The Storyteller (Saki) by H. H. Munro (Saki) (1870-1916) Word Count: 2109 It was a hot afternoon‚ and the railway carriage was correspondingly sultry‚ and the next stop was at Templecombe‚ nearly an hour ahead. The occupants of the carriage were a small girl‚ and a smaller girl‚ and a small boy. An aunt belonging to the children occupied one corner seat‚ and the further corner seat on the opposite side was occupied by a bachelor who was a stranger to their party‚ but the small girls and the small
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Should Americans Continue to Diet When selecting a book for this assignment I had no idea at the time that reading a simple book for a college nursing class would truly change my life. By exploring what healthy eating is and learning how to use it to prolong my life and reduce disease I have begun to change my own eating habits. I have learned that diets I have tried in the past are actually harmful to me. I have learned how to turn things around and start eating for health and long life disease
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heard the old montage “Show‚ don’t tell” so many times that it’s become stale–and what does it mean‚ anyway? It’s an easy phrase to utter‚ but how do you achieve resonant‚ meaningful description that will make your words come alive? Well‚ In “Storm Ending” and “Cut” poems‚ both of those writers use imagery to convey their message and we see the words come to life.
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his leadership‚ Sony was subjected to a major reorganization in September 2005. Stringer’s efforts started to show results and Sony reported encouraging results for the financial years ending March 2007 and March 2008. However‚ by late 2008‚ Sony was again in deep trouble. For the fiscal year ending March 2009‚ the company announced annual loss of ¥ 98.9 billion. In February 2009‚ Sony announced another round of reorganization‚ with Stringer assuming more powers as the President of the company
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! ! ANTICHRIST! The epilogue of Antichrist by Lars Von Trier is presented to us with Hendel’s “Lascia ch’io pianga” as background music. The title of the tune literally means “let me cry”‚ therefore process the pain. In fact‚ the whole movie can be seen as an attempt for reconciliation of the two characters after the tragedy that occurred to them. ! In the end of the movie‚ with the death of his wife‚ the man can finally move on and leave the suffering behind.! This is represented especially
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English Hall ´No‚ my dear‚` she said. ´Only you.`....... And now another queer thing happend to him. He was pulled towards the stairs‚ slowly but steadily‚ he moved towards the first steps. He knew this wasn´t right but all attemps resisting this mysterious force seemed useless. Second by second‚ step by step‚ he moved further up the stairs. The first flour passed‚ but he didn´t even notice; he was paralized by the giggling he heared from downstaired‚ which got fainter and fainter by every
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There were dark‚ rolling clouds overhead‚ and in the air the heavy‚ oppressive sense of thunder. A south westerly wind gusted against the villagers faces bringing with it turbulent waves of withered leaves. Henriques’ men galloped into the forest. The sound of hooves against the rough ground imitated a palpitating heart. The villagers marched in line with Henriques’ horse as if in a military parade but smaller in numbers. The horses came to an abrupt halt. “Show yourselves!” Henriques exclaimed
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Later that night‚ Ash quietly strolled through the streets with Pikachu on his shoulder after he departed the old schoolhouse‚ understanding his new life as a Reincarnated Devil and his role in Rias’ household. He paused briefly as he glanced up high at the gorgeous full moon in the night sky. ‘No doubt I can see better at night right now.’ He slowly glanced down at the strange map in his hand‚ which was given to him by Rias. A red dot was flashing frantically on the map‚ strongly implying that he
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Three men moved through the forest‚ keeping to the shadows as they followed the spotted grey mule. The Mouth of Dalog lay dead in the clearing behind them‚ arrows protruding from her neck and side. Gingerly picking its way through the dense forest‚ the mule continued to move north west. The three men followed‚ hoping the mule would lead them out of this place—hoping to find a way back. With a sudden movement‚ the mule bolted out of the shadows of the grey trees with thick snake like roots
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“Finally!” Leonardo shouted‚ gazing at his plans for the first scuba gear. Leonardo had been working for many hours it was the dead of the night‚ if not for the glow of his candle he would have been wrapped in his blanket & in a deep sleep‚ but now that his plans done Leonardo was ready to sleep‚ he headed upstairs and jumped into his bed. Thunk! Leonardo jumped out of his bed and ran down stairs‚ one of his paintings had fell onto the floor‚ the glass shattered and the painting ripped he stared
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