against her judgement‚ I threw away the tissue and pushed my face back into the pillow. “You know when I was your age in…” She stubbornly continued over the loudly groaning couch‚ her accent becoming more pronounced with nostalgia. The familiar “first time I killed a goose” story went on longer every time she told it. “…rain washing the blood all down the driveway…” I made a louder‚ pointed groan in her direction. She stopped mid-sentence‚ gave me an exasperated look‚ and went off on a different
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The summer before eighth grade‚ the music studio and I got intimate for the first time. I was 12 years old and I got my first solo piece. The moment my hands touched the brand new music sheet and speech‚ my chest lifted up as my teeth grew in sight with pride. I was going to perform “Heart” from the Broadway musical‚ Damn Yankees. The level of excitement brewing within me exploded as my anticipation excelled for the upcoming performance. I thought I would immediately rush the stage and began belting
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In 2013‚ Sarah Holloway‚ with the Department of Geography at Laughobou University‚ discussed parental involvement in reference to the amount of time needed. This study attempted to measure the amount of time a parent should be expected to give. She discovered the amount of time parents contribute depended on their social status. Holloway also referenced a mother having a “fourth shift. A “fourth shift” refers to an additional shift of work or home duties. This study concluded that the amount of
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“My sweet love Rosie‚ oh how I miss you so dearly. The date is the 9th of August‚ I am safe and well‚ I’m ever so sorry for not sending any letter for the past few days‚ for three days and three nights myself and my fellow soldiers have been fighting in Lone Pine. We were surrounded‚ we had no idea what our fate was‚ we couldn’t see the Turks‚ it was a tragic site‚ thousands of my mates shot in cold blood‚ myself and the remaining 12 men were huddled in a circle‚ firing into an oblivion‚ luckily
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Shakespeare’s presentation of the various forms of love in the first three acts of ‘As You Like It’ Various forms of love are depicted in Shakespeare’s play ‘As You Like It’ which clearly show the relationships between the key characters in the play as well as illustrating the different aspects of their characteristics. The first three acts introduce the ideas of love and how they differ in the context of different subjects in the play; whether it is a romantic love or a friendship Shakespeare’s use of language
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Dr. Spock paced back and forth muttering to himself like a madman‚ pulling at his hair in his frenzied haste. “I just don’t understand‚ it doesn’t make any sense‚” he muttered‚ desperately gazing at the wall before him‚ covered with documents interconnected with a web of red strings. He quickly gazed up at me‚ his eyes bloodshot and skin a pallor grey‚ “We must do the impossible” he whispered so quietly that I had to strain to hear him‚ “We must open the portal.” “No‚” I said in a shaky voice‚
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better huts and more smoke from our fire. As I became ready to walk away sadly I heard a rustle near me. I look around and do not catch sight of anyone near me. When I hear it again‚ coming from a bundle of creepers nearby‚ I realize that the rustle was a pig. I crouch down and finally identify it as it walks out of a run. The pig looked fatter than piggy‚
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‘Ready” They all said. ‘Let’s go” I told them. The first sight we had was in a buttom room the fairies were being held in a very large tube‚ it was hooked up to 5 long cords all leading to a smaller tube next to a switch. The next sight we saw was Kraus‚ his large nose‚ big black eyes‚ with his six yellow infected teeth‚ and disgusting ripped up green suit. Kraus was in the back through a door
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a great king unless he saw the Four Passing Sights (a sick person‚ an elderly person‚ a corpse‚ and a holy man). Through the efforts of his father‚ Siddhartha was shielded from the idea of pain and suffering and lived a privileged childhood full of luxuries. As he began to mature‚ Siddhartha gradually witnessed the Four Passing Sights. These Four Passing Sights‚ which his father tried so hard to protect him from‚ opened Buddha’s eyes to
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written everything down‚ every answer to every question that I kept in my head would be answered. I thought the answer would find me‚ or that I would find it. I assumed it would be obvious. I thought I just wasn’t seeing it‚ that it was hidden in plain sight. However‚ I’ve learned different. I chose to write this book because I needed to see things for myself. I wrote this book to tell everyone that I wasn’t a victim‚ or a prisoner. I don’t want revenge anymore‚ but I do believe that these people should
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