” Breathing heavily‚ Thao stood in front of a stunned Sue and Mai. They were completely taken aback‚ where had this anger come from‚ they had rarely seen this from Thao over the years. “Come on Daisy‚ let’s go‚” and with that Thao walked out the door‚ slamming it behind him. Sue and Mai quickly ran outside to try and stop Thao but all they saw was the Gran Torino pull out of the drive way and drive off. Thao‚ slightly annoyed‚ drove‚ not knowing where he was going was part of the fun‚ he thought
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Yi Rou Zhang Zhang 1 Instructor: Scott Drake ENGL 101 W April 1‚ 2013 Search for Identity in “Boys and Girls” In Alice Munro’s “Boys and Girls”‚ she tells us a story about a young girl’s rebellion to the womanhood prescribed by a society which has stereotyped views toward both sexes’ roles and identity in society. The story takes place in the 1940s when women have not gained so much equal rights as today‚ and they are still
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Streams of desperate tears spill off a woman who runs to one of the children. She grabs him‚ holds him‚ kisses him. A soldier comes‚ wrestles the child away from her breaking heart. Queen Mother leads the children out to the open over dead leaves and pine needles. The sun bakes through the shadows of the trees. She looks up‚ sees a pirate ship flying in. Everyone in the village sees the sailing galleon‚ mouths wide in wonder. But it soon turns to horror at finding dragons sitting nearby on
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hadn’t been for the ache in my bones and the dullness in my mind‚ it could have come by entirely unnoticed. I spent that year like a ghost‚ wandering the hallways of my home at night. When all became quiet‚ I would arise from the dead. My feet moved softly on the cool tiles of the floor‚ my fingers brushed lightly along the textured paint. By the end of December‚ I had learned where the floor creaks the loudest and that the prayer hands plant shivers when no one is looking. Prior to those sleepless
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and the black people. During the depression‚ dark-skinned people had a hard time finding rentals‚ let alone buying property. For example‚ the Clarke family recall being treated poorly when they were looking for a house. The other people would slam the door in their faces and leave it at that. On the other hand‚ the Jews were empathetic towards them and offered to sell their house to the Clarkes. Another reason as to how the black community experienced the Great Depression differently was the difficulty
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Leo scampered to the Juvenile Detention at his max speed. He made it there in 5s. Leo had gotten even faster than he was at first track meet. Once he got to the Juvenile Detention Center he tried using the credit card to open the door. Next‚ Leo noticed that door was electronic. “Dang It!” he thought to himself.
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twenty‚ finishes kneading cake‚ and puts it down in the pot-oven by the fire; then wipes her hands‚ and begins to spin at the wheel. Nora‚ a young girl‚ puts her head in at the door.) NORA (in a low voice). Where is she? CATHLEEN. She’s lying down‚ God help her‚ and may be sleeping‚ if she’s able. [Nora comes in softly‚ and takes a bundle from under her shawl.] CATHLEEN (spinning the wheel rapidly). What is it you have? NORA. The young priest is after bringing them. It’s a shirt and a
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happened... Spot light appears below Bella and slowly makes it was up to them Bella – (solfty) I don’t remeber much... Room dimmly lights up Bella – (solfty) Yeah it’s easier now that I am use to it... [Room countines to slowly light up and a slam sound effect is played and the stage goes to darkness. Soft chatter and gosip is heard and the light come flashing back on with Bella walking to class with friends.] Friend 1 – So I have this lovely dress my mum got me. Friend 2 – Ooo show us‚ you
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is reflecting through the cracks in the door‚ spreading across the room. My face breaks into a smile‚ my eyes shine and happiness fills my heart as I think I can leave the darkness. I can leave and be happy‚ be myself and no one will care. I open the door‚ just a little‚ and take a small peek. When I see the happiness shine‚ I expect to see smiling faces‚ people saying they’ll stand by me‚ my loved ones loving me. Everyone there‚ smiling. I open the door‚ just a little more‚ and look past them
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working outside‚ as his “new hired hand”. She was almost pleased until the salesman replied “I thought it was only a girl”. Even her grandmother bombarded her with commands‚ “Girls keep their knees together when they sit down.” And “Girls don’t slam doors like that.” The worst was when she asked a question and her grandmother
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