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    Illinois: A Short Story

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    Ella Wheeler Illinois It’s late at night and I’m running through the cotton fields of the slave plantation in Kentucky. Day after day I had been forced to endure working at this horrible place. Not anymore because I am going to finally escape. My friends all say that someday things will get better‚ but to me things won’t get better when nobody is willing to try. I am going to be that person who will change the thoughts of other people. Suddenly‚ I hear a shout behind me that brings me to the

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    Vanderhoof: A Short Story

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    prepare a snack. While she was putting jam on her sandwich‚ there was a knock on the door. She hurried and looked through the peep hole. She saw her friend Christy with her three children. She opened the door and shouted‚ “Haven’t you heard? Vanderhoof has escaped! Run to your house and hide!” Christy paused‚ then hurried off with her three

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    Winnie: A Short Story

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    Several years later six years to be exact.Winnie is seventeen years old.She is at her twelfth grade class ready to go home cause today is the special day.It’s the day she will go back to the spring.The clock

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    Makenzie's Short Story

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    Sunburns‚ ice cream‚ and family gatherings It’s Memorial Day weekend‚ and room to walk freely on the Riverwalk in San Antonio‚ Texas is scarce. Makenzie and her family are searching for the line to buy boat ride tickets so they can tour the locale. The queue was too long for them to manage Rather than fighting the size of the line‚ Makenzie and her family ended up going to "I Scream U Scream" for ice cream. Once the boat ride ticket line dwindled down to a manageable size‚ Makenzie went to stand

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    I recognized Francis by three things‚ her strong southern accent‚ her rich intoxicating perfume‚ and the color of her skin. She was my “Black Grandmama.” When I was a little kid‚ my family would drive down to my father’s hometown of New Orleans Louisiana‚ and stay with his parents for months at a time. My grandparents‚ very wealthy‚ had an ensemble of workers. Maids‚ butlers‚ cooks‚ all of which had one thing in common; they were black. Growing up in Dubuque I had very few encounters with people

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    The Crucible Short Story

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    This world is no good with them preachin’ Catholics forcin’ us to learn the Gospel. John loves me‚ I know it. He blushes when I am near. He has let his mind go. He don’t believe in them Catholics. He believes in me. But when he is with that woman I can not have him. Elizabeth has poisoned his heart. Her love has vanquished his soul and evil inside has taken control. [Abigail stands slamming both hands on the table. She speaks aggressively] My blood fires inside just knowing she is rebellious

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    Power: A Short Story

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    my friend were around the age of 12. We were about to meet a very interesting someone. That someone was named power. Power was someone who could give you anything you want. But it might be too much for one to handle. Power is nothing but a tool that has the ability to corrupt the purest soul. It all started when we got our jobs in karate as instructors. Giving us the ability to help the higher belt instructors with other lower belts in self defense. At the time we thought that this was a cool job

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    Alyson: A Short Story

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    filling her ear when her mother hangs up. "I’ll see you at 4!" Her mother’s voice echoes in her head. Walking down 48th Street in the suburb of Phoenix known as Ahwatukee‚ Alyson is eager to share her new attained $350 on none other than her mom. Aly has made it to her front door by the time she finished calling the salon. "Your appointment is set for 4:10 this afternoon at our location on Chandler Boulevard." The massage clerk had sent via email to the shiny new iPhone purchased this morning after

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    Putting the mask over his face‚ Erik stared into the mirror. His one-sided conscience told him that destroying the property of families and friends is hilarious. “Let’s go!” Arthur‚ the sidekick begged to start vandalising. The two high school boys got into the black Jeep. Erik grabbed the brown bat. There were red streaks in the groves of the bat. Smashing the window‚ Erik began to hit the mailboxes. Arthur’s car engine roared‚ wanting destruction. The mailboxes cried. Brown‚ black‚ pink‚ orange

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    because she has so few supporter that it is hard to raise even $5‚000.00 to help the apartment complex she lives in buy a few electronic devices. She has even tried to raise money for a homeless epileptic father son duo‚ but gained only $6. She says with a sad and hopeless look on her face. "How cruel can my fellow man be not to want to help those in need‚ and no I don’t want to hear this line about people don’t have any money‚ because we all know that’s BS. Everyone in the world usually has about $1

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