do that‚ he was teaching Wallace how to be a man. While Drea wanted to baby Wallace‚ Gawain took risks with the boy – not unnecessary ones – and taught him lessons in hunting‚ fighting‚ and survival. And there was more. Gawain showed up when he said he would‚ never made excuses‚ and treated both she and Wallace with kindness and respect. He expected nothing in return‚ yet he still gave. While she realized he had a bit of a dodgy past with women‚ the man who sat across from her at the dining table
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The idea of going to this new place‚ with new faces‚ and new beginnings excited me‚ but choked me at the time. I didn’t know what to think. My anxiety was at an all time high. The first night at Kutztown‚ I laid in my bed staring at the concrete‚ white walls‚ next to a girl I hadn’t known more than a couple months‚ wondering if this was it. I had spent most of the day unpacking what seemed to be a hundred boxes‚ transforming a bare dorm into my home for then next year. Cassie and I quickly grew
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So‚ turning on the TV‚ he turned down the sound and poured himself a full glass once he opened the bottle. As he sat in the recliner with the glass in his hand‚ he took one sip and then another before drinking the entire glass in two gulps thinking he could get a little bit of sleep if he drank just enough to get a buzz and take the edge off the nightmare. Unfortunately‚ it didn’t take a medical degree or one in psychology to know he was suffering from PTSD or that he was extremely depressed. As
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One sunny Saturday‚ there were four girls named Kelsy‚ Lily‚ Anna‚ and Arianna. Kelsy was Rainbow Girl. Lily was Environmental Girl. Anna worked at a salon. Arianne was nature girl. They were all seventeen years old and had been best friends since kindergarten. On Canada Day‚ their boss gave them a ticket to Canada’s Wonderland. Lily called everyone to the clubhouse. When everyone got there‚ they had a meeting about what time and day they should go on. “What if we go tomorrow?” exclaimed Anna. “Sure
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It was the day of the championship game. The day before I got 1 hit out of 5 at bats. I could not get a hit. All I did was fly out or get walked. I was so mad all I did for the rest of the day was hitting the in the backyard. The day of our final game I was in our backyard hitting. As I was hitting my brother walked outside to help me. He told me to stop hitting so he could tell me what happened yesterday. And when he was talking I really didn’t understand what he was talking about. After he told
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Here’s a story of woe within the royal family of our beloved Thebes. Our story begins when a battle breaks out or more like a war between brothers‚ who fought to be the king of Thebes. The war consisted of bloodshed in which sent many people to Hades‚ the god of the dead and the king of the underworld. Among the battling men was the god who bends and breaks the battle-line‚ Ares the god of war. But the war ended and Oedipus’ children’s uncle Creon became king. Later on when the sisters‚ Antigone
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the members from the team that had arrived at the cabin looked up‚ the firelight dancing in his eyes‚ the gold-braid in his hair glowing like the setting sun. He lowered the volleyball‚ but not his gaze. ‘’Your wrong’’ says Genesis ‘’God only loves a man who can look after himself Mark‚ and in my personal experience generous men always want something. What would you bring to this fire‚ besides your nattering mouth and complete nonsense?’’ Mark stood; weary from intense trainings only hours before yet
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“Are you awake?” my mother’s frantic voice startles me. “Yes‚ of course‚” I respond while wiping the rheum from the corner of my eyes. “Our witless dog ate rat poisoning. We have to drive her to the hospital‚” she says while ripping the warm duvet off of me. I don’t ask questions and stumble to the car in my nightgown. Bella‚ our family dog‚ walks with her head down towards the car‚ clearly regretting her appetite. My mom lifts her into the car and Bella lays on my lap tentatively. Bella is usually
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his wife Hazel died soon after Newt and I met Bokonon. They too did not feel excitement anymore and took their lives together. Frank died from being purely insane because he watched his ant farm for endless hours. I stopped talking to that frenzied man after he mentioned that he would create human-sized ants. Only Bokonon‚ Newt‚ and I were left on San Lorenzo‚ and possibly the entire earth. I had not spoken to Bokonon since the encounter on the side of the road. Bokonon was glamorized by the San
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heat. Alder exhausted exclaims “When are we going to be done?” Zenith replies‚ “as soon as the dispensing unit‚ administers the gas. I can’t make it go any faster‚ dude.” “Well‚ when we’re done‚ I’m jugging a full bottle of Gatorade with no regrets‚ man‚” Alder irritated. Off into the horizon dancing dots appear‚ and growing at an alarming rate. Alder asks Zenith‚ “I see something!” Zenith pushes Alder‚ “They’re coming! MOVE‚ MOVE‚ MOVE” The two cadets book it from the swarm of people. Whenever a group
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