“I swear on my mother’s grave‚ I’ll repeat nothing you tell me about rescuing animals.” Swearing she placed her hand over her heart. “I promise‚” Again‚ she vowed knowing they could go to jail for breaking into the lab. "Okay‚” Larry said and proceeded to explain how he and his friends rescued abused animals. The story impressed Sarah to the extent she could only say. “Wow‚ I’m
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I asked‚ “What is your involvement with Mr Inman?” “Me? Well‚ none. I told you‚ I read about him in the paper.” “What about the church?” “I told you about that too‚ didn’t I Bernie. He writes those letters to the Chronicle defending SecuWisdom. The guy’s free to write any letters he damn-well wants. It’s a free country.” I said‚ “Megan Hooper asked him to write the letters. That’s what Inman says. Brags about it‚ in fact.” “Yeah. You said that.” He shrugged. “I leave people to do their jobs. Megan
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The Attack by Yasmina Khadra follows the story of Dr. Amin Jaafari‚ a successful Palestinian surgeon who resides in Israel. He lives with his beloved wife‚ Sihem‚ live alone in a beautiful house. Amin and Sihem live happily until an unimaginable event occurs‚ Sihem is killed in a suicide attack. The police discover that Sihem was not a victim‚ but the bomber. Amin desperately attempts to understand how his kind‚ loving wife could possibly carry out such an attack. He sets out on an incredible
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deceased author‚ however‚ by examining the context (the events in Poe’s life and the society in which he was living) in which the story is written‚ we can make educated guesses about what may have influenced a particular piece of writing; in this case "The Tell-Tale Heart." First of all‚ one should examine the nature of Gothic literature‚ a genre popular in the late eighteenth century in England. Many scholars say that Poe single-handedly brought the Gothic genre to America. Gothic literature explores
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“Conflict is at the heart of all good writing; without conflict‚ stories would go nowhere and they would not teach us anything.” I believe that‚ as conflict in stories reflects the ever-present conflict in everyday life‚ a story without conflict would show an unrealistic portrayal of life‚ making it unrelatable and therefore difficult to apply its lessons into our lives and learn from them. There are two types of conflict: external and internal. In To Kill a Mockingbird‚ these conflicts teach
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The Years of the Berlin Wall: From My Eyes August 13‚ 1961. A day of misery‚ ordeal and dashed hopes. I had woken to the sound of an obstreperous shriek and what seemed like a case of mass hysteria. Within minutes I became conscious of the fact I was alone in the bedraggled shack we liked to call home. I wandered around in my solitude. Promptly I advanced to the outside pavement where infinite numbers of people were gathered. To the left of me I noticed my mother. Seated on
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Then another agent walks up with his hand on his earpiece. “There was just an attempt on Mr. Collins life. But he’s okay.” They all jump into one of the Helicopters and are surprised to see Oren and Ty inside. Hi fives all around. Rod: “Man Oren I thought you might be in somebody’s trunk pissin’ on yourself.” At the prison they all look at the surveillance tape of the attempt on Ben’s life and how brave he was. Ty looks at Rod and tells him‚ “You taught him well cousin.” Rod reply‚ “Damn I didn’t
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The small city of Cairns may not be well-known but its claim to fame is that it is the doorstep to visiting The Great Barrier Reef. I’m excited to be here because I planned to go diving along the outer reef wall. Diving the Reef is one of the top site to explore for divers worldwide. As we walked off the plane we experienced the feeling of the warm tropical weather. It was muggy and we could see all around the lush green vegetation. Our transportation into the city was just a few minutes. We
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The Three Little Alpacas Once upon a time in a world where rabid squirrels viciously eat alpacas‚ three little alpacas sleepily woke up to terrible news. They were outgrowing their mother’s’ home and were forced to build their own. Normally their mother was a very kind person and accepting of others‚ but she was getting tired of a cramped house. “I’m sorry to do this but I’m going to have to make you leave. You are too old for my care and too big for this house.” “When you leave be careful of
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The saga of old Geo. Ochenski continues. As Geo. sat on his rock‚ watching the Cadillac‚ getting smaller and smaller‚ until it was just a dot on the horizon before it disappeared over the hilltop. He sat there for some time‚ with his head in his hands. Contemplating‚ about what the elderly gentleman had said. As wheels of the mind began to turn the gears of thought‚ ’old Geo could almost hear them groan’ from lack of usage. Suddenly the old 25 watt incandescent light bulb‚ lite up. Somewhere in the
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