There is a budding story that is slowly growing right now as the 2015 NBA Draft draws near. And its main protagonist is a guy named Kristaps Porziņģis. Kristaps Porziņģis who? Porziņģis is a 7-foot-1 center-forward from Latvia who has good length and athleticism‚ runs the floor‚ protects the rim with his long arms and quick lateral movement‚ and finishes strong above the rim. To exaggerate‚ he has the speed and agility of a rookie Kevin Garnett and the outside shooting touch of a young Dirk Nowitzki
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adventure. I would never forget to have my comrade by my side. PLOT Exposition: This story was some of the best times during the first five years of my life. It took place at the first place I ever called home. There I lived with my aunt‚ my uncle‚ and their child. There was also my mom‚ my brother‚ me‚ and lucky. Most of mine and Lucky’s adventures took place in our back yard. Rising Action: I receive news from my family that they are going to get me a dog. Lucky and I become acquainted. More
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A little girl wandered through the child-filled streets in her fairy costume. Her short dirty blonde hair fell on either side of her rosy cheeks which showed the purest of innocence. Just like every other Halloween night her green eyes sparked with excitement. Her name was Bianca‚ Halloween is the one thing she looked forward to all year round‚ seeing the houses decorated‚ feeling the breeze of fall brushing against her body and the wondrous scent of candy‚ all these things brought joy to her. Every
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Short Stories Comparisons Over a short period of time‚ we have accumulated a lot of information regarding short stories as a result from reading. They all had many significant themes and a variety of symbolic meanings. The majority commonly share many aspects however certain stories are completely unrelated. “The Lottery Ticket” by Anton Chekhov and “Rich for One Day” by Suzanne Jacob share the most similarities. Their similarity is evident between the setting‚ characters and the plot. To begin
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That’s all a bunch of lies. Evolution has never been proven. How come we cannot see evolution—not microevolution‚ I’m talking evolution from species to species? How come we can’t find missing links? Kyle‚ let me ask you this. Why don’t you look at the evidence? How can you look at the amoebas that we were just looking at and say that those are random chance?” John sighed. “It’s too amazing
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oak tree every day‚ some leaves are pale as paper‚ some dark as pitch; some rich as chocolate‚ and some poor thin shreds‚ there life on the tree almost ending as there about to fall‚ each year around this time of year they cover the woodland floor. From clasped grey buds bursting into bronze‚ opening into this year’s glorious spring and deepening into one of the best summer’s green before colouring in autumn and falling precisely here. It’s a simple life‚ before I deployed‚ I was very laid-back‚ an
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Everything began on that gloomy Sunday afternoon. I remember all the little details about that day like it was yesterday. I was late to my part-time job at The Alienator‚ a small‚ alien themed fast food joint on the corner of 2nd and Main Street. With coffee stains on my shirt‚ my hair a ruffled mess and my shoes on the wrong feet‚ I sprinted down the sidewalk‚ rushing to work. Breathing heavily‚ I was so focused on dodging and slipping past people‚ that I didn’t realize what was happening to my
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hall. The bodies all had apparent causes of death. One of them had a slit throat‚ next had died from blood loss account of the missing body parts‚ and finally the last person died from bullet penetration to the stomach and head. The man looked closely at the bodies and did the sign of the cross once before moving on down the hall. The man stopped at another door to read a rather sloppy message written from the blood of a human. "Bewar‚ beware of‚ the‚ the spin‚ spinning‚ lit‚ lite." Some of the words
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stifling patriarchal society of the time and demanded augmented rights and freedom. In “The Story of an Hour” Kate Chopin contemplates the existence and effects of societal biases towards women and the negative attributes of marriage as an institution. In particular‚ Chopin employs the downstairs of the home in the beginning of the story to characterize society’s notion of women as weak and at the end of the story to assert the effects of negative societal preconceptions on women. However‚ when Louise
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side. Anything" He just hoped‚ begged it was enough. He knew he was going to prison. He adminted the crime. He knew that nothing could prevent him from getting sent down. After all‚ he was being charged with GBH and that isn’t exactly the best offense expecially with a record and previously being on trial for ABH. He knew there was no escape from a cell but he was hoping he would be able to go back to his fiance soon‚ he wasn’t sure how long he could cope‚ Robert had grown to mean everything to
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