Trembling down the streets Elizabeth was getting compliments left and right about her gorgeous brown hair and her bright blue eyes. She was used to all the compliments on the street because she had a long walk from work. She was so tired from a case she worked really hard on that evening in court. Even though on the inside she was half asleep she always looked like a bright sunflower shining through the crowded streets of New York City‚ Times Square. As she struggled to insert the right key to her
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After the fourth ring‚ “Mayor Jim‚ what can I do for you?” “Honey it’s me‚ someone took my gas while we were shopping and I’m over near the base of Putney Mountain. Please‚ bring some gas‚” she screamed. “What’re you doing over there? I’ll send someone right over.” And the phone went dead. When Betty no longer could contain herself‚ she sobbed. After a few minutes‚ she stopped and locked the doors. She would be okay‚ even though‚ it frightened her‚ she was okay. Knowing her husband would send
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Scott-Heron calls himself a bluesologist. He is sixty-one‚ tall and scrawny‚ and he lives in Harlem‚ in a ground-floor apartment that he doesn’t often leave. It is long and narrow‚ and there’s a bedspread covering a sliding glass door to a patio‚ so no light enters‚ making the place seem like a monk’s cell or a cave. Once‚ when I thought he was away‚ I called to convey a message‚ and he answered and said‚ “I’m here. Where else would a caveman be but in his cave?” Recently‚ I arrived at his apartment
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I looked at the box in my hand. It was a blue velvet box that contained something very special. I then thought of that pig‚ Marcus the son of Poseidon. ************FLASHBACK************* I heard yelling at the top of Half-Blood Hill. Being the guy I am‚ I went to go check what was going on. There I saw a boy hiding behind a bush as his satyr battled against a hydra. Sadly‚ I got there too late. I hauled the boy up and saw that he had plenty of muscle. As soon as he
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Ezekiel tumbled to the ground cautiously‚ letting his vehicle skid to a halt. He heard something sizzle‚ which couldn’t be a good sign of anything. The air was chilly‚ but there weren’t many clouds. A sunset lit the place where he’d landed sweetly. He picked a few thorns from his coat sleeve. Casually‚ he strolled between the trees‚ hoping that he might be able to find some help. Or some ice cream. Zeke was always up for ice cream. Making a point to get some‚ the boy stumbled through mud and woods
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We were at Stringybark Creek looking for the Kelly gang. They were wanted for robbery and much more which was illegal. We were all wearing dark black boots and baggy clothes. The creek smelt like a junk yard! “Kennedy‚ Scanlon!” McIntyre yelled out that we were surrounded and should give up our weapons. What nonsense he was talking about? My buddy and I Scanlon just wanted to find the Kelly gang badly so they won’t hurt anyone else. We had already lost enough lives‚ so we just continued riding
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I was sitting at home on a rainy Saturday evening. Lightning struck while I was watching The Addams Family‚ the house grew quieter. My parents entered the room and told me that they were going to the bank. The door slammed shut‚ and silence pervaded the house. I worried as they. I had waited several days for them to come home. Suddenly‚ the doorbell rang‚ and I leaped to get the door. To my surprise‚ Uncle Toby stood in the darkness before me‚ drenched from the storm. He had a grim look on his face
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Genre: Descriptive * The Monkey’s Paw was a descriptive story because throughout the whole story they were describing the paw and throughout the Afterlife you will see Pamela describing her feelings on what happen to her brother Herbert. * Fiction Genre: Mystery * I picked mystery for the Monkey’s Paw because in the end of the story I wasn’t clear on what happen and in the afterlife things happened that no one knows but me. * Literary Device: Conflict * I picked conflict as my literary
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The Three literary nonfiction stories are based on actual events that are described in detail by the writer in order to enable the reader to relive the experience in vivid and emotional detail. Brian Mockenhaupt´s ¨The Living and the Dead¨ gives the reader a detailed picture of the life of a Marine that was stationed in Afghanistan. He described how he lived with the fear of not knowing what will happen during his tour. Detailed events of his relationship with his comrades‚ ranging from clearing
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25 February 2013 LOTF Nonfiction Research 1. TOPIC: Plane Crash Survivors 2. MLA Citation: Northedge‚ Charlotte. "The People Who Fell to Earth." The Guardian. Guardian News and Media‚ 20 Feb. 2009. Web. 25 Feb. 2013. . 3. Factual Summary: This source was about Josh Peltz‚ Upton Rehnberg‚ Rosebell Kirungi‚ Dominica McGowan‚ Mercedes Ramirez Johnson‚ and Fred Jones‚ six different plane crash survivors. Each of these six people have six different ages‚ six different stories‚ about six different
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