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    Suspense Short Story

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    Do you like suspense stories? If so‚ “Sorry Wrong Number” by Lucille Fletcher and “Sorry Right Number” by Stephen King are two very good suspense stories. The plot of both of the stories are centered around phone calls. Both stories center around a mysterious phone call. In “Sorry Wrong Number”‚ the phone call is about someone’s murder. And in “Sorry Right Number‚” the phone call is about a woman crying‚ she says “ Take… please take… t-t- take him to the hospital. He is going to have a heart attack

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    Dominoe: A Short Story

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    Dominoe was in shock after hearing the story Liz just told her . The lady that died on the steps was not just a force by spirits ‚ it was the cause of pure drunkness and childness . Dominoe was in rage at her cousin and friends for doing that ‚ bringing a curse to the school and to themselves. Liz got up from her seat busting out in tears ‚ she explained how she had been watching herself and hoping the curse does not bring anything bad upon her. Alton apparently was claimed to have gotten more

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    The Road Short Story

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    This is a story about loss‚ about being different‚ and about the world’s many evils. This story will fable heroes who learn to summon unwavering courage in times of unimaginable adversity. This is a story about sacrifice and the willingness to oppose bitterness and hatred in honor of the greater good. This story will highlight the devastation that corrupt governments leave in their wake. The characters in this story will undergo tests‚ trials‚ and imperfections that may seem large scale‚ but ultimately

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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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    Short Story and Old Man

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    Flight by Doris Lessing Flight - Text Analysis In this assignment I’m going to analyze the short storyFlight by Doris Lessing. This short-story was published in 1957‚ in a collection of short stories entitled The Habit of Loving. This is an old short story but it is a very popular one among many. Dorris Lessing (93) was born in 1919‚ in Khermanhah in Persia (now Iran) and she is a British novelist‚ poet‚ playwright‚ librettist‚ biographer and a short story writer. Her parents were British

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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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    Nero's Short Story

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    the ground‚’ Nero observes to SH as they are being bundled ever further down a winding tunnel. From somewhere the MC’s voice‚ ‘Look‚ we wanted some razz-matazz out there tonight‚ but things are not really working out. You’ve at least discovered that Story Hunter is not dead meat.’ With frustration shining through in voice SH complains‚ ‘Yeah‚ it is all well and good to have found me‚ but now we have lost Buiteboer to the netherworld‚ it seems.’ The MC sounds unconcerned about Buiteboer’s whereabouts

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    The 1930’s were a decade of great change politically‚ economically‚ and socially. The Great Depression and the Dust Bowl wore raw the nerves of the people‚ and our true strength was shown. From it arose John Steinbeck‚ a storyteller of the Okies and their hardships. His books‚ especially The Grapes of Wrath‚ are reflections of what really went on in the 1930’s. John Steinbeck did not write about what he had previously read‚ he instead wrote what he experienced through his travels with the migrant

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    The night sky was clouded with a tired haze‚ sending the city into an emotional collapse of anything exciting. Even the typically wild taxi services buzzed with boredom‚ and the street lights sent any bystanders into a mental slumber. With bland weather‚ came bland people‚ who had many things to accomplish while the rest of the city folk were caught in the whirlwind of disinterest. Genevíve Luther was one of those bland people‚ and she indeed had many things to accomplish that evening. Though‚ those

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    Sodalite: A Short Story

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    pinkish-red one said calmly. “A bear?!” the tall‚ thin one and short round purple gems shouted in unison. “What if it hurts us? What if it hurts Steven?!” the thin one shouted back. Again with the steven? Whats up with him? Is he special or something? Soda thought. The branch that soda was on started to crack more. She tried with all her might to not let it fall‚ she even used her powers to attempt to hold it up; but alas‚ her trying cut short‚ and she fell to the ground. Fast. “ACK!” The blue gem shouted

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