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    she was a “lady.” The grandmother also has an interesting use of the word “good.” She calls Red Sammy a “good man” for letting some men buy gasoline on credit‚ suggesting that she associates “good men” with gullibility and blind faith. Later in the story‚ she causes the family to make a wrong turn because she misremember the location of a plantation house she wanted to visit. When she realizes her mistake‚ she jerks her knee‚ ultimately causing the car to crash. She does not tell anyone about her mistake

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    Short English Story

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    my own voice sounds like. Here i am writing in this diary‚ letting all my emotions and expressions out‚ it was the only thing i ever told my story to. I cut every night‚ my blood gushes out like a tap all over my clothes. I feel so depressed‚ rejected‚ betrayed i just wish my life was over‚ and tonight i will end it‚ im going to sleep and never wake up. Im going to write my story and i wish god will forgive me.. It was a friday night‚ usually on friday nights all family members would have to stay

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    Zeus Short Story

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    Long ago‚ Zeus came down from Mount Olympus to a town named Santorini in Ancient Greece to have a child with a mortal woman that was very beautiful. This woman lived near a mountain in Santorini named μεγάλο βουνό. (Great Mountain) The woman finally gave birth to the boy and named him Lavatinos. He was a very curious boy‚ as he grew older he asked more and more questions about where his dad was and why his mom wouldn’t tell him. Eventually his mom became frustrated with all of the questions being

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    Halfway: A Short Story

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    Something was eating me from the inside out and when I could finally put my finger on it‚ I realized it was fear. The kind of fear that followed you up the stairs as a kid‚ or maybe still now‚ convinced that something of the imagination was lurking only a few steps behind you. Or when you’re laying in bed‚ and every creak of the house or crackle of branches in the wind‚ becomes a stranger invading your home. These are all fears created in

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    INITIATION-Sylvia Plath - Initiation is a story of group exclusivity‚ self exploration and personal transformation of a girl in Lansing High. It is the story of Millicent‚ who discovers that being an individual offers more opportunities than being part of a sorority. In Initiation‚ the author‚ Sylvia Plath expresses the hardships Millicent undergoes to become a member of the elect. Millicent is forced to go through several rituals which decide whether she is capable of joining the sorority. At first

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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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    Short Story Of Kristaps

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    budding story that is slowly growing right now as the 2015 NBA Draft draws near. And its main protagonist is a guy named Kristaps Porziņģis. Kristaps Porziņģis who? Porziņģis is a 7-foot-1 center-forward from Latvia who has good length and athleticism‚ runs the floor‚ protects the rim with his long arms and quick lateral movement‚ and finishes strong above the rim. To exaggerate‚ he has the speed and agility of a rookie Kevin Garnett and the outside shooting touch of a young Dirk Nowitzki‚ only rawer

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    Short Story Of Antigone

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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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    Pearls: A Short Story

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    me the most was how strong tammy’s love for her children is‚ not only they never help her out but are constantly reminding her how low and useless she is and high and better they are. Why doesn’t tammy just get a better paying job? First thing I noticed was that tammy has no teeth so that kills all customer service jobs‚ she has no car therefore no mobility so it needs to be a job nearby‚ overall this video made me angry‚ not only at those ungrateful kids but also at myself. I take so many things

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    Suspense Short Story

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    Do you like suspense stories? If so‚ “Sorry Wrong Number” by Lucille Fletcher and “Sorry Right Number” by Stephen King are two very good suspense stories. The plot of both of the stories are centered around phone calls. Both stories center around a mysterious phone call. In “Sorry Wrong Number”‚ the phone call is about someone’s murder. And in “Sorry Right Number‚” the phone call is about a woman crying‚ she says “ Take… please take… t-t- take him to the hospital. He is going to have a heart attack

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