For the sake of anonymity I’ll keep some names private‚ and call myself Beowulf. My story happened around two years ago‚ I was 26 years old when my family and I had noticed that my grandmother was starting to forget our names‚ couldn’t recall certain events‚ and at times seemed in a daze and lost from her state of mind‚ completely forgetting where she was in that moment. This was followed by her stumbling around the house and falling a few times. One time it got to the point where she fell down
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SELPHIE: *phew* This one will take a while to type. Cloud grew up in a town called "Nibelheim". He was a loner; he had no friends. Even if Tifa was in the same hometown as his‚ they like never really hung out with each other as kids. She’d just always hang out with these 3 guys. One day‚ she like went to Mt. Nibel (that big scary mountain behind Nibelheim) because she wanted to find her dead mother’s soul (has to do with some superstitious belief). Her 3 friends went with her‚ but soon got scared
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Only today‚ he grew curious of the delicious fruit that grew from the tree and decided to try it. Food at his cousin’s’ house was rationed out in a way that everyone could only have one meal a day. Mystic always carried his father’s pocket knife‚ who was tomato picker‚ as a weapon he once used on an angry cat. After snacking on the manala‚ he head home to his cot. While laying down‚ Mystic began to feel confident in himself‚ a
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Though scorching‚ her hands did not react‚ the skull of her mate‚ her lover‚ her friend in life. His hand reached into the wicker basket removed two large red stones‚ placed a stone in each of the skull’s eye sockets. They began to glow‚ intensifying until they became fiery red staring into her eyes and soul. She breathes in the fragrance of incense and that of the cauldron’s brew‚ most pleasurable among fragrances her mate’s blood covering her body in its most natural state. She brought it to her
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novelist and teacher during the pre-war. He was best known for his fictions and poems. III. Characters Awiyao - a woman who was left by her husband because he had to marry another woman Lumay - the husband stated above Maludimay - Awiyao’s new wife IV. Setting Place – in the mountains somewhere in Philippines Time – a long time ago Atmosphere – sad‚ tense V. Plot A. Introduction The story opens with Awiyao entering his and Lumnay’s house. B. Conflict Things start
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SYLLABUS 2010 STORIES OF OURSELVES: THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS ANTHOLOGY OF SHORT STORIES IN ENGLISH NOTES FOR TEACHERS on the short stories set for examination in June and November Years 2013‚ 2014‚ 2015 * © University of Cambridge International Examinations [ * NOTE: There are separate documents about the different selections of stories set for examination in years 2007- 2009 and 2010-2012.] CONTENTS Introduction: how to use these Notes The stories: The Son’s Veto
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to return to acts of goodness. In “The Bass‚ The River and Sheila Mant‚” The fourteen year old boy realizes that “loving” one for their looks is shallow and futile. These lessons to be learned in these stories are exceedingly important to know‚ especially as one grows into a young adult. In the story “The bass‚ the River and Sheila Mant” the narrator learns a valuable lesson the hard way. The main character is a boy who loves to fish. The boy falls in love with a girl named Sheila Mant but she hates
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Sound seemed distant to Cael‚ who was keeping his eyes on the large building in the near distance. “This’ll be a fun adventure‚” Polaris said. “We’re going to have so much fun. Prepare yourself‚ my friend.” The building in the distance was Walmart. Cael glanced sideways at him‚ unamused. “That was anticlimactic.” Warm air hit them as they stepped inside the store. It was surprisingly empty for a Friday night
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When Rosie was younger she used to play in puddles. “Jump‚ Brock!” Now‚ she sat in a puddle of sand‚ surrounded by the water that crafted a false ground. “That’s dirty water‚ Rosie.” She was trapped there‚ on some sort of island‚ waiting for Union or Veridee to save her. “Oh.” She needed an escape‚ a way to truly get away‚ yet none presented themselves. It was just her. Alone and waiting for night to come and show tell her who died so she’d know who was left. I’m left. Me‚ me...and five others‚ right
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So‚ turning on the TV‚ he turned down the sound and poured himself a full glass once he opened the bottle. As he sat in the recliner with the glass in his hand‚ he took one sip and then another before drinking the entire glass in two gulps thinking he could get a little bit of sleep if he drank just enough to get a buzz and take the edge off the nightmare. Unfortunately‚ it didn’t take a medical degree or one in psychology to know he was suffering from PTSD or that he was extremely depressed. As
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