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    Short Story Manny's

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    When I first read through the story I could start to see little hints and signs of a man who is in a state of depression. Depression can be defined as a state of feeling sad. Also can be defined as a serious medical condition in which a person feels very sad‚ hopeless‚ and unimportant and often is unable to live in a normal way. These definitions pinpoints Manny’s state throughout the story. You can notice the first since of him feeling sad‚ and hopeless when his wife died and he sold all of their

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    Irony: A Short Story

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    "He must be‚" answered the other fairy‚ knocking over a bat which knocks down the yo-yo which was beside it and made a loud noise. The two fairies quickly flew out the window as Archie woke up because of the noise. "Who’s there?" screamed Archie‚ but nothing was there‚ not even a shadow‚ or is it? He got up and went to the window and looked out‚ there is it‚ the two fairies seems like they didn’t know that Archie had saw them. Archie

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    gasoline on credit‚ suggesting that she associates “good men” with gullibility and blind faith. Later in the story‚ she causes the family to make a wrong turn because she misremember the location of a plantation house she wanted to visit. When she realizes her mistake‚ she jerks her knee‚ ultimately causing the car to crash. She does not tell anyone about her mistake. The Misfit shows up and begins killing the family because the grandmother recognized

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    The Muusky: A Short Story

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    BAM! The crowd roared after I did this‚ I just hit my first single of my career‚ and not the only time I will get another one. It felt musky while I hit it‚ and it was beginning to get cloudy in the distance as well. My friends Trevor‚ Collin‚ Evan‚ Andrew‚ and Michael congratulated me once I got into the dug-out. At the time I was only seven years old. I always remind myself that I have to work for things in order to accomplish things. I was mesmerized that I actually hit it‚ at first I just tried

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    never known my limits. Ever since I was younger‚ I’ve had a large imagination‚ filling up my days dreaming up endless scenarios of the future. Thinking of possible careers was never a problem‚ but choosing out of the many life paths I wanted was. I alternated between wedding planner‚ creating a notebook filled with torn out pages of poofy dresses and possible wedding locations; author‚ stuffing short stories and poems into a floral folder; and psychiatrist‚ researching the process to become a doctor

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    Kickball: A Short Story

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    even really try. That’s probably why I was never any good at sports. I was okay at tennis‚ and maybe even moderately good at cross country. But anything that involved me catching a ball‚ you might as well already say I lost. So naturally‚ when I ran up to kick the ball‚ it went straight into the arms of the pitcher. My fellow classmates groaned‚ but told me it was a good effort. We all knew they were lying. I knew that they hated having the most unathletic girl on their team‚ but they didn’t seem

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    Causes of Child Obesity "Many of today’s kids are engaged in sedentary pursuits made possible by a level of technology unthinkable as recently as 25 to 30 years ago. Computer‚ video‚ and other virtual games‚ the ready availability of feature films and games on DVD‚ plus high-tech advancements in music-listening technology have come down into the range of affordability for parents and even for the kids themselves. These passive pursuits have produced a downside of reduced physical activity for the

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    Eric's Short Story

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    the girl since they were no more than naive teenagers growing up in Brooklyn; but even so‚ she had always been Theo’s girlfriend and there were some lines that weren’t to be crossed. After all‚ Eric was Theo’s best friend and therefore Madison was and always would be off limits. Nevertheless‚ these nettlesome feelings had followed Eric into adulthood and throughout the years‚ he continued to hide his feelings‚ with of course‚ a few minor slip-ups. He was perhaps too protective of her‚ or maybe too

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    Short Stories Compared

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    beginning of story‚ Rainsford and Zaroff are presented as equals. Both characters are well-accomplished big-game hunters. As the story unfolds‚ however‚ their roles change. Rainsford is thrust into the position of the hunted. However‚ he tries to undermine the game by setting traps for the hunter. Rainsford’s form of hunting is passive whereas Zaroff’s is active. The fragility of this relationship between the hunted and the hunter is not only displayed in the resolution of the story but also through

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    INITIATION-Sylvia Plath - Initiation is a story of group exclusivity‚ self exploration and personal transformation of a girl in Lansing High. It is the story of Millicent‚ who discovers that being an individual offers more opportunities than being part of a sorority. In Initiation‚ the author‚ Sylvia Plath expresses the hardships Millicent undergoes to become a member of the elect. Millicent is forced to go through several rituals which decide whether she is capable of joining the sorority. At first

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