The minibus jolted to a halt. Taking a step down‚ I tried to piece everything that had happened. Aunt Adeline‚ Ava‚ the man – strangely by the name of Dimitri Viavondachi… Mama. The gap between the last step and the molten coloured dusty earth‚ was wide and as big as the fissure of weariness‚ agony‚ and hurt‚ swirling deep in the empty depths. Ten years‚ and I had lived on a cloud of lies‚ as each day had passed‚ I had turned with a sense of direction – a future. Now all there had been was shattered
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CITY TALK AMSTERDAM POPULATION: Approx. 78‚000 SHORT HISTORY It is said that Amsterdam was founded at the place where two fishermen and a seasick dog jumped ashore from a small boat to escape a storm in the Zuiderzee. The dog threw up‚ thus marking the spot. The Fishermen slogged up a muddy bank and had a stiff drink‚ thus laying the foundations of a tavern around which the entire metropolis would grow. The city’s original coat of arms backs up this tale‚ and you can see representations
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Baseball By: Jeremy Dodson Imagine you saw a professional hitting a home run. Then you wonder how the ball got that far. You ask yourself “should I go ask the coach how the player hit the home run?” Do you know who Dave Winfield is? Do you want to know more about baseball for young and old? What a Baseball Made of? [pic] A baseball is made up of 4 main layers. At the center of the ball is a rubber core. Around the core is a layer of cork. Then twine is wrapped around the core
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The book Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood is a beautifully articulated work of literature. The book presents a Victorian mode spiced up with spooky plot twists. Although the book presents a Victorian mode it is not entirely comprised of Romantic ideals. Atwood is a modern writer who was influenced by the major paradigms of both American and Canadian history. Since she was a child‚ she was fascinated by the true story of Grace Marks. Grace Marks was a teenage‚ Canadian domestic worker of the nineteenth
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Day 35 of my journey and I think I am nearly there. I don’t know exactly where this journey will take me‚ I just have to believe that there’s an ending. The landscape in Kenya is beautiful‚ filled with amazing colours. The wildlife has this incredible way of communicating that is fascinating to watch. It’s the beginning of summer. The grass is so lush and green‚ the lakes are filled with crystal clear water and there is an array of wonderful animals. It’s as though you’re in a perfect world where
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Prithviraj Cherukuri In the short story called “Optimists” written by Richard Ford‚ tells a story about Frank a fifteen-year-old boy who lives in Great Falls‚ Montana who learns how life can completely change in an instant. In the “Optimists” there are two major events that shape the story. Franks father Roy Brinson who works on the great northern railway see’s a homeless man die in front of him while at work. Another event is when Roy Brinson comes home and explains what happened to his wife
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In 1948 there was a short story published in The New Yorker Magazine By Shirly Jackson. called The Lottery. The Lottery is a fiction story. On June 27‚ it was a clear sunny morning. It is 10am and the village. They gathered for the lottery. There was only 300 people in the town gathering. The lottery takes place at town square by the bank and the post office. The village is big into farming. At 10 o’clock the lottery starts. The head of the household draws by name in alphabetical order. All of the
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Executive Summary In 2008‚ the largest “short squeeze” in the history‚ done by Porsche’s CFO to acquire control over Volkswagen through option contracts‚ had caused a huge loss for multiple hedge funds and investment banks in Germany. And meanwhile in 2007‚ until the beginning of 2008‚ TCI and 3G‚ 2 UK-based hedge funds‚ violated SEC disclosure requirements‚ hiding their objective to takeover CSX Corporation by entering into equity total return swaps with numerous investment banks. CSX was a
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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 off knowing that if she tried hard enough life would be a piece of cake. As the friends finished dinner Hana was unclear on where she was going to stay the night when Taro approached her and explained that she will be staying in the local Inn for the next
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doesn’t speak much. I catch his eye and smile politely. He smiles back....an embarrassed/ uncomfortable smile. He’s about to insert needles into my ankle. I sit up‚ facing him. My legs‚ together‚ dangle off the edge of the table. I’m wearing blue shorts. I place my hands on either knee and slowly move my legs apart‚ looking downward with no expression the whole time. Although his eyes widen a little‚ he only looks at me. He moves back one step. With my hands still on either knee‚ I smile at him.
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