I remembered the events that had recently transpired. Quickly‚ I shook myself and turned away from the wall to a sight that made me gasp in awe. A line of people extended for what was at least a mile‚ winding their way over to the river that ran between this land and the underworld itself. I joined the queue and waited for my chance to cross the Styx. The second I hopped off the boat and onto the other bank‚ the land I had arrived at transformed. People bustled all around‚ most happily chatting‚
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Have you ever lived the life of a spoiled rich kid? A kid who can get anything he needs or wants at a simple snap of a finger? Taylor grew up a rich kid‚ and is still living the lavish life. Although Taylor can have any exquisite thing he wants‚ he is still having trouble another friend. Don’t get Taylor wrong‚ he does have one friend by the name of Wojak. Wojak is the person Taylor goes to‚ to not feel unaccompanied. Taylor and Wojak’s lives are extremely similar. They both attend the most prestigious
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The poem “For Our Grandmothers” by Nickole Brown‚ explains how Brown’s grandmother shows her affection towards her granddaughter like most grandmothers. She makes us realize how our grandmothers are always there for us and how they help us grow. Grandmothers show their love in many different ways that we may not realize. Grandmothers have a way of easing our lives to put less pressure on ourselves and also making their children’s lives easier for their children. She describes poetically all the loving
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Kara Howland October 10‚ 2002 M‚R‚F-10am "VANKA" After reading the story entitled Vanka I was both amused and saddened. Vanka was a poor orphan child who was obviously quite desperate due to the miserable conditions of his life. The child Vanka is reaching out in desperation to his grandfather much like any individual might reach out to a higher authority that he or she believes in with great faith and hope. As is often the case in seemingly hopeless situations‚ people will promise things
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does. After that check-up‚ I never came to her clinic again. It’s Sunday night and everyone is gathered in the dining room. My mom who always looks like‚ well‚ a mother is sitting between Cessi and Gary. Staring at the vegetable salad‚ Gary didn’t make a single move. Cessi is smiling at me. She’s the cool kid between them and among all normal six years olds. She looks horrible now but always happy. Poor kid‚ she doesn’t even know her cancer is killing her little by little. It’s undeniable that
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Writers use techniques to position the audience to compare the responses of the characters to convey the guilt and innocence. In ‘The Lottery’ by Shirley Jackson and ‘The Wife’s Story’ by Ursula Le Guin‚ both authors use situational irony‚ point of view and setting to carry the innocence of the characters to the readers‚ displaying the emotions being exposed. Both authors have used situational irony in their texts to lead the readers to an unexpected ending and to display the innocence and or
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"A Visit to Grandmother" is a story that takes a black man named Charles all the way back to his childhood where he encounters a question that he has been asking himself his whole life: does his mother love him less than his irresponsible brother? All through the story his mother shows that she loves him just as much as his brother‚ GL‚ but treats them differently. From the beginning to the end of this story the reader could feel that this mother had a big heart for everyone. The one son‚ Charles
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Suddenly‚ I began rising‚ the distance between my shoes and the sidewalk greatly increasing. I was floating upward‚ like a balloon. It almost felt like the sky was a giant magnet‚ pulling me towards it. Looking down at the small sidewalk‚ my head grew dizzy and I began to panic. Did I mention
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tips after a brief gust of wind and float gracefully onto the brick roof. Thick branches would tangle together‚ rejoicing in unison‚ sharing trails of ivy between the tiny gaps. It doesn’t do that anymore. Adara always made an effort to keep everything in pristine condition. She was careful to line the frail bushes parallel to the trodden path‚ creating an inviting atmosphere for when guests came and visited. In the summer she would load up the lawn mower and guide it across the prickly grass‚ her
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When a door opened nearly an hour later‚ the paneled door curved inward to allow in a clergyman. The shuffling clergyman‚ who looked closer to his last breath than his first‚ wore the red and white liturgical vestments of the Emperor’s Church. A sun symbol dangling from a rosary around his neck swayed as his voice rasped‚ "The emperor sent me here to extend a welcome." A series of faint popping noises emitted from the man’s joints each time he moved and his fingers were broken many times over. Shiny
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