gaps. It doesn’t do that anymore. Adara always made an effort to keep everything in pristine condition. She was careful to line the frail bushes parallel to the trodden path‚ creating an inviting atmosphere for when guests came and visited. In the summer she would load up the lawn mower and guide it across the prickly grass‚ her forehead blazing in the burning sun. Streams of azaleas‚ lilies‚ iris’‚ orchids
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formulated‚ grazing the grade 1 seven stripes that were sewn on. Stripes of courage‚ rank and acknowledgement. *** My father slowly wiped down the Lee-Enfield while I filled up the metal canteen. “Father‚ is it going to hurt the rabbit?” He let out a short laughter‚ finished with a smirk and a smile offering me to polish the .303 that he was wiping. “Come on son‚ if you have a mind as weak as that‚ you won’t make it past a private.” *** Taking a sip from the warm scented cup‚ the cross dangled down
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outbursts. She spoke of years long past‚ swimming in the pond with her sister and dancing in the moonlight. I could picture all in my head‚ like I was watching a movie. Then she began repeating the story she had just told me‚ and I realized that she was merely talking to herself. Although this discovery disenchanted me at first‚ I soon realized that‚ although the woman was talking to herself‚ she still had so many fantastic stories stored in her mind. The residents of the home all had some life flittering
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open‚ the windows seemed to be in motion‚ it could be nothing but the violence of the wind penetrating through the divisions of the shutters. Brilliant moonlight along the floor shone like pearls‚ and I left footsteps marking where I had disturbed long accumulation of dust. The ghastly silence made my body flinch whenever I felt an inhuman presence‚ choking me to the ground. In the moonlight‚ opposite me‚ I saw a ghostly figure whistling mournfully‚ approaching‚ approaching and it stretched its
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Name Class Instructor Date Analysis Paper on The Blind Side Have you ever helped someone out and had your actions misread by the people around you? In the movie The Blind Side‚ based on author Michael Lewis’ book‚ The Blind Side: Evolution Of A Game‚ Leigh Anne Tuohy takes in a homeless African American teen named Michael Oher. With Leigh Anne and her family’s help Michael turns out to be an unbelievable All American football player and first round pick of the Baltimore Ravens in the 2009 NFL draft
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for just one night. They set up a camp and lit a fire‚ none talking as each slowly fell asleep. The long trip had run its course on the remaining men‚ leaving them with no hope‚ giving them no voice. There was nothing to talk about these days‚ with no hope
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Jen saw the dogs first‚ their short muscular bodies scudding along the pavement like torpedoes. The Brothers and their men came after‚ followed by the girl and the fat woman. The shoppers and the tourists sensed the change in the atmosphere and parted instinctively‚ allowing them to pass. Jen hung back‚ keeping close to the buildings. Daniel and Joseph Avery were dangerous; catch their eye‚ come into their orbit‚ and you would become their victim. They stalked the streets like warlords‚ their dogs
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June 19 2014‚ A day that will forever follow me for the rest of my life. What started as a typical summer day’s work for me at Charlotte Country Club would soon turn into a nightmare that i’ll be forced to think about for eternity. It all started off When I was changing guard stands with two of my fellow lifeguards on duty. Nothing appeared to be out of order at first as I briefly scanned the pool while climbing the five steps to the top of the guard stand‚ upon reaching the top of the stand I saw
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Chloe haven’t cooled down yet from me coming out to them. I check the weather for tomorrow; it’s supposed to be cold and windy tomorrow‚ but clear. I lay out a pair of black jeggings‚ which is basically all I wear these days besides sweatpants and normal skinny jeans‚ which‚ thankfully‚ are all men’s‚ and one of the sweaters I got at Rue21‚ the black and green striped one. The others are purple and black and red and black. When I was there in the store‚ I was very concerned about many‚ but we had
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a glimmering opal in the sky. I don’t remember how I got here; the last thing I remember is tremendous pain‚ like being hit by a car‚ then waking up in this god forsaken land. Giant oaks surround me; their entangling roots occasionally causing me to stumble. The air smells wet and dank‚ with the whispers of ghosts saying “are you in
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