from her sewing with an amused smile‚ her short black hair shining in the misty sunlight drifting lazily through a permanently open window. A few overly ambitious green vines had already crept onto the sill and nature’s presence leaned in like a curious gardener. Mum mildly commented that a bit of dusting usually helps to alleviate her boredom and a muffled groan escaped from the pillow in which I had buried my face‚ immediately followed by a spluttering cough and my concession that perhaps the
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requirements for her class. “Monologues will be due Monday morning.” I heard Ms. White say. My nerves could not catch a break. After class‚ I went home and wrote my monologue. I did not want to present my monologue to the class. I was shy and knew no one in my class. I told myself repeatedly that I could do it. Monday morning was here before I knew it. The feeling of dread filled me‚ and I wanted to back out‚ receive my zero with pride. When I arrived at school‚ my monologue clutched firmly in my hand
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differences can manifest in various forms‚ whether it be physical‚ mental‚ or just not being comfortable in your own skin‚ further highlighting the importance of embracing individual differences. This theme is reflected in Mark Haddon’s novel The Curious Incident of the Dog and Tim Burton’s film Edward Scissorhands‚ where both physical and mental difficulties are portrayed and explored. Through these works of fiction‚ readers and viewers are reminded of the significance of acknowledging and celebrating diversity
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In Mark Haddon’s novel‚ The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time‚ readers observe the world through the eyes of an autistic fifteen-year-old boy named Christopher Boone. Christopher discovers his neighbor’s poodle‚ Wellington‚ was mysteriously murdered so he becomes committed to solving the murder. After discovering his father killed the dog‚ the story’s external conflict evolves from solving Wellington’s murder to Christopher’s perilous journey to find the mother who he recently found out
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"It’s okay‚ thanks for your concern‚" I sighed. "At least she gave you something to remember her by‚" added Sophia. "Yeah‚ she always told me it could change me‚" I added. After that‚ we both just talked about how I’d never believed her. That night‚ I thought about what my grandma had mumbled before she’d left. She’d mumbled‚ "It’s a reward." In the morning‚ I realized I was
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He would take the elevators up to the highest floor. Then he would find the nearest stairwell and walk all the way down‚ setting bombs in secretive areas as he went. By the time Evan had recited the whole thing plus little details like exactly where he would place the bombs‚ he was at the elevator. When he pushed the‚ the doors slid open almost too easily‚ he thought. Stop thinking like that! Evan solded himself. I can’t
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can it be? Is there fire? What is the cause of so much commotion? In no time‚ everything was shaking with things thrown off everywhere. It is now that I am alarmed. Surely there is something wrong. I peeped out of the lobby‚ finding colourfully dressed relatives running up and down the staircase. What a beautiful sight it was watching the colourfully dressed people overreact to the bursting of crackers. After some time I realised that there was panic even in the lobby. This couldn’t be a part
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Dramatic Intro Flashing lights were blinding my vision‚ and emergency sirens were screaming in my ears‚ both making it hard to process the situation I was in. I looked around praying to find something familiar that could possibly give me guess as to what was happening‚ but was interrupted by sharp creaking of a metal door‚ which robbed my attention. I looked towards the direction the sound was coming from and was shocked to see the face of a man‚ I tried moving but couldn’t. Confused I asked him
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said. It was a friday night in Hayfork‚ a quiet town that no one knew about. No one came to the town‚ and no one ever left. That night‚ I was walking with my friend Liam to a birthday party. It gets really creepy at night so I had begged my mom to let him accompany me. It took about 15 minutes to walk there but that didn’t stop me. “ It’s okay Mrs.Kimberly‚ Ava’s my best friend‚ I would never let anything hurt her.” Liam said. Smiling‚ we both walked out into the cold airy night‚ not knowing what we
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watched him approach. I’ve never seen him before. He looks so serious‚ what is h.. before I could finish my thoughts I felt his hand grabbing my neck. "Do you know what time is it‚ little lady? Have you seen any other female walking here at this time of night? You’re in my hood‚ little lady‚ I’d feel guilty if one of my "gorillas" do something bad to you." He took his hand off and sincerely apologized. I told him I don’t speak his language very well which made him even more angry. "Crazy idiot
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