The sharp bang of an artillery simulator‚ followed by one of my classmates falling to the ground signalled the start of my test. After my other classmates had established security for me to work‚ I approached my fallen comrade. “He’s dying‚ soldier medic!” My instructor shouted‚ spraying a foul smelling red liquid into my face from a dirty old windex bottle to simulate a spouting arterial bleed. Despite the fact that most of what was being sprayed was getting into my eyes‚ by that point‚ I didn’t
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You could have heard a pin drop in the silence of the delivery room. None of the nurses dared to make a sound as Megan cradled her lifeless baby in her limp arms. A stream of tears flowed from Megan’s large hazel eyes as she stared at her child. She thought about all the endless things she would have done with her daughter. She could have spoiled her by buying her pink‚ poufy outfits to dress her. The air felt thick and full of sadness. Ryan stood next to his despaired wife‚ looking over her slumped
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To my high school self and anyone else struggling with the same things I was and still am‚ Until the summer going into my senior year‚ I had always been a very independent person. I was very confident in everything I did‚ never to rely on anyone else but myself for happiness or anything of the sort. However‚ I made one mistake that summer and it never went away. The people in my new group of friends I had started bullying me about it. It started with a few choice words for me every time they saw
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Once there was a pair of socks that belonged to a little boy. The socks liked the little boy‚ but one of them was not happy. This sock was tired of its same old routine and longed for adventure. It wanted to see what life was like on the other side of the world. Little did this poor sock know what its future would soon hold. It all started on a cold winter day. The little boy’s mother was doing her laundry as usual. She had just finished washing the clothes and was hanging them out on the clothesline
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Betrayal of Freedom Here I am again; working for another rich family to do their labour. I hate having no freedom. I have been owned by different rich families ever since I was born. I am now 16‚ 17 in a month‚ I think. I kind of lose track. I never met my parents. They were slaves for other folks so I guess I won’t ever get to meet them. I don’t get jealous of the rich families though. They got no respect; the young spoilt‚ spiteful children treat me like a piece of shit on their shoe. I can’t do
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watching Steve’s blood circle the drain‚ Penny started replaying what she’d done to him. How she tortured him‚ the way he gasped for air trying to survive. Oh‚ how I wished I’d done more to him‚ a lot more. At least I have the satisfaction of knowing he suffered to the end. The same way Beth suffered through all those years of hell. She pictured Beth laying peacefully in her grave. "Oh‚ Beth I’m so sorry. Sorry for not helping you‚ for not being there for you‚ for not taking care of him when I had
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trees and in the details of everything around me. I looked back at my friend and she smiled at me knowing I could see what she saw. Our worlds were the same. I was hovering inches above my normal body. Everything‚ yet nothing was possible. Life was so clear‚ yet I was more confused than I’d ever been. I was in the state of waking up where you have to remind yourself that it had only been a dream‚ except I was still uncertain about that. After a while‚ or maybe it was only a few minutes - time was
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’I really wish I still had the option to fly. Running like this is not attractive.’ ’Although the human’s weak‚ I have to admit he has an abundance of determination to get him this far. I wonder what’s been his motivation this entire time?’ He stopped when he saw Naruto‚ two beefy royal guards‚ and the blasted remains of his legs sprawled across the burnt ground. "At
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In late September after Rico‚ a low level crack dealer in North Las Vegas‚ was picked up on charges‚ he was asked why he was now dealing on the street. He said someone was renovating the old homeless shelter and the tweekers who normally ruled the place were all gone. * * * The sheriff looked at the picture attached to the missing person’s report. Carmel was a beauty queen. Her homecoming picture showed the blonde was tall and shapely‚ with a youthful innocence despite the fact that the man next
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and the Short Story The Tell- Tale Heart Convey Gothic themes The Gothic genre is a style of film and literature that expresses themes of madness‚ death‚ darkness‚ romance and obsession. Although Rebecca and The Tell- Tale Heart are fitted to the Gothic genre‚ the composers have conveyed similar themes in different ways. Obsession in Rebecca is that of Mrs Danvers‚ who is obsessed to the point it drives her mad. She would do anything to bring Rebecca back. Whereas in Poe’s short story the narrator
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