One snowy night‚ I sat in my chamber hoping for morning to come. As I sat there‚ looking at all the Christmas lights outside‚ I tried to escape the depressing reality that I faced. I wasn’t quite ready to accept the loss of my dear Caroline. It had only been a few weeks‚ and now I would have to face the holidays alone. It felt wrong to do this without her; this was her favorite time of the year. I was lost in deep thought when‚ suddenly‚ I heard strange noise coming from the hall. I thought to myself
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Ross Ballantyne paced the length of his study‚ his body bristling with impatience. It was fifteen minutes ago since he’d sent for Fiona. Where was the little pest. Always dawdling‚ he thought to himself then froze mid-step at the sound of a timid knock. The door slowly opened. It always surprised him how much younger she appeared than her nine years. His heart softened for a fraction of a second then their eyes met. The silver gaze glowered defiantly back at him from under the mop of red
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"It was me‚ I did it! Leave Henry out of this‚ he’s innocent!" Pleaded Olivia‚ trashing and uselessly pulling against the restraints that were keeping her tightly tied up against the tree She probably should give up‚ but she just couldn’t and now‚ thanks to her struggles‚ most of her hair were untied and uselessly slashing in the wind. "Oh‚ Olivia…I’m so disappointed in you. I really thought we had something special going on." Mocked Hyde‚ smirking victoriously before striding away‚ hands and arms
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Richard remembered when he first met Selena and thought her to be an unmannered spoiled brat. The daughter of a millionaire widower‚ she sat across the table from him lighting a cigarette at the table‚ acting bored. She offered him one‚ looking right into his eyes. Selena was a lovely girl‚ with unruly dark hair that fell in waves over her face and high cheekbones that caught the light. Her fierce curled lips‚ dark eyes and the intensity of her gaze saved her from being pretty‚ but she was a
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New things are fun‚ in the beginning‚ however‚ in the end‚ it all ends the same which is death. This is the message that Margaret Atwood’s sends her short story “Happy Endings.” The name is quite ironic‚ for no one ever really gets a happy ending in Atwood’s story. The first story was the American dream that most people envision to be their reality. Atwood uses dramatic irony in the second story‚ with one of the main characters John to only be using Mary for her body. While he truly fell in love
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Ending My Time in The Military Pamela Jordan MGT/230 May 16‚ 2013 Juan Mobley Ending My Time in the Military The decision not to reenlist weighed heavy on my mind for about a half a year. I had to determine the issues associated with the decision to leave the military life. This was the life I was custom to for the last 13 years. One issue was the financial part of leaving the military. The next issue was living conditions. One alternative of not getting out would be staying in three more
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I will be starting my alternate ending at 527‚ right before Maximilien stops The Count from taking the poison. This seems very close to the end‚ but it will work out. This is going to be a very unique ending‚ in the way that it changes the whole way you look at the book. The Count of Monte Cristo looked at Max and smiled‚ “You are practically my son‚ and I could not see myself living in this world without you.” He tipped the spoonful of poison down his throat. The Count felt the dazzling poison
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A LOVE STORY WITH A BITTERSWEET ENDING Broken Promise Not all love stories have their happy endings! One day‚ there was a girl named Natalia who loved someone far away from her. She loved Ken so much. Their relationship was like a roller-coaster ride. They didn’t see each other always. Days have passed and Natalia met a new guy. It was on June 2009‚ classes started. Natalia went to school and they had a new classmate who transfered to their school. The guy named Nathan came from a far
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Chopin’s A Pair of Silk Stockings: Mrs. Sommers Mrs. Sommers‚ of Kate Chopin’s "A Pair of Silk Stockings" faces a major Man-vs.-Society conflict. She is a perfect example of how humans are tempted by material gain‚ "the life of luxury"‚ and the vicious way society judges things (or people). Society views people who live in the lap of luxury as "gods"‚ they are above those who are not so fortunate. Anyone can fall prey to this common societal problem‚ even innocent "Little Mrs. Sommers". This
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horrible secret she withholds from everybody. The story’s delicate complexities continue to inspire critics while laid back readers find it one of Faulkner’s most accessible works. The reputation of the story is due in no small part to its dreadful ending. Upon the death of her father‚ she became lonely and a depressed woman who only wanted to meet somebody that would love her and marry her in the end. Her father’s death haunts her soul of how her father never satisfies with any man that would court
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