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    a gothic short story

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    Why do people want to live in a perfect world? Everyone wants to live in their own fantasy world because that is where all their dreams are able to come true. No one wants a world of grief and sorrow. Life should be lived to its fullest. It should not be wasted. It should be embraced. When we are faced with agony‚ we must either make a choice between accepting it or hiding from it. In the play “A Streetcar Named Desire” by Tennessee Williams‚ the author mainly focuses on Blanche Dubois‚ a woman who

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    Mccarthy: A Short Story

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    It was a quiet Monday morning‚ I was getting ready for another day at school. I had walked downstairs to hear Mother and Father talking about something that I didn’t understand. They were talking about something with the African American students. I never really understood why we all didn’t go to the same school‚ they’re just like us. I had finally gotten to school‚ i was a little late but Mrs. McCarthy didn’t care. She was a close friend of my Mother and Father’s. I was going to take a seat but

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    Omeone: A Short Story

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    Though everyone dreams of riding off into the sunset in a convertible and throwing caution in the wind‚ you can only be James Dean for so long. The truth is that behaving responsibly adds meaning to our lives and allows us to develop character‚ forge meaningful relationships‚ and get ahead in the work world. Remember that pet turtle who died because you forgot to feed him? Let’s not let that happen again. If you want to learn how to be responsible‚ just follow along. omeone is hesitant to

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    Detor A Short Story

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    no owned house or way to pay for my current. I left. One day after learning of its possible existence‚ I became entranced with the thought of a sword that can cut through anything. I needed to have that sword‚ and now I do. I won’t let you take my last love. “You know this is dangerous‚ who could get hurt‚ innocent people‚ with that sword. It must be.. “ENOUGH!” screamed Dr. Hinzman interrupting Detora’s plea. “ I won’t have this! If you want this sword you’ll have to take it. Detora was aware of

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    paws and now the dog is no longer alive. This makes tommy really upset because his dog stella was his bestfriend. Tommy quickly runs to get the beans and makes a wish for stella to come back to life‚ the parents coming running saying “hurry make your last wish for the zombies to go away they are coming after us we don’t have much time

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    teenager who had just begun his life and was beginning his first real job. The driver‚ oblivious to the creature in his path‚ sped right across the highway and right over Tippens‚ who lost his “freedom” right after he’d earned it. The moral of this story is; the grass isn’t always greener on the other side‚ and you should learn to be grateful for what you

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    Lily: A Short Story

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    had always thought that T-Ray was the reason her mother left. Once T-Ray told Lily that her mom purposefully left Lily behind as well as him‚ Lily was devastated. A reason T-Ray could have wanted Lily to come home with him is because she is like the last piece of Deborah he has left. August has always said that T-Ray used to worship Deborah. August said that T-Ray even loved Deborah more than she loved him. At first Deborah turned down T-Ray when he asked her to marry him‚ but in the end she said yes

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    Scrape: A Short Story

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    Tim’s POV I trugged inside my hotel room‚ I found the hotel close that Jay told me. I placed a bag I had in my car. The pills shaked inside the bag when I placed it down. I should really go to the doctor’s soon for another bottle. Not now‚ I am too tired. I crawled onto my bed‚ not caring to get under the blanket and turned off the lamp. I dreamed of my childhood. My parents got divorced‚ I lived with my mom‚ she smoked‚ drank‚ and abused me. I couldn’t take it at the time‚ so I took as many

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    I recognized Francis by three things‚ her strong southern accent‚ her rich intoxicating perfume‚ and the color of her skin. She was my “Black Grandmama.” When I was a little kid‚ my family would drive down to my father’s hometown of New Orleans Louisiana‚ and stay with his parents for months at a time. My grandparents‚ very wealthy‚ had an ensemble of workers. Maids‚ butlers‚ cooks‚ all of which had one thing in common; they were black. Growing up in Dubuque I had very few encounters with people

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    Anzlee: A Short Story

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    Anzlee is a sixteen year old girl with hair the color of midnight that cascades down her back. Her skin a russet‚ reddish-brown with freckles painted across her face‚ showing her liveliness‚ while on the other hand‚ her eyes posses a sense of lifelessness. She always had exceptional grades‚ but this year in high school something changed. Her motivation to try and do well in school began to fade away. Her A´s went to B´s and shortly after those B´s turned to C´s‚ she no longer cared. Anzlee began

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