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    Short Story: The Water

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    she’d done to him. How she tortured him‚ the way he gasped for air trying to survive. Oh‚ how I wished I’d done more to him‚ a lot more. At least I have the satisfaction of knowing he suffered to the end. The same way Beth suffered through all those years of hell. She pictured Beth laying peacefully in her grave. "Oh‚ Beth I’m so sorry. Sorry for not helping you‚ for not being there for you‚ for not taking care of him when I had the chance. Oh please forgive me. Please‚ please forgive me‚" she sobs

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    his time in as a wide eyed five year old in his first pair of tap shoes was akin to his home. In fact‚ it felt more like home than his actual home‚ where his dad often teased him about his ’prancing around the stage like a bloody pony’ but he knew that his dad preferred him doing this - his passion - than on the streets at ten o’clock at night smoking glue or sniffing weed. He’d never try those. For one‚ his mother would probably kill him for even going out after ten and then hand him to Satan for

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    NEW YORK (CNN) -- They sat bloody and petrified -- the lights out‚ smoke engulfing the room and pain searing through their bodies. There was no escape from where they were in the South Tower‚ in pieces after being hit by United Airlines Flight 175 as far as they could tell. Then out of nowhere‚ a young man burst in and took control. In a strong‚ authoritative voice‚ he directed them to the stairway -- which was veiled by darkness‚ wreckage and haze -- telling the injured to get out and the healthy

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    It started like any other day up on the hills of Rhein‚ but that day had the scent of freedom floating in the air. The journey ahead of me had been teasing me for weeks‚ I was just so anxious to get away and start all over again. I had made certain arrangements before I left‚ our family dog was not allowed on the ship that we were going to be arriving in America‚ so I had my parents take care of the dog for us. It was a hard thing to do seeing that the dog had become more than just a pet to the

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    Short Stories Compared

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    beginning of story‚ Rainsford and Zaroff are presented as equals. Both characters are well-accomplished big-game hunters. As the story unfolds‚ however‚ their roles change. Rainsford is thrust into the position of the hunted. However‚ he tries to undermine the game by setting traps for the hunter. Rainsford’s form of hunting is passive whereas Zaroff’s is active. The fragility of this relationship between the hunted and the hunter is not only displayed in the resolution of the story but also through

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    I never knew deciding my future would have such a tragic back story. I remember when I woke up to the twelve missed calls from my mother the day after Easter. When I saw I had numerous missed calls‚ I knew something was dreadfully wrong. When I called my mother back‚ she had told me my uncle Charles had taken his own life. I didn’t know what to feel‚ or what to think. Two years later‚ and I still think about him every day. He was sick‚ not like cancer or something physical. He was sick emotionally

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    Fangirl Short Story

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    Beginning College Beginning college is an exciting time‚ but it also be a time to face some of your greatest fears. In the story Fangirl written by Rainbow Rowell Cath and Wren begin their college experience at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Cath and Wren both face challenges and fears in college create obstacles that affect their overall experience. The major challenges and fears that Cath and Wren face are Cath isolates herself‚ Wren quickly develops an alcohol problem‚ and Cath’s and Wren’s

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    Jamaica Short Story

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    Jorge admired him for this. A year after Annalise and Jorge’s wedding Annalise came to him and told him she had something to tell him. She was very solemn and told him to sit in the living room‚ she turned off the light and sat on the floor in front of the sofa chair. She told him that her dad wanted to be a woman and she had found out about this when she was a kid. He wanted to know why she didn’t tell him before. She replied that it wasn’t her secret to tell. After the birth of their first born

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    Moses: A Short Story

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    One day‚ an old man named Shaul said to his grandson Simeon "It is time you learned the story of our people. I want to tell you about a tragic time for the Israelites‚ the time we spent in Egypt. and a great man named Moses who saved us from slavery. "I was only a boy then‚ just about your age‚" Shaul started. "All of the Israelites were slaves to the terrible Pharaoh‚ ruler of Egypt. Everyone‚ even the children‚ worked all day and into the night‚ making bricks to build Pharaoh’s city. "One day I

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    Short Story Manny's

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    When I first read through the story I could start to see little hints and signs of a man who is in a state of depression. Depression can be defined as a state of feeling sad. Also can be defined as a serious medical condition in which a person feels very sad‚ hopeless‚ and unimportant and often is unable to live in a normal way. These definitions pinpoints Manny’s state throughout the story. You can notice the first since of him feeling sad‚ and hopeless when his wife died and he sold all of their

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