It is a day like any other day. The glowing warmth of the sun is hidden behind fluffy grey clouds‚ the warmth is barley touching the ground. Children are running from place to place‚ chasing after one another. I could almost say‚ that there’s nothing special today‚ but that would be lie. Today is the day of my sisters wedding! The excitement and anticipation has been drenching our small village for weeks. The chance to celebrate anything is very seldom‚ and a wedding‚ a wedding is the greatest celebration
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The village was a cluster of wigwams around the shore of lake overlooked on both sides by bluffs. The sun was still hidden below the horizon when we arrived. I could hear the waves and feel the cold spray from the water as we entered the wigwam. An oil lamp shone on a woman kneeling by the head of a baby boy who laid on a rabbit skin. The baby cried as the woman placed a piece of damp rabbit fur on his forehead. My father spoke to me in a low voice. “It’s the fever.” He opened his medicine bag and
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Pallow I rested my forearms on the marble stone‚ anxiously staring at the quartz clock ticking. I could feel the coldness rising from elbows and out my undercut finger nails. Waiting‚ for the promised Kabuli Pallow I had been waiting days for. I was tired from all the stress of year 11 and was going to clear my mind after dinner at danny’s place‚ who invited me over for the first time. My mum came closer to me as my head tilted. Observing the bowl which was supposed to be a plate‚ the smell was
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given it a better term. After all‚ it’s only right to give such a scent a sweet name. My wandering mind was halted by the weight I was carrying: half a kilo of fish and two packets of milk. I quickened my pace realising that the little ones were waiting for me. My culinary skills were limited to boiling and frying eggs‚ but the last time I made fish‚ they loved it‚ and I thought I’d make one for them again.
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I’m working on things‚ planting seeds. I try to be patient . . . but damn‚ my emotions run deep‚ so many feelings‚ all in a frenzy. I want what I want‚ forgive me for demanding. I shake with anticipation; you play inside my mind‚ my body’s left waiting. Exotic‚ chaotic‚ sensual desires ooze from my thoughts . . . maybe I’m thinking too much‚ forgive me of my doubts‚ but please know this: don’t ever fashion me into a rose‚ I don’t care to be one. I’d rather have a prickly spine‚ be the hitchhiker
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Long ago‚ when the continents were merged together as one‚ the animals and the humans walked among each other. Each continent was split up with a twenty foot trench that led directly to the center of the earth. On the border of one of the trenches was the small town of Pillowsville. In this town‚ lived a group of frogs. In Pillowsville‚ everyone stated within the town limits and they were happy with the way things were‚ except for Danny. Danny was the only frog who had dreams that stretched far beyond
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Ava‚ By now you probably heard about what happened. You keep calling and emailing and I haven’t answered back‚ I’m sorry. I haven’t been myself these last 2 months‚ so the least thing I want is to drag you into my mess. You’ve overcame so much in this past year‚ you should be so proud of yourself‚ i know i am. I know your worried‚ but I’ll be okay for now. There’s something I need to tell you. And I dont know if I’ll ever get the chance to tell you in person. The day we met‚ that wasent the
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There was a boy who came along On the other side He was at his point of view Changed your point of view Left you broken and confused It got worse Every other night the tears would fall Visioned things how it could have been You waited and didn’t leave him Pretended you could be with him It was your fault You had thought He was afraid of loving you But he denied it to you Said he hated you You saw him after months and months Came flying to your room right after Let the tears fall like a
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‘Brilliant‚ Antonio. You are not bored after all. You are thinking about what I’m saying. And can you think of other costs?’ ‘Well…I suppose it costs money to store it here. These men of yours have to be paid. Who pays for transporting it from the olive groves?’ ‘I can see I’m going to make a good merchant of you‚ my friend. You’ve learnt more than most people know already and you’ve only been here two minutes! Any other points you want to make? Any questions?’ ‘Just one point really‚ those barrels
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In Waiting for the Barbarians‚ the line that divides the so called ‘civilized’ from the ‘barbarians’ is shown as deeply ambivalent. Illustrate this with examples and discuss the larger implications of this portrayal. J.M. Coetzee unravels the complexities behind the concepts of ‘civilised’ versus ‘barbaric’ in his book Waiting for the Barbarians. These concepts are reflective of the larger ideas of “Self” and “Other”‚ and are shown to be problematic in its definition. In the novel‚ the ever present
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