Brian remained surprisingly calm throughout her phone call. "The child is yours‚" she said. "I’m sure of it. Which means you’re going to be a dad soon‚ because I’m having this baby‚ Brian." "I know the child is mine‚" he said. "And I intend to take care of it. Any help you need‚ I’m here for you. What are you going to tell Drew?" "I’m not sure it’s his business anymore." "He’s still your husband. He has rights. And I will respect that‚ Ariel. I don’t have any expectations from you in that regard
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Fiction Books Reading fiction is fun and also necessary. It opens your mind to a new place where everything is different from your daily routine. Fiction books can actually make you feel like you already lived that situation‚ like you felt the good and the bad‚ the sorrow‚ the happiness‚ the people and places. It makes you fly away from your stressing routine and get into a magic world. An example of a series of fiction books is Harry Potter‚ written by J.K Rowling. It is a series of seven fantasy
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Is reading fiction a waste of time? The more you read the more things you will know. The more things you know the more places you will go. To start off‚ reading is very educational. Everyone knows that. But some people say that reading a fiction book is a complete waste of time because the stories are so called “fake.” Others believe that fiction books expand imaginations‚ teach you important lessons‚ and help you relax. We are introduced to fiction books as children‚ but of course we did not
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What is Utopia? According to The Random House Dictionary‚ utopia is a place or state of political or social perfection based upon the novel of Utopia by Thomas More. Philosophers‚ writers of all sorts of novels and movies are constantly trying to imagine and conceive plans for an idyllic state of today. The irony of utopia is that it means ‘no place‚ good place’ implying that utopia is an idealistic place that can never happen in reality. Then‚ what is dystopia? Thefreedictionary.com’s definition
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Marigolds In the short story Marigolds‚ the theme that was most evident to me was that only when you really need something is when you realize its importance. The setting in which the story Marigolds takes place is a very small‚ poor‚ neighborhood. As told by the narrator it was‚ “When I think of the home town of my youth‚ all that I seem to remember is dust—the brown‚ crumbly dust of late summer—arid‚ sterile dust that gets into the eyes and makes them water‚ gets into the throat and between the
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Crossing Trust and family relationships are the two main themes in the short story “Crossing” by Mark Slouka. The story tells us about a father‚ who is going through a tough period‚ and his relationship to his son. He wants to obtain trust from his son trough a trip in the nature but runs into some challenges on his way. The father in the short story takes his son on a trip to a place at a river‚ because he wants to get closer to him on this trip. We get hints throughout the story that the father
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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder‚ or ADHD for short‚ is a condition in which the diagnosed may seem restless‚ easily distracted‚ and may have difficulty focusing on what appears to be a fairly easy task (Gale 2010). The disorder is most commonly found in young children and studies have shown that young boys‚ between the ages of four and fourteen‚ are three times more likely to be diagnosed with the disorder than girls in the same age range (CDC 2013). Over the past twenty-five years‚ ADHD
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The fictional story of Gladiator is simplicity itself. General Maximus (Russell Crowe) fights in the wilds of Germania with the dying Emperor Marcus Aurelius‚ is promised the throne with the mission of returning Rome to “The Republic.” Before he can finalize his anguished deliberations‚ Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix)‚ Marcus’ son‚ sends his father out and claims the throne. Maximus is sentenced to death as a possible opponent‚ and is taken to the Black Forest for a messy death. His wife and child are
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“On the tips of their toes‚ they hurried across scorching sand. Elizabeth watched her pick a yellow fruit as she gathered one for herself‚ “Let’s set under the shade of that tree over there.” Hungry Tiffany cracked open her fruit‚ began eating without saying another word. “You did well.” A smile bursts forth from a mouth full of fruit‚ “How long do you think we’ll be on this island?” “No way to tell‚ hopefully not long.” A short rest‚ stomachs satisfied they continue. They stroll close to the edge
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The young bluenette stared longingly outside her window‚ which reflected back her small town of Annel. Marinette Dupain-Cheng settled her tentative hand on the window as she watched her home flew by her like a radiant flash from a camera. Marinette always found herself enraptured by her town because it reminded her of an animated picture book. The buildings were colorful like crayons‚ flowers bloomed like it belonged to a Fae court‚ and it had a fairy tale atmosphere by its miraculous persona.
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