with blue roofs but still manages to look dark and mysterious and has an eerie feel surrounding it. It is long and on half of it is about 10 floors high with little towers coming out above the main roof‚ the other half is lower down‚ only about 5 stories high‚ with a large watch tower in the middle of that section. It houses my aunt‚ uncle and their daughter‚ my cousin and a few other families. For the last few days I’ve been walking to their estate as I am moving there to live with them because my
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“Yes‚ I have lived her as long as I can remember.” Klara grimaced a little at his next question. It was not like she was hated by the town. In fact‚ Klara had a fairly decent reputation within the town with the farmers‚ Innkeeper and the Mayor. No‚ she grimaced at the fact the townspeople were the ones to worry about. He was concerned‚ rightfully so‚ about her when Orin should be focused on them. “Well‚ the local farms would say that I am very helpful and a hard working. The Mayor would say I
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An expiration date. A death. Susie’s English thesis is on the use of deus ex machina plot devices in 19th century literature. Her anthropology thesis will be about the transmission of culture among schoolchildren. Susie’s Death is staring at her from a dozen feet
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In Control In my sophomore year of high school‚ I remember a particular speech I had to deliver in my English class. It was just like any other‚ honestly. But this one‚ this specific one‚ gave me the greatest trouble. My irrational fear of public speaking consumed me and turned me against myself. I remember the mindset that I had for most of my sophomore year: me vs. them. That was how high school was. It was every man for himself. But never would I have ever thought that I was my own biggest obstacle
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eyes became the sun and moon‚ his arms and his legs became the four directions of the compass and his trunk became the mountains. His flesh turned into the soil and the trees that grow on it‚ his blood into the rivers that flow and his veins into paths men travel. His body hair became the grass and herbs‚ and his skin the same‚ while precious stones and minerals were formed from his bones and teeth. His sweat became the dew and the hair of his head became the stars that trail throughout heaven. As
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Short Story Scrutiny. Scepticism. Shock. It was all too familiar‚ the look on the faces in the room. An aboriginal female in a doctor’s coat. She glanced around the room as she sat down. The dullness of the grey walls seemed to absorb the lost hopes and dreams of the young men around her. The stale oxygen that lingered in the small room was slowly suffocating under the sterile smell of disinfectant. The only glimmer of light was a small corner of a window where the morning sun shimmered through
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Étienne‚ the butler‚ finally announced that dinner was served. We put down our drinks‚ and cheered the news which brought us closer to the long awaited moment to savor the “saumon a la mayonnaise’‚ specialty of Mélanie la cuisinière. In the middle of the agitation‚ I was approached by the Baron de Valfort to escort Dame Irène Chaboix. I was glad to do it. I went over to the Diva right away‚ and offered her my arm‚ which she accepted with the grandiloquence of stage actors. Like most old artists
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days. During that time‚ she got a chance to observe and admire how these important men and their beautiful wives interacted with 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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everyone is gathered in the dining room. My mom who always looks like‚ well‚ a mother is sitting between Cessi and Gary. Staring at the vegetable salad‚ Gary didn’t make a single move. Cessi is smiling at me. She’s the cool kid between them and among all normal six years olds. She looks horrible now but always happy. Poor kid‚ she doesn’t even know her cancer is killing her little by little. It’s undeniable that we’ve been close with each other. We both have good-looking faces. It feels very
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In 1983 Edens co-founded Electronic Banking System‚ Inc. (EBS)‚ a direct mail service bureau designed to fulfill the mail receipt and data collection requirements of the direct mail industry. His management philosophies crisscrossed over two distinct theories that stood out in the early 20th century. He used the approach of time and motion philosophies of Frederick Taylor theory of scientific management. His organizational structure and need for control illustrated his Administrative Theory style
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