ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The Nice People‚ by Henry Cuyler Bunner‚ is republished from his volume‚ Short Sixes‚ by permission of its publishers‚ Charles Scribner’s Sons. The Buller-Podington Compact‚ by Frank Richard Stockton‚ is from his volume‚ Afield and Afloat‚ and is republished by permission of Charles Scribner’s Sons. _Colonel Starbottle for the Plaintiff_‚ by Bret Harte‚ is from the collection of his stories entitled Openings in the Old Trail‚ and is republished by permission of the Houghton Mifflin
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my family was homeless. The word homeless comes with such a bad attachment‚ so for a long time I never spoke about it to anyone. But‚ I think it’s important to share your personal story‚ in hopes that another can relate. About three years of my life were spent either in a car or a shelter or once in a while at a family/friends home. Given that‚ I think it would be best to speak only about the first year. Granted that it was the most challenging of the whole.
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really mad and thinking that it was some killer fish or something so I didn’t really care about the fish anymore and just fed them‚ watch them as I eat breakfast‚ etc. A few weeks later‚ there were only 2 fish left. The black one‚ and the other one (which was a complete blur to me)‚ I forgot about the color. However‚ I could tell you that I was getting really frustrated to the point where I didn’t even care about the fish. I just looked at them and minded my own beeswax. They didn’t look as happy as
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Short Story School - THE SCHOOL THE SCHOOL – Short Story School Some were brilliant bordering on genius. Others‚ genius bordering on madness. Almost all had spent a decade and three years together. But most were still unknown to each other. They dressed the same way; double-knot ties (two crests blue and two black‚ strictly slanting from right to left)‚ crisp ironed shirts‚ blue skirts which were measured by scales‚ one inch here and there and a week-long detention. Navy blue blazers which
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“I disagree with your interpretation of the main idea.” Kim said to Austin as they sat on the cement stair in Austin’s backyard and discussed about their short story analysis work from English class. It was just after rain‚ the sky was still filled with gray clouds‚ but at least the temperature had cooled down a little bit. Kim secretly felt bad for Austin‚ that now he was stuck with her for this “working buddies” thing in English. Why would someone stupidly arrived class late and became my deskmate
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Streets of Memphis”‚ there are important internal and external conflicts throughout the story that are being created as the characters try to survive. Being washed up on a mysterious island and getting hunted down by crazy man are some examples of conflict in “The Most Dangerous Game”. “Your brain against mine. Your woodcraft against mine. Your strength and stamina against mine” (Connell 74). This quote from the story shows the external conflict between Rainsford and General Zaroff. The General is challenging
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Within a few minutes‚ the sound of sirens rushes across the school parking lot. The heat from the pavement causes the emergency vehicles to waver surreally‚ as if they’re an illusion speeding toward me. I stand numbly next to the wreckage as the firefighters hurry forward to free the lady trapped inside her car. The kid who rolled off the side of the bleachers screams as the paramedics lift him onto a stretcher. His leg is twisted at an odd angle. It’s definitely broken. Coach points to me‚ and
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Fitzgerald The night before I left my home to start school at Kutztown‚ I cried. I slept next to my mom in her room‚ surrounded by stuffed animals around my body from my youth‚ tears streaming down my face. I was scared‚ nervous‚ and uncertain about my future. 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
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Juanito is my name‚ it’s been a lot of days without seen the sun‚ iwork alot.My mother is dead and my father said that he is to old and can’t visit me.My my time goes by‚ thinking of my family and the people that stayed in the desert and i think that i could have been one of them. Right now i’m in san diego california the closest place to mexico when i look i always think of heading back to mexico but i also think of getting caught and hold back for jail and it will be worst because i’ll lose
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It was true. Several of the maidens and their families left the compound as soon as the food supply became scarce. Her Master had not been outside of the home in months as his appearance became increasingly unrecognizable—even to her. It made her sad to see the man she’d grown to admire succumb to such an unexplainable illness and tragedies that surpassed human limitations. Ayala always thought that one day she would marry herself a man much like her Master… someone rich‚ handsome‚ and who took
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