As she stood there‚ light in her face‚ she squirmed a bit under the pressure. She heard only a few gruff voices from the crowd‚ the men only offering measly bids. She knew her father had been wrong about the bids he would receive. Nobody wanted a poor man’s daughter. Not in such a society that was so fixated on social status. She knew her breeding was horrendous for those who cared. When she was younger it never mattered‚ not even to her parents. When her mother was alive‚ her father wasn’t a drunkard
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One day before the system was released… An individual shot through what appeared to be a glowing blue circle. Woosh! A burst of air carried the shadow. Crashing downwards at a frighteningly quick pace. Passing one grove of trees again and again the figure fell stumbling beyond the likes of branches and leaves. Flowing through them as if it were water‚ if water were sharp and pointy. It slowed his rate of descent. The figure lightly gritted his teeth as he was thrown to the base of the forest
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Emily bolted upright in her bed‚ sweat pouring off her and drenching the sheets she was laying on. Her thick‚ red hair was soaking‚ and she could barely get her fingers through it‚ and so dreaded a comb. The dream she had been having was quickly slipping away from her‚ and even now she could not remember it very well. There had been a group of people‚ fighting against some darkness that eluded her memory. She knew it wasn’t anything good –darkness rarely was – but she didn’t know if it was a person
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was shorter than the ones the workers used‚ for easier handling. While this lessened it’s effect‚ Garret never felt it‚ as he wasn’t in the business of opening anything that required more power than it could be done quietly. After slipping the flat end of the short tool under the window‚ he began prying it open as silently as possible. It was a slow process‚ that needed finesse. Which is why Garett wriggled it around in search for the closing mechanism until he finally got the window open. Strapping
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Plot- The plot of Happy Ending centers around different scenarios for two characters‚ John and Mary. Although each story might be different they all have the same ending which results in a happy marriage and death. This leads Atwood to make the point that endings tend to be generic and the real "meat" of a book is in the middle. 2) Theme- In Happy Endings the theme focuses on that the middle of a story is far more important than the end. Atwood argues that most endings are generic and non creative
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Means of Communication Purpose Audience Telegram To send messages quickly and easy through telegraphs. People Letter Writing To communicate with family‚ friends‚ send a document‚ etc. Used for private communication. People Radio To let people know what is going on in the world. Used for mass communication. People Newspaper To let people catch up on current events around the world and in people’s local communities. Used for mass communication. People Telephones To communicate by voice to one another
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” Taking Chris by the hand she leads him over to a cozy black loveseat perfectly positioned against the wall beneath the living room window ‚ opposite the television‚over stuffed bookshelf and already growing Toybox . Taking the photo album off the end table‚ they began to flip through the pictures ‚ dutifully filling him in on all the little things he had missed and would need to
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“Apologize.” he snarled. Lydia narrowed her eyes and smacked his hand away. “Leave me alone‚ Marci. You might’ve forgiven me‚ but doesn’t mean that I’ll respect you.” She stomped ahead‚ kicking up a dust trail behind her. Lunabelle walked to Orion side and looked up at him. “If it’s any conciliation‚ Claude and I respect you.” she said kindly but‚ as if he didn’t hear her‚ he continued walking
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There was a strong sense of pull and an odd warmth filled him. The last thing he remembered thinking before blacking out again was how even though he would never deserve Amaimon‚ that didn’t mean he couldn’t be kind to him. Be kind without wanting anything in return. Just genuinely be a good person and a good brother like the him in the garden. A brother who protected Amaimon and made him happy‚ someone who would be there and who would smile
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Once upon a time there lived a prosperous kingdom called Amornthia. A noble born son was conceived. After many years the child grew up to become handsome and talented‚ he was all that his parents could wish for and more. Now even though he was amazing‚ his parent’s relationship grew strained as his mother started to fall in love with someone else. She became distant from her family‚ came home later‚ seemed more distracted‚ and uninterested in things that he and his father told her. Eventually they
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