"So‚ what’ll it be?" the barmen asks. "Scotch on the rocks‚ please." A small‚ dimly lit tavern‚ filled with about two dozen guys. You’re seated up at the front counter in a comfortable chair‚ watching people buzzing and swinging around tables‚ booths and pool tables. You take off your glasses for a few seconds to wipe off a couple of blemishes from your lenses‚ hearing the firm tink of a glass in your blurred peripherals as your drink is fallen down in front of you. Releasing a small thanks as
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struggled with the pain of losing my love. I was nearly asleep when suddenly I heard a knocking at my bedroom door. “Only a visitor‚” I mumbled. I suddenly remembered that it was a dark and depressing December‚ so I sat by a fire that was slowly dying. My writings did not ease my pain. I didn’t know what the sad rustling of my colorful curtains were. It excited me with amazing horrors I’ve never felt before. Someone was at my bedroom door. Then later another visitor came to my door. That was it and nothing
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Hi‚ my names Valerie and I was born November 1st‚ 2000 at 1:30pm in New Westminster‚ British Columbia. Although‚ after almost six years of living in BC my Mom decided it was best my sister‚ Jennifer‚ her and I all move to Calgary‚ Alberta. We lived there for about a year‚ then we moved to the Okanagan in British Columbia‚ then back down to Surrey. I’m thankful I never moved outside of Canada because living in Canada means freedom‚ plus everyone’s so nice. Anyway‚ after all that moving you would think
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As I stood up‚ I felt a rush of blood to my cheeks and saw my glasses fogging up. The teacher had asked me to come with her‚ after punishing another child. Was I in trouble too? Though I could be in trouble‚ I walked toward the teacher. As I followed my teacher out of the classroom‚ I saw that her expression was grim. We walked until we were outside‚ and then we stopped and stood there in silence for a long moment. Eventually‚ she spoke. “Piggy‚ I hate to tell you this‚ but-” She paused‚ and
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Chioma Mogbo Lysistrata — Formal Essay Assignment “I don’t intentionally go: ’Ooh‚ what is provocative‚’ and try to do that. I just do stuff‚ and people go: ’Ooh‚ that’s provocative.’ Maybe because sometimes I’m super-ignorant — and sometimes they’re super-ignorant.” This quote by Mathangi "Maya" Arulpragasam conveys the same reaction that the reader feels as one reads Lysistrata. Lysistrata comes with many sexual innuendos. It also goes particularly beyond innuendo where numerous male characters
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The Lonely boy in the Forest: I believe it was mid-afternoon when mother and I decided to have a picnic lunch near the forest. The sun smiled at us with its golden radiance‚ and the scarlet poppies greeted us as me and mother set our picnic on the flower bed. “Simply lovely today‚ isn’t it Charles?” mother asked as the two of us rolled out the checkered picnic blanket and finally gave our feet some rest. “Yeah.” I replied in a tranquil yet blue voice. “Oh
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I look out from behind the steel bars of my prison cell. The dark blue sky littered with stars is the first thing that catches my eye. ‘Sometimes I wonder what the stars are doing when they are not out twinkling in the night sky. Perhaps the stars are shy and only twinkle when we are asleep. That would be slightly ironic considering how much attention they draw to themselves. ‘ ‘Maybe they’re afraid of the sun?’ ‘That isn’t that crazy of a thought‚ but I’d rather say that instead of the stars
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breathing creature. What if it was? You feel someone’s hands on you‚ and chills climb through your body. You know this is the last time you will ever see anything in your life. Your world is suddenly crumbling away. You hear a noise‚ the last one you will ever hear. It is something behind you. Something that would end your life. Your watch begins its final countdown. This is your last day. That rush wakes you up and your eyes pop out. You find yourself stranded‚ on your bed. You are alone‚ in your room
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A plan began to formulate in his mind. He called for his planner and began to plan a ball. A Few Months Ago The day that Ella’s mother‚ Lucinda‚ died was the worst day of her life. All Ella could think about were the last words that her mother said to her. "Be kind and good to others‚ and courageous when no one else can be. Always be yourself and never forget to be the girl I taught you to be." Now she has the dove to be her only company. When Ella was young‚ she saw
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How far was the use of terror the most important development in German History 1929-45? The use of terror during the period 1929-45 was an important development in German history due to the speed in which the level of terror escalated once Hitler came to power in 1933. However‚ Anti-Semitism‚ Nationalism and Hitler’s ideologies were also achieved through Propaganda. Resistance against this terror were significant developments during this time as well. It would be fair to argue that terror was a
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