This is a story about loss‚ about being different‚ and about the world’s many evils. This story will fable heroes who learn to summon unwavering courage in times of unimaginable adversity. This is a story about sacrifice and the willingness to oppose bitterness and hatred in honor of the greater good. This story will highlight the devastation that corrupt governments leave in their wake. The characters in this story will undergo tests‚ trials‚ and imperfections that may seem large scale‚ but ultimately
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stretched out his arms to touch the curved walls but couldn’t reach. Taking one side step with his left foot he was able to touch the inner curved wall. John side stepped from center wan touched the outer wall. “OK‚ I’m five foot and seven inches tall. ” John thought to himself. An outstretched arm is about 3 feet long‚ the body width 2 feet. John estimated that the diameter of this curved tube like hallway was about 12 feet wide. Well this curved hallway
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ShortStory_Can of Corn_ShortStory 1 Ed Boyd and Barry Edwards were inseparable‚ and had been since they were nine. Years ago‚ I‚ Myron Smyth made a futile attempt to teach Barry to stand on his own. The lessons never took. So‚ I wasn?t surprised when Ed‚ quietly nursing a beer after consuming four eggs from the pickle jar‚ silently broke wind and Barry immediately covered for him. Did Barry stop with an ?oops’? No. He jumped in‚ his ruddy face turning scarlet; nostrils flared‚ his eyes beginning
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I recognized Francis by three things‚ her strong southern accent‚ her rich intoxicating perfume‚ and the color of her skin. She was my “Black Grandmama.” When I was a little kid‚ my family would drive down to my father’s hometown of New Orleans Louisiana‚ and stay with his parents for months at a time. My grandparents‚ very wealthy‚ had an ensemble of workers. Maids‚ butlers‚ cooks‚ all of which had one thing in common; they were black. Growing up in Dubuque I had very few encounters with people
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man’s world‚ you must act like a man now.’ His father got down from the train and stood outside the window‚ a hand reaching in 195 to pull Anil towards him and kiss his forehead. The train let out a wail‚ announcing its intention to depart in a short while. ‘Are you sending me off because I saw him do it?’ Anil asked. Ragunathan was taken aback by the question. He was ashamed for helping the headman to hide the truth about Marimuthu’s wife’s death‚ ashamed that he had
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Even though she was too young to recall it all‚ Ayala could vaguely remember the happier times when her Master’s eldest son and his six handsome brothers came to visit. There was always food galore and plenty of noise and chatter to go along with it. They were somewhat of a rowdy crew and whenever all seven boys and three girls got together‚ she’d find herself staying up half the night listening in on their wild and elaborate tales. She was convinced her Master’s daughters were as equally amusing
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Side by side‚ the horses flew across the field. At the far edge‚ nestled behind several towering pine trees‚ sat the quaint cottage‚ and just to the right‚ sunlight glinted off the calm surface of the spring. As Gawain and Wallace’s horse shot into the lead‚ Gawain gave the reins a gentle pull‚ slowing the animal. “It’s chivalrous to allow the lady to win‚” whispered Gawain into Wallace’s ear‚ and the little boy nodded vigorously. One sure way to get Wallace to agree to something was to say it was
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It started like any other day up on the hills of Rhein‚ but that day had the scent of freedom floating in the air. The journey ahead of me had been teasing me for weeks‚ I was just so anxious to get away and start all over again. I had made certain arrangements before I left‚ our family dog was not allowed on the ship that we were going to be arriving in America‚ so I had my parents take care of the dog for us. It was a hard thing to do seeing that the dog had become more than just a pet to the
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Temaswati Vilakati Lit 155- C11 Prof. Elizabeth Davies Unit 2 Portfolio: Fiction Assignment 1: Best Short-Short Story The short-short story “Mericans” by Sandra Cisneros is the best one amongst all the stories. “Mericans” is not as long as the other stories; moreover‚ the way this story is told makes it easy and enjoyable to read. Everyone pays more attention when a child speaks even if they are ranting about something not so important. The tone in which “Mericans” is narrated‚ the style Sandra
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the seven seas! As you may have noticed‚ I seem to be missing me right leg. Listen here lads and lassies‚ I be telling you thee tale of the stormy night over the Northern Atlantic‚ were I was ambushed by the mighty Barry. But‚ I must tell you me own backstory before we get to Barry! I was born in London‚ England on December 7‚ 1808. My father‚ Edward Cooper‚ was in the Navy during the War of 1812‚ luckily nothing terrible came upon him during that time‚ and my mother‚ Elise Cooper‚ owned a small
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