KTC meditation. I ended up leaving Columbus Friday night and on my way down I kept looking and looking for places to visit and couldn’t find anything. Then‚ out of nowhere I noticed some
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Patricia Ameperosa Literacy Narrative English 848 02/10/2013 ESSAY #1 I am not a professional reader‚ nor am I a professional writer. As a matter of fact‚ I don’t like writing at all‚ but then writing is a part of life. I was only 6 years old when I started to take an interest in reading and also started to learn how to read. My grandmother was a greater reader. She would read to me all the time and encourage me to read anything I could get my hands on. I would always see her with a book
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The debate over ocean fishing rights and responsibilities takes place between the commercial fishing industry and conservationists worldwide. In recent years‚ legislators have worked with these polarized constituents to ensure a sustainable yet profitable industry. Fortunately‚ there has been much compromise between fishers and environmentalists‚ but both sides remain alienated from each other. The demand for fish has been spurred in part by nutritionists and doctors who promote the health benefits
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498). By now she was one of Britain’s analytical philosophers‚ and she was heading up the ranks. In 1941‚ she met a fellow philosopher Peter Geach as they were both getting instructions from a Dominican priest. They later married and had 7 children‚ 3 sons and 4 daughters. In 1956 she opposed Oxfords decision to award Harry Truman the honorary degree; she felt that he was a mass murderer when he decided to use the atom bomb against the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan. She also closed
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