what Bokonon wrote at the end of his book. I gazed at the world for a bit‚ laid my head down on this book‚ and ended it all. I became the statue of stupidity.” -John And that was the end of John’s journal. This book has been passed around in my family for as long as anyone could remember. No‚ I do not know how it was found or how the earth eventually unfroze itself. The only thing I do know is that this diary was meant to land in my hands. I do hope that I did it justice by publishing it and I
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issued a warning‚ to make things even worse for us Mayor Nagin issued a mandatory evacuation order. We ignored it and that’s how we ended up where we are. Most people decided to leave‚ the news had said that less than 100‚000 decided to stay. Me and my family decided to stay with our house until the last possible second. Once we couldn’t stay anymore we left but the only place to go was the superdome. Thats where we are setting in the superdome scared for our life. I see my brother‚ Wayne‚ laying down
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One serene spring evening‚ the snow goddess Chione was helping her mother Orithyia grow trees in time for the season of winter. Chione was a wonderful young lady‚ she had long luxurious dark hair indistinguishable to that of a wolf‚ splendid cocoa eyes that mirrored the sap that is expelled from a Sycamore tree‚ and snow white skin. Being the daughter of Boreas‚ the Bringer of Winter and divine force of the North Wind‚ she had inherited her father’s forces of the cold. Moreover‚ she had been honored
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brought home a tiny white kitten that was injured at a house party. His paw was crushed by a person sitting on a chair. I took the kitten reluctantly and nursed him back to good health. The kitten grew into a cat named Toughie‚ who loved us‚ his family‚ and was protective of us. We did not need a dog as we had a watch cat! The cat would put the run on a drunken man‚ who bought pure vanilla at the store to drink. We lived at a grader station‚ where my husband worked for the government in highway
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I recognized Francis by three things‚ her strong southern accent‚ her rich intoxicating perfume‚ and the color of her skin. She was my “Black Grandmama.” When I was a little kid‚ my family would drive down to my father’s hometown of New Orleans Louisiana‚ and stay with his parents for months at a time. My grandparents‚ very wealthy‚ had an ensemble of workers. Maids‚ butlers‚ cooks‚ all of which had one thing in common; they were black. Growing up in Dubuque I had very few encounters with people
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Welcome to New York [and you can want who you want boys and boys and girls and girls] Sansa hated the busy streets of New York City. After a long day‚ there was nothing she appreciated more than a hot cup of tea (preferably the strawberry oolong that Joff bought for her twentieth name day) and absolute silence. Her sister’s frequent visits made sure to ruin that‚ and the incessant honks and beeps from the streets below their building didn’t help. And the worst part about the Big Apple? The Subway
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And my dad just walked through the door and we all jumped in for a big group hug. Life is a privilege‚ Don’t take it for granted. Our family treasured every second together after we realized this message. We lived our lively lives‚ loved every second of it and most importantly cherished our time as a family. I wish I could have cherished more time with everyone who has come and gone in my
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1974‚ Mystic came across a manala tree that stood isolated from the village he lives in. He took a new route home from school this day and bumped into it. Mystic wore rags and had a staggered walk because his shoes had holes all on the soles. His family was far from wealthy‚ but they stressed the importance of education in him growing up. He always
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Every time they’d just say‚ “Oh right‚ you were already headed to your next destination.” All of Oliver’s friends would say similar things as he continued on his journey. When he got home‚ he found his wife looking through an old family photo album. He sat beside her and began to look for himself‚ but quickly saddened when he only saw himself in one or two pictures. As they continued to look through the album he asked her‚ “Can you tell me about everything I missed?” She simply smiled
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Hana sat dressed in black at Taro’s funeral at age 63 and thought about all of the good things that they had done with their lives‚ and all of the great experiences they shared together and she remembers how it all began. It all started with the dinner the first day she met Taro‚ they were sitting with his friends eating very traditional Japanese foods that Taro prepared for his special guest‚ but Hana’s feeling were unclear about her new life. Many worries flooded her mind and she pushed them
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