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    filled with tears I could tell she had been crying. It had happened again I thought to myself‚ I had collapsed for no reason. My mom explained to me why this was happening and a sharp pain shot through my body to my heart...I had cancer. They had found a lump on my leg and done some tests. I was scared I didn’t know what was happening. the last week i hadn’t been feeling well but i thought it would pass. days passed by and more tests were done. they told me i would have a freddy instead of having

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    Fantasy Story:             Once upon a time there was a girl named Belle. She lived in a magical kingdom‚ but was unaware of it‚ until her 13th birthday. She and her friend Sunny are to discover that there were more than flowers in a garden.             “Let’s hurry!” yelled Belle “We don’t have much time!” “Ok‚ ok‚ I’m coming!” murmured Sunny groggily. It was 3 in the morning after all!             The two girls were heading to the Tulip Meadow. It all had started when they were having a sleepover

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    opportunity with Charlie Atkins. P.32 • Complains that he has nothing to pass on to Travis. “I have been married eleven years and I got a boy who sleeps in the livingroom -- and all I got to give him is stories about how rich white people live…” p. 34 • To Mama: “Do you know what this money means to me? Do you know what this money can do for us? Mama—Mama—I want so many things.” P. 73 • Mama: “Son‚ how come you talk so much ‘bout money?” Walter: “Because‚ it is life‚ Mama!” Mama: “Oh—so now its

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    When He Came Back Sasha Boswell He had spent my whole life avoiding me‚ leaving my mother and I to look after ourselves‚ no help‚ no calls‚ no child support‚ not even one single letter just to say hi. The day he called was when my world had changed. I would finally meet him‚ the man from the small photo propped up against the brick wall above the fireplace. My curtains were wide open and the sunlight filtered in‚ creating little dust beams as mum liked to call them. The big oak tree by my window

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    If I had been born a girl This topic could be interesting or some people believe that could be embarrassing‚ however‚ what I can see girls life nowadays is very worrying‚ the clothe they wear‚ the way they want to get attention from men‚ sometimes it’s not quite obvious what effect are they trying to achieve‚ are they trying to look hot and sexy or simply silly and funny? Both cases most of time are wrong. First at all‚ If I had been born a girl‚ I would have liked to make the difference among

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    STORY 1: “The Lamp at Noon” by Sinclair Ross The story “The Lamp at Noon” takes place in a dried up‚ unfertile desert. Dust storms are causing health problems for the family. The setting is crucial to create the dark and sad atmosphere of the story because it was all about the fact that there is something wrong with the place that it dried out their farm which caused them to suffer. Which also creates a mood of being dull‚ lonely and monotonous. The couple‚ Ellen and Paul‚ has been arguing about

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    Short Story: Danger Mouse Umpa Lumpa’s And Fickle Thoughts FOUR O’CLOCK! He said I could leave at four o’clock today. WANKER! Being my last day an all‚ I was promised on Monday that I could leave an hour early today‚ as a good will gesture‚ you know‚ thanks for all the hard work and all that; ten fucking years of hard work – and I get an hour. Well‚ it’s now just gone half three‚ and that jumped up‚ four eyed little Hitler wants me to attend a productivity meeting. I should have just told him where

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    name “Forquer Asylum” embedded in the iron work. She seemed to be staring at something else though‚ something only she could see. You could tell she was in deep thought and whatever it was trouble her greatly just by the way her face was scrunched up like if she was mad. “Liv…” called Dr. Grey. Liv turned not realizing Dr. Grey had been calling her for some. “Oh‚ I’m sorry.” said Liv half heartedly. She had been working with Dr. Grey since she was admitted into the asylum by her mom a month

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    feet across the floor towards the dresser‚ dreading what Soph‚ Liv‚ and Lex had planned for me that day. Were they going to make fun of my clothes‚ “accidentally” spill food in my hair‚ or even worse‚ make fun of me not having a dad anymore… again? Losing him four years ago when I was ten was bad enough for me‚ but the bullying from the girls made it unbearable. Every day I would pray‚ hoping that one day the torture would end‚ and I could finally be happy. I threw on a pair of jeans and a hoodie

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    Travel writer Bill Bryson and his friend Stephan Katz are hiking along the Appalachian Trail  when it begins to snow. They cross narrow ledges and slip and slide across streams. It takes  them two hours to cover six­tenths of a mile. Finally‚ they come to the bottom of Albert  Mountain. They cannot go up‚ and they cannot go back. Bill finds a logging trail marked on his  map. They plod up the road through the snow. At last they find the Appalachian Trail again.  They know that they are close to a shelter

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