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    beneath her hooves‚ and the steady beat of her lively heart. Behind her was Dave‚ the small black boy‚ who was tasked to lead Jenny through the fields. But she already knew the way; she had done it‚ day in and day out‚ for as long as she could remember. From the time she was a little mule‚ she remembered her parents had done this‚ day in‚ day out‚ and believed she would be subject to the same monotony. She briefly stopped‚ looking up at the waning sunlight. It was almost time for the boy to leave for the

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    STORY OF MAYKAPAL In the beginning‚ the sky was very low; it was possible to touch it with a long bamboo pole. Because of this proximity‚ everything on earth was burnt by the intense heat of the sun. The rivers and the seas were boiling tremendously. Then suddenly from nowhere‚ a huge man appeared on earth. This enormous being was called Maykapal. Some of the ancient Tagalogs‚ said that Maykapal was the Lord of the universe who came down to earth to correct some mistakes in his work. However

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    wondering: What will become of the wildlife there? When George W. Bush was in office‚ he and oil industry‚ as well as others‚ believed that Americans will benefit from the oil that lied under the snow-filled surface of the refuge. In their opinion‚ the oil will help reduce high prices and decrease our need for oil from other countries. I believe the cost of this drilling is too high. I agree with environmentalists who fear that drilling will disturb the migration of more than 130

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    Nabarun and Paandu had come from India and had been best friends for 10 years; they had big dreams of travelling the world together because Nabarun was a pirate and owned his own sail boat which made it easier for them to travel and see family on the other side of the world. They had set out an adventure along with their pets‚ Nabarun’s parrot Denver and Paandu’s cat Jane. It was the 5th day traveling and they would take breaks from driving to sleep for hours from time to time. On the sixth day

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    “A very short story” (By Esther Monshouwer) “A very short story” is written by Ernest Hemmingway‚ and published in 1925 In our time. It’s about a love affair between an American soldier and an Italian nurse‚ named Luz‚ during a war (probably world war one). They met and fell in love while he was wounded and in the hospital. They wanted to get married right away‚ but they didn’t have the right paperwork or time. They decided that he would go to New York after the war (armistice) and get a job

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    footsteps which entered the room. "Macro! Get up you swine" said the man. His voice was very deep and menacing. He wore a redcap with a dark green army suit‚ again he shouted and the boy slowly rose from the floor. “We know that you are involved with a gang of villains called the Mad Catz but where IS your secret layer?!!” screamed the man impatiently “I don’t work with them‚ in fact I have never heard of them! Can I go now please?” “NO! Modular! Sargent! Take this imbecile to the testing room

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    days passed by and more tests were done. they told me i would have a freddy instead of having to stick needles in me all the time. They told me they didn’t catch the cancer early but it wasn’t too late either so they have a chance of stopping it from spreading. My best friend Amanda came and visited me that day with a big teddy bear and chocolates and a card. I was so happy to see her. I told mom to go and get something to eat

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    Antwan Mansour S_113 Announcer: “ C_Copy2 and C_Copy 7 to super stage‚ report now.” “ What do you think all of this is about S_112 ?” “ I have no clue‚ they might have some sickness or might be polluted.” “Yea”‚ every time I talk to her I feel something in me that keeps me attracted to her‚ a bond maybe. Polluted‚ that word struck my head‚ what can it be? Thinking as I was strolling through the corridor until I approached a steel door called stage 3 with a sign saying “no

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    Reading Assignment: Sexuality in Carmilla Le Fanu’s story of Carmilla has been adapted as a web series‚ in which the setting is modern day society at a college campus. Laura remains the narrator of the thirty-six-episode season‚ where she records all events from her dorm room as part of her journalism class. The web series stays loyal to having Carmilla remain the female vampire in the story‚ while also implying other female romantic relationships. In the short story Le Fanu’s choice of a female

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    brothers‚ so he sometimes used to feel himself alone at home . He had only a few friends from school but after school he didn’t have enough time to play with them . Because his friends stayed in a dormitory and they had to go to the dormitory after school. Only they were free at weekends. So on weekdays it was almost impossible to play with them. Once his mother told Ramazan: “My dear son‚ your father and I are going to Konya tomorrow and you will stay at home alone until we come back

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