I couldn’t sleep at all last night. The nightmare of the past events haunted me all throughout the night. The visage of the body being laid out and defiled in the middle of the cold‚ barren road was still within my head like looking at myself in the mirror. I was near the brink of collapse‚ unable to bear what had just happened. I stayed in bed till about midday when I woke up from my slumber‚ my face dry from tears. I wanted to know if Gatsby had come back and ask what happened when he was still
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Creative Writing –Miss Brill Sequel Gold light streamed through the window‚ brightening the little lonely room- the cupboard like room- which is where Miss Brill sat stroking her old fur. Before neatly folding it back into the box and leaving for the Jardin Publiques she quietly apologises to the fur. The sun was warm but the air was chilly‚ it was a Saturday morning in the middle of spring. Miss Brill would usually go to the park on a Sunday wearing her nice fluffy fur… but it was time for a change
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The End There she was sitting at the edge of her bed all day‚ her eyes gazing into a profound pit of nothingness. Everyday was the same for the 16 year old. Nothing was important to her. Recollections and contemplations overflowed her brain. The dark nights filled with horrendous nightmares‚ nightmares packed with fears. Her family spent every day worrying‚ it was such a change‚ she used to be such a happy‚ lively and outgoing girl. Once in a while they would look in on her and watch as her empty
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The Source of Happy Ending The prince took the princess to the great castle; they got married and lived happily ever after; everyone was very happy. An orphan boy had gone through 30 years of suffering‚ finally found his lost parents. The patient was a very optimistic person; she defeated the disease that was originally diagnosed as having no cure. Happy endings always satisfy and give deep impression to readers. Have you ever wondered how come fairy tales and short stories almost always end
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The Ballad of the Sad Café (part I) 1. For how long does the store remain a café? The store remains a café for four years. 2. Before his arrival‚ who sleeps in Cousin Lymons’s room? Before Lymon arrives‚ Marvin Macy slept in the room. 3. Describe Amelia’s Room. Miss Amelia’s room is very simple. Her room is smaller than Lymon’s and is composed of an narrow bed made of pine‚ curtains‚ rugs or ornaments‚ 4. What does Miss Amelia’s velvet box contain? The velvet box contained two grayish
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The night grew long and the house became still‚ relaxed in the corner sat Curley‚ engrossed in a book. An abrupt creak came from the front door‚ his wife slithered in quickly. Her hair was a bit disheveled‚ lipstick was smeared‚ and she was holding her shoes in her hand. She started to stumble when closing the door behind her‚ hoping not wake up her husband and get his wrath. “Where have you been?” spoke Curley while still looking at the book. “Oh‚ you scared me!” shrieked Curley’s wife while trying
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If the first time it worked‚ the second time he tried to use her own words against her it didn’t work as he might have expected. In fact‚ the smirk on her face remained even as he implied that she expected something from him. Indeed‚ she had something on her mind‚ but then again‚ it wasn’t like she was the only one with such intentions. The back and forth exchange of words with double meaning was more than enough to assure her that he most likely wanted to get into her pants‚ just as much as she
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All of the animals that weren’t pigs peered through the window and were amazed at what they saw. Napoleon and Squealer were talking to the humans! Benjamin said in disgust‚" how dare they play cards with the enemy!" All the other animals nodded in agreement. Clover was furious‚ " I can’t believe that they would talk to the humans" she said hastily. All the animals were angry that they left the scene and went back to the barn were they thought things would be normal. Just then‚ they see a shadow
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3. The ending of “The Speckled Band” is particularly effective because of 2 main reasons. The end of the story becomes more intense‚ suspenseful and anticipating. This makes readers want to read more‚ like a cliffhanger. The story builds up to this point‚ then there is the investigation and action. It is also suggested in the story near the end that something exciting may happen Holmes character becomes more mysterious. He brings a cane but he can walk so what for? He also asks Watson to have his
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111-42 22 September 2012 Cinderella’s Happy Ending In the essay Cinderella: Not So Morally Superior‚ Elisabeth Panttaja‚ she speaks about the fairy tale of Cinderella having a happy ending and successful in the story. The author explains how Cinderella is not so motherless; instead‚ her deceased mother is with her through the whole the story. The author wants the readers to understand that Cinderella is well mothered and she has a happy ending. Panttaja explains how Cinderella has defeated
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