In Cold Blood “You’re a young man. Forty-eight. And from the looks of you‚ from what the medical report tells us‚ we’re likely to have you around a couple of weeks more” (Capote 47). This quote from Mr. Johnson from the first section of the novel The Last To See Them Alive puzzles me because he said that Mr. Clutter would be around for a couple of weeks more rather then a couple of years more. Capote makes it more bewildering by having Mr. Clutter respond with “Tell the truth‚ I feel pretty good
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Yesterday Glenn and I experienced Loon Lake here in Northern California‚ and man was it a great experience! Loon lake is located in Northern California and is adjacent to the legendary Rubicon Trail. Our day started with meeting at In N Out in Auburn CA at 4:30 a.m.....well I was there at 4:30; Glenn showed up around 4:50 but I can say it was fashionably late‚ at least as fashionable as a person can be that early in the morning. During my twenty minute wait‚ surprisingly I wasn’t alone at this In
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Jake woke up and did his usual routine. He made his bed‚ brushed his teeth‚ got on his work clothes‚ and headed off in his truck. Most of the town’s folk admired Jake. Jake was a pretty wealthy man. He drove a red‚ shiny Ford pick-up truck that could go as fast as any other car in the town. Jake has had it for more than five years‚ but he always makes sure it looks good. Jake has been single his whole life single. He’s 24 and still is searching his whole life for a perfect girl. Jake doesn’t realize
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Three Words and Thirty Minutes Imagine your life flashing before you. What you had yesterday‚ you might not have today. Your loved ones you had a conversation with and were able to see days ago‚ might have been the last time you might ever talk to them and see them. All of this happens within minutes and without any warning. Put yourself in the position of someone who has to question if they will be able to see the sun rise the next morning; like myself. Early in the morning of October 25‚ the
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It was a cold‚ bitter‚ sunny morning mid January. The previous night’s snowstorm had given hell‚ twenty-four new untouched inches were left on the ski mountain waiting for my friends and I. As the doors of the gondola close‚ an abundance of fog disrupted our vision. The doors opened once again after what felt like a lifetime. There we stood‚ looking down to the end of the run as we began to slowly make our way through the remarkably light powder. The snow was heavily up until a single patch of ice
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was going to explode into little sparkles of excitement. My excitement is about to burst out of my chest. I’m going on an airplane! Then I heard a horrendous sound like nails on a chalkboard‚ my body jerked forward‚ I smelt the metal nasty smell of blood‚ lastly darkness closed in on me‚ tight. I tried to open my eyes but all I could see was darkness. All around me darkness sits‚ still and quiet. I heard a creak‚ then a minuscule and weak voice talked‚ “Sydney‚ are you alright?” “Mmm” was all I could
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Actually‚ I don’t recall anything at all‚ but my name. Keith. Keith Osborn. ’What’s going on?’ I struggle to emerge from the icy depths of the water. Although the surface of the water is in site‚ I’m unable to reach it. My body is exhausted and cold. My lungs are burning‚ begging for air‚ but I can’t quit. ’I will not die here...’ I close my eyes and summon strength to prevail over my predicament. I sway my legs in and out and thrust my arms in front of me. I push my mind‚ body and spirit to the
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A collective sigh of relief echoes through the room. Two more well-known disciples enter. Jonathan and Cleopas relax‚ and in the privacy at their own small table‚ they continue their quiet conversation. Jonathan knows what worries him. “Has it occurred to you‚ my friend‚ we may be hunted down for a crime we didn’t commit?” On hearing the word crime‚ Cleopas’ forehead creases. “What crime‚ brother? Explain. We have done nothing wrong.” Jonathan looks around not wanting to share his thoughts with
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It was another terrible day. It has been more than five years since the zombie apocalypse began. Normally on a day like this‚ it would smell like flowers‚ and sometimes car smoke when cars passed by‚ but when the zombies came‚ it always smelled like a dead body. Outside‚ the only sound you heard were the dead wind‚ and a zombie would make a sound every now and then. The sky was rarely blue anymore‚ it was always a dark grey sky. Food now was very hard to find‚ and when you did find some‚ it tasted
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Marshall tries to stand up but stumbles back to his knees‚ however‚ Curtis reaches down and grabs Marshalls arm and begins to carry him out. As Marshall is being carried out he asks Curtis "Did we arrest him?"‚ Curtis responds in a sad‚ bitter tone "No‚ he wouldn’t go down without a fight‚ we cornered him in the basement with two of his and they were running low on ammo. However‚ they were behind cover and we thought they were stalling‚ but as the bullets began to stop‚ and we moved in there was
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