few months ago men from the Republic came to the farm. They tested me in various ways. I was hooked onto several wires while I answered their questions. Sometimes they made me do physical exercises. On one occasion a sample of my blood was taken. The Test. That is what is it is called. Every year agents from the Republic test all children at the age of seventeen. They came on my birthday. The
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sissy from the ground up. Just like his father!” You are a sissy Tom Ripley‚ you are. You have nothing. No one. No home‚ friends‚ family‚ job. Who cares if I have killed two people right? What are police going to do arrest me? Take away all my money? Oh how devastating it would be to see all my successes‚ money‚ and lavish lifestyle go down the drain. Maybe Aunt Dottie was right all those years? I can’t do anything right and will never be able to do anything right. I have always had nothing. Ever since
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I loved my wife. When we lost our only son‚ I did everything in my power to make her happy. Bailey was only five years old when he died of malnutrition. We were very poor and no matter how hard I worked‚ I was never able to provide enough for my family. I was ridden with guilt and I always felt responsible. Elizabeth never blamed me though‚ for anything. But I couldn’t show her that I‚ too‚ was hurting. I watched over her through nights when her nightmares caused her to wake up screaming‚ sweating
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Suspense Story “I feel bad for Connor’s family. They must be so sad today‚” Sofia whispers. “Same. I can’t believe it has been a whole year since he was dancing at our studio.” “Ya‚ and a whole year since the… accident.” “Stop it‚ we promised we would never talk about it again.” Sofia leads Melissa into her bedroom. She took her laptop off her desk and sat down on her bed. She types in his name. Connor Shew. About a hundred articles start appearing on the screen. Young Boy Gone Missing‚ Family
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a second to realize I’m alone‚ that you’re not beside me. And then the tears came. And they continued to come on and off for the rest of the day. Still‚ I’m completely filled with your
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He’s been planning this for weeks. Snitch! You think you’re smart. You know very well that your name is on the parolee list. Where did you hear that? I want to get out when I’ve served my time. Please tell them to remove my name. You again? - What are you doing here? - So this is how you roll? No‚ girl‚ you haven’t. It’s just that this thing here... will never work. Hello‚ charmer boy. - Hello‚ Ma. - How are you? I’m alright. You won’t believe Nkunzi. He had the chance to escape‚ but
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When your mother decides to sell you at the Slave Market‚ there’s not much you can do but comply. Especially when you’re a naïve five-year-old still dumbfounded over her father’s death. A slave’s first auction is nerve-wracking. It’s all insensitive‚ whirling crowds‚ and harsh noise‚ under the sweltering light of the summer sun. There’s career slavers‚ frowning down their purposeful‚ aquiline noses at the young child about to be sold. It’s not unheard of‚ but unusual for this region of Moria. Usually
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I looked down at their dead bodies‚ as the rain-drenched my face‚ rolling down my cheeks. Images from years ago flooded my brain. “Why aren’t you able to play such an easy piece properly?” my mother’s distraught sobs resounded around the room‚ haunting my ears. My father stood just at the corner‚ looking towards our direction‚ disappointment evident in his blue eyes. “Are you listening to me? You’re a genius. So why can’t you play this? Do you want to bring shame to us?” Her cries were now unbearable
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will be safe for that one second. But you forget that everything is unknown. Even in the best moment‚ something can go wrong. Something does not seem right‚ or rather‚ safe. You feel the presence of the night as if it was a living‚ breathing creature. What if it was? You feel someone’s hands on you‚ and chills climb through your body. You know this is the last time you will ever see anything in your life. Your world is suddenly crumbling away. You hear a noise‚ the last one you will ever hear. It
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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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