The opportunity was an open door to human trafficking and a closed one to any reality she had before entering this world. Angela’s story may be as tragic as it gets‚ but it’s more than that. Her constitutional right was ripped away from her hands when she was forced to work for a family that neglected her basic needs for living. Many people couldn’t imagine a world that does not implement
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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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outstretched root. The followers stepped forward with thick ropes in their arms. They formed a rough circle around us and slowly‚ cautiously‚ moved in. “If you try anything funny we will use lethal force‚” the leader warned. “ I know you all must be confused about what is going on. The truth is the “Folder” was a scam to find people who were so desperate they would leave everything. The pictures you saw were all of native Vernans in the city of Vazdas. All of the humans we collect are sent there to work as slaves
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Do you have a Puppy? I do and his name is Gizmo. Getting Gizmo is one of the best things that ever happened to me. Here’s how it happened. It was near my birthday when I asked my parents if I could get a dog. Sadly‚ they said I wasn’t ready for a dog because I couldn’t take care of it. I was distraught because I had wanted a dog for as long could remember. A few days passed‚ and I had finally gotten over not getting a dog. I was chilling at my house watching tv‚ bored as ever ‚ until my mom came
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It was a quiet Monday morning‚ I was getting ready for another day at school. I had walked downstairs to hear Mother and Father talking about something that I didn’t understand. They were talking about something with the African American students. I never really understood why we all didn’t go to the same school‚ they’re just like us. I had finally gotten to school‚ i was a little late but Mrs. McCarthy didn’t care. She was a close friend of my Mother and Father’s. I was going to take a seat but
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mother. "Is this the wish he ask for‚ unaware of the sin he has created?!" She look at Desiree‚ angrily. "His soul will be unforgiven‚ because you purposely twisted his wish!" Desiree growl. "It’s not my fault his wish isn’t precise! All human think about is lust and greed...Why do you care for one insignificant soul?" She continue to argue. "Like you...big sister. I need a soul to feed on in order to exist."
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a stranger in my eyes. He helped me up and told me to try it again. He looked at me and talked about adversity. He told me that you have a choice‚ either let adversity affect you and give up now or respond to it and let it motivate you. I tried again. I accomplished it; I squat jumped seven blocks. The familiar stranger looked at me and said “you have heart”. Who would have thought that those three words would have impacted me so much. He saw something in me that no one else ever had.He inspired me
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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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yet another bullet left the barrel of a sniper. This time it did the job. The bullet hit my neck‚ severing my carotid artery and just missing my spine. I fell to the hard‚ dusty concrete floor. Laying in a pool of my own blood‚ the Russians cheered about their small victory. Disappointed‚ I close my eyes for the last time‚ beginning my descent into
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He would finish eating‚ and then continue to play his PS4‚ until 12:00 am every night. Every morning‚ he walked into school very tired‚ and falling asleep in most classes‚ which was why he didn’t learn about anything that would be on the test.
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