Blurb Abelina is a wee little petite tot‚ well she was when she was a baby but now she’s 13 and ready to take on the world. If only everyone could see abelina as she is. A young grown women but in some people’s minds she is still a wee little girl. Prologue I can feel the sweat dripping down my body. I feel hel pless. I can’t control the fury‚ the pain inside of me and think that I might collapse. I feel my bones caving in on me. My skin feels buried. It rages with fire. Names are running through
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Treacherous Terrain As a resident of Florida‚ "The Sunshine State" I can vouch that my state does not always live up to the expectations for the nick name it was chosen to represent. Not only are Florida’s meretriciously warm and sunny summer days part of its existence‚ but its days can often be filled with grave and horrifying thunderstorms. When these storms occur‚ natural disasters such as tornadoes and floods beyond belief rampage through our beautiful Floridian cities. First of all‚ an estimated
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“The Pedestrian” by Ray Bradbury describes a future where everyone stays inside and watches T.V.‚ except for one man. For the past few years‚ Leonard Mead is the only person who takes walks through the lonely and deserted streets‚ when one night the only police car in the city interrogates him and then takes him to a psychiatric center for the sole reason that he was unlike the rest of society. Often people who think differently are misunderstood and as a result‚ they are treated unfairly. “The
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Of Love The ’Essays’ of Francis Bacon are the first in date of classics of English prose‚ in proper sense of the term. They are used as class-books almost as much of Shakespeare’s plays. No one in English literature has ever written a greater number of essays packed with striking formulas and loaded with practical wisdom. Bacon’s Essays’ are the fruit of his close observation of human life. They have been described to be the treasure house of wisdom. ’Of Love’ is one of most famous essays
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The beginning of spring always brings a new season of baseball. So‚ in celebration‚ here are nine reasons to love this sport‚ one for each inning. 1. No Time Limit Unlike most sports‚ baseball has no time limit. That means it ain’t over ’til it’s over‚ and the excitement of an extra-inning ball game is second to none. Need some proof? The longest recorded Major League game was on May 1‚ 1920. After 26 innings‚ Boston and Brooklyn ended with a 1-1 tie. Long enough for you? If not‚ in 1984‚ Chicago
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Bartleby‚ A Story Genuinely About Him The story of Bartleby‚ The Scrivener in my opinion is truly about Bartleby. In the short story the narrator merely talks about himself to give background knowledge to the reader on the life in which Bartleby is about to enter. From the beginning he says “it is fit I make some mention of myself … because some such description is indispensable to an adequate understanding of the chief character”‚ emphasizing that he is merely there to tell the story of Bartleby
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years after the fall of Rome did it take for a Dante to appear? Many‚ many years.” We are in a post-modern and also post-literate age‚ but not to the extent of the novel yet. Reading is difficult‚ especially online‚ just as Nicholas had said himself about the times when he tried to read on his computer. The post-modern-human is constantly bombarded with distractions when he reads on the computer and online‚ yet internet provides much easier access to books and readings that it
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Ray Dalio‚ who runs the hedge fund behemoth Bridgewater Associates‚ is speaking at the Bloomberg Markets Most Influential Summit with former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg. Bloomberg TV’s Stephanie Ruhle is the panel moderator. Both CEOs are talking about the intense focus on transparency at both of their firms. Dalio is also one of those closely followed macro fund managers. He is also known for ’round-the-clock surveillance at his firm. Everything is recorded. Dalio said that
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The documentary “Capitalism: A Love Story” by Michael Moore was extremely interesting. At first I thought that it was going to be just another boring documentary‚ but the way he presented his arguments‚ and his point of view was very intriguing. It opened up my eyes to a lot of underlying issues that have occurred or are currently occurring in America that many people are unaware of. Three major aspects of the documentary that stuck out to me were the fact that American textbooks and made Ronald
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enthusiastic about going there. “Esha is just not my type‚ we have nothing at all in common”‚ she thought to herself. But her mother had put her foot down. “Of course you must go‚ Aditi!” her mother insisted firmly. “Esha will be very hurt if you refuse...” “But I don’t know any of her friends!” Aditi protested crossly. “I’ll be like a fish out of water. Look‚ why don’t I just send her a card and a present?” But her mother wouldn’t hear of it. “I don’t know what all the fuss is about! Aditi‚ you
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