Today happened to be a cloudy‚ overcast day with an air temperature of six degrees Celsius and the water a few degrees warmer. The day held the promise of a winter storm approaching well before nightfall. The surf’s rough‚ but nothing a raft of Selkies or seals couldn’t handle. Now the local Selkie clan would meet the three male Leopard seal out in the ocean in their non-humanoid form. The Leopard seal shifters differ vastly from the Selkies. Selkies required their fur pelt to take on their Selkie
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It was true. Several of the maidens and their families left the compound as soon as the food supply became scarce. Her Master had not been outside of the home in months as his appearance became increasingly unrecognizable—even to her. It made her sad to see the man she’d grown to admire succumb to such an unexplainable illness and tragedies that surpassed human limitations. Ayala always thought that one day she would marry herself a man much like her Master… someone rich‚ handsome‚ and who
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Though‚ Castiel had never seen the man reading a book‚ it was odd to say the least; coming to a place made for books but not read a book. Castiel didn’t think much about the issue‚ he was usually daydreaming about how it would feel to touch that honey like hair or how it would be the man’s reaction if he ever caught him staring. Castiel presumed that the man only accompanied someone to the library and was always waiting for them to comeback‚ and Castiel never stuck around to see who it may be. Perhaps
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Detective Warren Gallagher arrived at the Santa Monica pier a little after eight that morning. He was feeling rather lively because last night his girlfriend Amanda had agreed to become his fiancé‚ and because the barista at Cultivar Coffee Bar had given him an extra shot of espresso on the house. It’s wasn’t every day that he got to report to his job as a crime scene detective looking forward to the day that lay ahead of him. As he stepped out of his Subaru and began to walk up the boardwalk his
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protagonists in short stories‚ there are actually many similarities that can be found as well. An example of this is the similarities and differences between the protagonists in the short stories “Stolen Day” and “The Night the Bed Fell.” This essay will tell you these similarities and differences‚ and possibly change you thinking about what protagonists in short stories actually have in common. The short story “Stolen Day” by Sherwood Anderson describes a very young and very immature boy In this story the
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planting a mango tree Steps 1. ------------------------------------------------- 1 ------------------------------------------------- Select a large‚ ripe poly-embryonic mango from your local market. Ask the grocer for assistance if you are unsure of which type of mango to select. ------------------------------------------------- 2. ------------------------------------------------- 2 ------------------------------------------------- Eat the mango‚ or remove all existing fruit‚ until
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! OCTOBER 2014 Michael Maranslicht ! | Corn | Analyzing the Corn Market ! • I examines key determinants and finds that current data may present an opportunity to buy corn in the fourth quarter of 2014. ! Contents ! ! ! ! ! ! ! • • • • • • • Page 2 - Long term harmonic corn cycles and structural analysis Page 3 - Short term harmonic cycles and structural analysis Page 4 - Seasonality cycles Page 5 - Weather cycles Page 6 - Gold & corn correlation Page 7 - U.S dollar cycles Page 8 - Conclusion
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In “The Ones That Walk Away From Omelas” and “The Lottery”‚ Ursula Le Guin and Shirley Jackson portray a supposedly perfect society built on clandestine secrets. In the short story “The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas”‚ Omelas’ inhabitants are smart and cultured‚ and it seems like a utopian city of happiness and delight. Everything about Omelas is your every desire‚ disregarding the secret of the city: the good fortune of Omelas requires that a single unfortunate child be kept in never-ending
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Hanging by a thread “Alexa Mackenzie…the name known to all in our neighborhood. You galvanize our denizens that induce a jealousy in my heart‚ you bees knees! “Good Bellings finally assented after denying the same point for weeks in utter envy. I placed the teacup after drinking the rest of it. “I have been singing your praises and there you are decoding an antiquated Latin text!” She hollered. “Bell‚ you comprehend the fact that I detest being showered with praises‚ don’t you?” I threw a rhetorical
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We are all made of corn. Take a strand of your hair. A recent study proved that if you are like the average American consumer today‚ your hair is 69% made of corn carbon. This is in contrast to the 5% of corn carbon that is in the hair of Europeans. Americans use more corn in their diet than anyone else‚ and the corn content of the American diet is partially responsible for our country’s widespread obesity and the prevalence of diabetes. America’s over-production of corn has serious consequences
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