“I strike no justice. When I strike it will be with fury and revenge. Justice is beyond my grasp.” “Fine. Not justice. Can you not attempt to stay alive at least. What’s the point of getting yourself killed in all of this? Are you going to abandon your family for revenge? To appease your anger? Hannah needs you breathing‚ Kole. You’re all
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Father and Son Relationships One can arguably say that a good father should have qualities such as being affectionate‚ a role model‚ and empathetic in order to successfully raise a son. Khaled Hosseini suggests in the novel The Kite Runner that although Baba occasionally displayed some of these qualities‚ the overall lack of an empathetic father figure can result in challenges throughout one’s life. This is shown through Amir‚ the main character‚ who feels neglected by his father‚ Baba‚ which
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-After School- My friends and I part ways with one last congrats from them. Will: Congrats again and don’t have too much fun. With a wink he was gone before I could get a word out. Sally‚ Sally: Can’t wait to see more of you two. She stuck out her tongue then turned on her heel and pretty much bounced away. Kate‚ of course‚ gave me plenty of attitude with her ‘lovely’ goodbye‚ Kate: If he ever gets bored of you‚ send him my way. As she left I turned towards Sidney‚ Sophey: Why are we even
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Slowly‚I got down from my bed and tiptoed to the window.A slight of cool breeze whipped to my ears.Dead leaves rattled in the wind.There was a stony prickling silence except for the eerie sound of chilly wind howling in the air.Goosebumps sprouted on my skin all over my frail body.A sliver of moonlight glimmered through the wind‚slicing my pallid face.Slowly‚I swept my dry face and sighed heavily.I had same dream that haunted me for years .A streak of remorse jabbed into my soul.A purged of guilt
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One snowy night‚ I sat in my chamber hoping for morning to come. As I sat there‚ looking at all the Christmas lights outside‚ I tried to escape the depressing reality that I faced. I wasn’t quite ready to accept the loss of my dear Caroline. It had only been a few weeks‚ and now I would have to face the holidays alone. It felt wrong to do this without her; this was her favorite time of the year. I was lost in deep thought when‚ suddenly‚ I heard strange noise coming from the hall. I thought to myself
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SXSX Native Son Topic #2 Throughout the novel‚ Native Son‚ Bigger is seen as being a sympathetic character by many readers. “He hated his family because he [Bigger] knew that they were suffering and that he was powerless to help them” (Wright 10). This shows how Bigger acknowledges his family suffering and he wanted to help‚ but he really couldn’t do anything about it. However‚ Bigger killed a white girl‚ Mary and shows no signs of regret‚ he purposely raped his girlfriend‚ Bessie‚ then he heartlessly
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chamber. Down on my knees‚ I worked fast‚ scrubbing with vigor until my hands cracked and bled. What if Sir Leon walked by me? What if he spoke to me? I would not know what to say. From a distance‚ I had admired him for a good long while‚ but the thought of interacting with him terrified me. I scrubbed a final stubborn spot of grime from the stone floor; I was almost done when Sir Leon strode down the corridor. As he wandered by‚ he muttered a polite greeting‚ and I nodded my head in acknowledgement
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Just like I love her. Hanging from my foot between two trees‚ I heard Sophie say my name. A split second later‚ I saw a big black shape crash into a bush. It was a wild female bonobo with an infant on her back. At the same time‚ I saw her and I wanted to get this rope off and jump into Sophie’s arms. Jerking into the air‚ I tried to reach up to try and grasp the knot. Since I missed‚ my arms were pointing to the ground that seemed so far away. “Oh‚ my Otto‚ I’ll get you down.” Sophie said
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As the island grew closer‚ Elluel knew that something was wrong. Whether it was the sinking feeling in his stomach‚ or just seasickness‚ the elf did not know. A feeling at the base of his stomach was urging him to come here‚ by the will of Gaia herself. If the mother of earth had instructed him so‚ it must have been seriously grave indeed. It may have been considered foolish to approach the island with a small pathetic ship‚ but time was of the essence. Billowing clouds dotted the sky‚ but they seemed
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poem “Mother to Son” by Langston Hughes is one of the examples which explain how difficult climbing the up in the life is. Hughes uses a hidden metaphor-meaning in which he compares the living a life and climbing the opposite of crystal stair. In the poem‚ mother to son says “I’se still climbin’‚ And life for me ain’t been no crystal stair” meaning there is no person on the world whose life is always easy (Hughes‚ “Mot. to Son” line 19-20). Mother tries to deliver the message to her son that he will
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