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    Short Story The Giver

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    chill and gnawing hunger. One grey day as his mother laid shivering in her bed‚ Aleksandr knelt by her side‚ her grey hand clasped in his. “Mother‚ we are all dying. There is something I must do.” The woman’s sallow face frowned. “There is nothing out in this storm to help us anymore‚ my son.” Aleksandr shook his head firmly‚ “There has to be a way. I shall learn to hunt‚ and find and slay a beast and we will have fur and meat. I have already asked the huntsman from the village‚ and when I return

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    Redivider: A Short Story

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    Slice Pank Redivider One story Tishman-other Carve Forge Townie Derrick wakes up. The hangover clings to his skull‚ his heart‚ which seems like it’s barely working this morning as he rolls off of Tim’s couch and searches wildly around the living room for that glass of water he could have sworn he filled‚ set beside his sleeping place for when he woke up. This common‚ quick sense‚ even when he’s shitfaced‚ kicks in sometimes and he almost feels good about himself. But if he doesn’t quench that

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    Character Short Story

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    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 shoulder to gaze at his daughter. She was beautiful. She had the cutest button nose and a few blonde hairs on her tiny‚ premature head. A tear fell from his striking green

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    Short Story: Goblins

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    That’s all a bunch of lies. Evolution has never been proven. How come we cannot see evolution—not microevolution‚ I’m talking evolution from species to species? How come we can’t find missing links? Kyle‚ let me ask you this. Why don’t you look at the evidence? How can you look at the amoebas that we were just looking at and say that those are random chance?” John sighed. “It’s too amazing

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    Mabel: A Short Story

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    "Are you sure you’ll be fine without me?" Mabel asked‚ twiddling her numbs nervously as she sat on her bed in the room she shared with her brother in the Mystery Shack. Mabel was preparing to leave for a fun day with her friends‚ Candy and Grenda‚ as she planned to spend this summer more focused on friends and family more so than romance. In response to her question‚ Dipper gave a small nod‚ and coughed in between. Dipper gave her a weak smile‚ his voice cracked awkwardly even more than usual because

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    Immigrant: A Short Story

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    were long‚ and laughter filled. We talked about our family and personal lives. We both became pretty close over the short amount of time that we had been talking. When it came to a more in depth conversation about of family‚ we both fell silent. “I used to have a father and mother‚ but they aren’t in the picture now” she explained as her eyes slowly teared up. After it had been nearly two hours and we both decided we should return to our waiting mother and father. “It was lovely to meet you Jac. I will

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    Write about the ways love is explored in two soliloquies. One from Romeo and Juliet‚ and one from Othello.Write about the ways love is explored in two soliloquies. One from Romeo and Juliet‚ and one from Othello. A Soliloquy is an dramatic technique used in plays to convey to the audience‚ a character’s true most inner thoughts‚ feelings and emotions. Shakespeare is famous for using soliloquies to place the audience in an omniscient position‚ allowing them to develop an intimate relationship with

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    His eyes then shifted from the trashy stone onto the youth standing next to him. The youth appeared to be no older than fifteen and had ragged features of an adult‚ contrasting the slender and almost underfed body. The boy had black eyes and hair and was currently puffing his bony chest out in pride. “Trash!!” the middle-aged man exclaimed suddenly as he threw the stone against the floor‚ breaking the former into pieces. “Absolute trash!! What the hell are you puffing your chest out for‚ trash?

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    responded‚ "You cannot quit. You have gone too far now - push!" Within minutes‚ Micah James was born. I had delivered him naturally‚ so once again God had faithfully answered my prayers. Micah weighed eight pounds and fifteen ounces. He was four weeks early‚ but perfectly healthy! I was excited and exhausted. Kevin went home to sleep‚ and I rested between visitors. Kevin came back late in the afternoon. He had a grin on his face. I inquired about his expression. Kevin replied: “I have a job!”

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    Terito Short Story

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    The first anti-hero Our story starts in an ancient village a very long time ago there lived a young man by the name of Terito‚ he was given a blessing by an ancient being of great power‚ but there was a price for the power. Terito had to give the being two things for the power. The first thing he had to give the being was his looks for which he was forever scarred on his entire head so he donned a mask. The second item was a gift and a curse he had to give the being all of his memories of

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