attention. Samantha‚ selectively oblivious to her comrades’ mortification simply marched past them‚ flashed her I.D. to Nick‚ and then tapped her toe impatiently as he swiftly peeled back the door for her. "Come along girls." She ordered with a sing-song tone‚ before walking into the pitch of the hall. Samantha stalked behind her‚ while Genevíve followed‚ but not before giving Nick a gentle pat on the shoulder and a little wave.
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For the sake of anonymity I’ll keep some names private‚ and call myself Beowulf. My story happened around two years ago‚ I was 26 years old when my family and I had noticed that my grandmother was starting to forget our names‚ couldn’t recall certain events‚ and at times seemed in a daze and lost from her state of mind‚ completely forgetting where she was in that moment. This was followed by her stumbling around the house and falling a few times. One time it got to the point where she fell down
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BELONGING STORY(2) Coughing violently‚ I passed the glass pipe along to the young man beside me‚ who took a long drag before handing it on the next in the circle. I could feel the foul-tasting smoke tear down my throat and withstood the urge to vomit. The entire room was overflowing with a fetid haze; it grated against the back of my throat as though it were sandpaper. I fought to maintain my composure and appearance of serenity‚ but if anyone looked close enough they would easily be able to distinguish
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Power One theme among five stories included in chapter eleven was the power struggle between characters‚ either within themselves or among other characters. Power is somewhat of an elusive concept in which it can take many forms. The characters within this chapter exhibit a wide spectrum of power including the power achieved through independence and feelings of empowerment‚ the corruption that may coincide in great power‚ or the illusion of power. In the first story‚ titled Sweat‚ the character
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Attachment styles are the next concept that can influence a student’s identity. Attachment styles illustrate how a child’s primary caregiver has a direct influence on the development of a teen. There was a variety of differences in the student’s parents; some were dead‚ incarcerated or uninvolved in their lives. One of the students looked similar to his brother who was locked up in juvenile hall; and his mother would not even look him in the eyes because she would get depressed and nearly start crying
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of people. Many people take life for granted and don’t realize the amount to privilege we do have. It all starts back in 2013 when you’re young and curious and don’t care what anyone says. “Patrick‚ Brandon‚ Matt; come here.” There was a different tone in my parents voices‚ one that isn’t comforting but you got the point that something was wrong. “Take a seat” mom says with a very uncomfortable grin. “We know you guys probably didn’t think we would ever be having this conversation.” Mom said “What”
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very few could manipulate it to their will. The man in this story is me‚ my name is Rayn and I write this story to chronicle my rise to power. My journey started when I was in my mid twenties and our country was at war with a neighboring kingdom. I was a guard for a small village which was ruled by the empire of Luton grod. One day while out on patrol a strange old man was making his way to our village. This is where our story begins. The
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Short Story Scrutiny. Scepticism. Shock. It was all too familiar‚ the look on the faces in the room. An aboriginal female in a doctor’s coat. She glanced around the room as she sat down. The dullness of the grey walls seemed to absorb the lost hopes and dreams of the young men around her. The stale oxygen that lingered in the small room was slowly suffocating under the sterile smell of disinfectant. The only glimmer of light was a small corner of a window where the morning sun shimmered through
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Howardsville‚ a quaint little city‚ nestled in the foothills of the Putney Mountains located forty miles southwest of Charleston‚ West Virginia‚ had its own dark history. Having lived his entire life in the two–story house on the outskirts of town‚ Ernest Cassidy was familiar with the myths‚ legends‚ and lies about his city and was always quick to defend it. The mysteries began years earlier when Dr. Ronald Hackney; a surgeon at General Hospital in Charleston came up missing. One morning‚ he didn’t
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Ona’s baby because they did not want her to cause any trouble like her father did. They did not want the father to have an offspring whom he could preach and teach his ideas to. They wanted to make him suffer for what he did. This would also be an example to others. The government held the whole family responsible for one member’s actions and affiliations. The government officials are murderers of innocent people and they don’t even care. This realization changes Lina by making her realize how harsh
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