"So‚ what’ll it be?" the barmen asks. "Scotch on the rocks‚ please." A small‚ dimly lit tavern‚ filled with about two dozen guys. You’re seated up at the front counter in a comfortable chair‚ watching people buzzing and swinging around tables‚ booths and pool tables. You take off your glasses for a few seconds to wipe off a couple of blemishes from your lenses‚ hearing the firm tink of a glass in your blurred peripherals as your drink is fallen down in front of you. Releasing a small thanks as
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~~ “[Y/N]” Laxus was getting annoyed at your absent-minded behaviour. “I’m s-sorry‚” you stuttered‚ turning so he had your full attention. “I’m going on a mission with the Thunder God Tribe this time‚” he informed “Oh okay‚” you thought for a moment‚ “yeah‚ my rent isn’t due for another few weeks and if I’m really bored I can
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I saw a boy laying there. Alone in the shadows. He had dark black hair that blended in with the darkness around him. His eyes were misled‚ blind to what was happening to him. It was very cold wherever this boy was. I could see his breath being blown away from his lungs‚ like an ice-cold wind being released from its cage. He was shaking in fear. But what was he so afraid of? The boy had his eyes closed. It appeared like he was sleeping‚ but in a way he seemed so awake. Curiosity persuaded me to watch
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Advanced English Assessment 2 A truly valuable novel is not purely based on content‚ but has the ability to challenge and spur readers into reaction based on construction and language of the text. Atwood’s A Handmaid’s Tale is a true example of such value‚ as her novel not only attracts readers but also warns us of the uncertainties and dangers of the future. She demonstrates how language can be used as a powerful tool for both manipulation and domination as well as how reconstructions of both fiction
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The Pictures “UGH! Shelbie can not say things like that! At least not about me!” I thought what she said about me inside my head. I’m sorry let me start from the beginning. My name’s Bianca and I’m not what you call… “popular.” I’m more what you call an outsider. I sit in class and I learn but‚ I observe more than I talk. I am a abnormally pale‚ 16 year old girl. I have long straight black hair. I constantly wear black‚ black jeans‚ black dress shirts ‚ and of course black high heels. I always
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monsters are even more stupid than we think. I did not expect Natalie to be a demigod. I guess I’m slow on the uptake. The whole summoning lightning thing should have been a sign...but I didn’t connect the dots. (Yes‚ Natalie we had those in the 40’s‚ geez) So‚ as Natalie explained‚ I pretty much froze. I couldn’t believe it‚ for one thing‚ but I also realized how big an idiot I was. (OK...OK...Am)
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at 215 D ST SE in the City of Auburn‚ King Co‚ WA. Dispatch advised the reporting person‚ Alice Weigel‚ stated her son‚ Adam Weigel‚ had slammed her hand in a door. Dispatch advised Alice declined medical aid. When I arrived Officers J. Crawford and S. Feero were already contacting Adam on the back porch‚ and I began speaking with Alice inside the residence. Alice explained that Adam lives at her residence with her‚ but is in the process of moving out. Alice stated today she observed various belongs
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[pic] [pic] Introducing for one more day Before you begin for one more day‚ have students brainstorm about the meaning behind the title‚ and what value they place on one day‚ 24 hours‚ or 1‚440 minutes in their own lives. Students should read the end papers‚ front and back inside flaps‚ which will give them a synopsis of for one more day. Ask your students if they have ever read another book by Mitch Albom‚ and if they did were there common themes and tones that ran through them
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book written by‚ what he considered an old friend of his‚ Bill; little did I know‚ Bill was going to change my life forever. Competitiveness runs through my blood so when I heard the school was hosting a monologue competition I did not hesitate to sign up. To my surprise‚ it had to be a monologue from one of the plays written by this Bill character that my theatre teacher adored so much. I irked his plays due to the fact that they seem to be written in a different language; however‚ I was still persistent
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MONOLOGUE FOR AN ONION: AN ANALYSIS Cutting an onion breaks cells in its skin causing a reaction that results to the formation of volatile sulfur compound which‚ when mixed with tears coating our eyes‚ becomes sulfuric acid. This triggers the tear ducts to produce more tears to alleviate the imbalance in acidity the irritant has caused; the longer the eyes are exposed to the acid the greater the quantity of tears produced. Sue Kwock Kim uses this certain property of an onion to tackle a specific
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