Odysseus and his tired men land upon a barren island‚ surrounded by crystal waters. They anchored their ship and shuffled off‚ in weary silence. The island was only a raised chunk of smooth white rock‚ with an igloo shaped cave. “We have learned our lesson with Polyphemus‚ we must stay clear of that cave.” Shouted Odysseus. Some men agreed with him‚ but others muttered in disagreement. They group decided to settle down for the night‚ as they longed to sleep on solid land once again‚ even for just
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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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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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O. Henry (1862-1910) was originally born William Sydney Porter in Greensboro‚ North Carolina. As a young man‚ he moved to Austin‚ Texas where he worked as a bank teller. He moved again to Houston‚ Texas in 1895 and became a newspaper columnist. In 1896‚ however‚ he was called back to Austin‚ where he was charged with embezzling money from the bank where he had worked. Not wanting to go to prison for his crime‚ O. Henry fled to Honduras‚ and stayed there for six months before returning to the
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forgotten. Before yesterday‚ I had been blinded by a mask of lies. I was surrounded by questions that had no real answers. But now it was time to find some real answers. Today was the day I busted my dad out. I made the plan last night in anger and frustration. Last night I snuck into mom’s room and “borrowed” her ID. The plan was: sneak inside dressed as dedicator using mom’s ID and get dad. So‚ now my plan was a go‚ go‚ go‚
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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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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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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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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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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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