Not too long ago‚ up in Heaven‚ there was a kitten named Peewee. He was soft‚ cuddly and small enough to fit into a lunchbox. His fur was so snowy white that he might have gotten lost among the clouds except for two things. He had light brown spots on his ears and head‚ and he had a light brown striped tail. Because of this‚ everyone could see him coming and going. “What was this kitten doing in Heaven?” you might ask. The answer is that he was born on Earth only four weeks ago‚ but he didn’t
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Everyone in the orphanage knew the new one was strange. She showed up on the doorsteps with no information. As she grew‚ she continued this confusing pattern. She never played with the other children‚ never payed attention in class‚ and always caused trouble. Although‚ no one ever proved her guilty‚ so she escaped punishment. After these events‚ the other inhabitants finally named her – Mania. She went through the years‚ always living up to her name. She lived in almost every orphanage in Nicaragua
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Prologue Brumble was born in Reflection City. He was perhaps the only person who knew the entire story of this strange but wonderful place. It all began years ago when his grandfather was a young knight. His grandfather‚ whose name was Dexter‚ was returning from battles with the eastern people. As he climbed the steep trail to his city‚ he was extremely burdened about the fruitlessness of fighting all the time. Even on the return to his home he had been attacked by bandits. He had left the
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Is The Legend of Sleepy Hollow a good ghost story? If we want to know whether The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is a good ghost story‚ we have to learn what makes a good ghost story at first. A good ghost story always make you nervous and scared. To make readers nervous and scared‚ we need to create a thrilling atmosphere. A dark area with lots of weird sounds (could be wind blowing or the wow of animals) and a few scary details would be perfect to do this. The details‚ although very small‚ are the
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“Urban Legend” by James M. Henslin is about moral lessons that can be learned from the stories people have passed on throughout the years. James M. Henslin’s essay talks about how there are hidden messages within these stories in which he considers them to be “morality stories” or stories that are intended to teach a lesson. He goes on to talk about how some of the stories share common lessons while each one teaches its own. Some people wouldn’t realize this just by reading the story by itself which
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when it finally came to an end‚ everyone wanted more. In 2012‚ they made Legend of Korra‚ which takes place in the same universe as Airbender‚ but most of the characters from the first show are dead or minor in their role this time around. Instead‚ there’s new characters that are older than the previous cast‚ there’s a more mature plot‚ and the animation is stunning. But what show is the best? The truth is that The Legend of Korra is a better series than The Last Airbender because of it’s more mature
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Reflection: Hope. It is something that we can hold on to at times. One in which the main character in the movie‚ Richard Neville‚ only had. He had hoped that he can save the humanity and with determination‚ he did. The movie itself shows to us many values and lessons that each one has to learn in life. Like him‚ sometimes we also need to think of others first before ourselves‚ as what he did to save the mother and the child on the last part and also by doing his best to discover the antidote alone
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Elizabeth Gardner English 11 period 6. January 23‚ 2014 The Legend of Sleepy Hollow: Formalist Criticism In reading over Washington Irving’s "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and Edgar Allan Poe’s "The Fall of the House of Usher‚" my attention has been caught that both of these stories have been given a title that refers to the setting where the action takes place: Irving’s boring town‚ Poe’s depressing mansion. I also noticed that both stories make a specific use of the settings‚ to affect
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Patel 1 Shivam Patel Mr. Hamas English II: Period 2 22 December 2016 “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” is a place full of mystery a suspense. Sleepy Hollow takes place in Tarrytown New York. Tarrytown New York is a creepy place. Ichabod is tall and skinny‚ with gangly hands and shovel-sized feet. Ichabod is a teacher. Ichabod’s greed towards different things can get him in trouble. Also he has a rivalry against Brom Bones who is know to start fights. Ichabod’s appetite towards women‚ food‚ and nature
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Alternate Ending to the Legend of Sleepy Hollow “If I can but reach that bridge‚” thought Ichabod‚ “I am safe.” The church bridge was rickety looking‚ but was the only way to safety. Ichabod could feel the hot breath of the black steed cutting close behind him. Petrified‚ he convulsively kicked in the ribs of old Gunpowder and they took off like lightening towards the bridge. Ichabod had cast a look behind him to see if his followers had vanished. Just then‚ the goblin rider had a pumpkin with
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