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    Gothic short stories

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    The graveyard was dark and shadowed; tulips lined the cobblestone pathway that led to the mausoleum‚ looming darkly against the feeble moon. I strode through the graveyard‚ glancing nervously around at the shadows that lay thick upon the graves like a shroud. Tulips‚ protruding like withered stakes from the ground‚ lined the pathway‚ and I could smell their sickly-sweet odor as I approached the mausoleum‚ looming above me like a forbidding monument to the feeble moon above. “Rachel!” I cried out

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    Fangirl Short Story

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    Beginning College Beginning college is an exciting time‚ but it also be a time to face some of your greatest fears. In the story Fangirl written by Rainbow Rowell Cath and Wren begin their college experience at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Cath and Wren both face challenges and fears in college create obstacles that affect their overall experience. The major challenges and fears that Cath and Wren face are Cath isolates herself‚ Wren quickly develops an alcohol problem‚ and Cath’s and Wren’s

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    Avilio: A Short Story

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    Avilio‚ being the serial pick pocket he is‚ manages to get the pair enough money to stay in a dinky inn on their way to the next town. The building is a sad sight‚ being nothing more than shabby wooden planks being held together by faith and strong glue. Nero is thoroughly convinced that if he sneezes hard enough‚ the building would collapse on its own. “We’d like to stay for a night. Two if possible.” An old lady with no teeth stands at the counter with a black cat on her shoulder. The cat hisses

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    1. What are some of the ways that bees serve as symbols in Lily’s life? Answer: Bees symbolize Lily’s mother in a number of instances throughout the novel. In Sylvan‚ Lily feels her mother’s presence when swarms of bees enter her room. Her mother’s name‚ Deborah‚ literally translates as "bee." She follows the path of her mother to Tiburon and finds herself on a honey farm. Bees model human society. Once Lily begins her beekeeper training with August‚ she quickly learns the ways in which a beehive

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    The Secret: Will it change your life? A guy is waiting for the light to turn green as he notices a Lamborghini pull up next to him‚ in his head he’s thinking wow this guys has a lot going for him. At the same time he notices on the other side of his car another guy pulls up driving a Kia. He laughs because based on his vehicle the overall assumption is that he’s struggling through life‚ just because he doesn’t have a nice car. In today’s society we base success on money and power‚ but the average

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    In Control: A Short Story

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    In Control In my sophomore year of high school‚ I remember a particular speech I had to deliver in my English class. It was just like any other‚ honestly. But this one‚ this specific one‚ gave me the greatest trouble. My irrational fear of public speaking consumed me and turned me against myself. I remember the mindset that I had for most of my sophomore year: me vs. them. That was how high school was. It was every man for himself. But never would I have ever thought that I was my own biggest obstacle

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    Response to Short Story

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    to the racist nature of the Europeans who colonized Canada. The main character in the story‚ Big Tom‚ appears physically and mentally worn out by his life. At the beginning of the story‚ the reader gets a sense of bitterness with how he perceives his life. Despite living in poverty‚ he appears to be a caring father. The reader senses Big Tom grappling with his Native identity when he tells his infant son a story: “his voice slid awkwardly through the ageless folktale of his people”. It is as if Big

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    began repeating the story she had just told me‚ and I realized that she was merely talking to herself. Although this discovery disenchanted me at first‚ I soon realized that‚ although the woman was talking to herself‚ she still had so many fantastic stories stored in her mind. The residents of the home all had some life flittering in them and numerous stories to share; they just need someone to listen to them. After my experience at the home I knew that one of my goals in life would always be o help

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    INITIATION-Sylvia Plath - Initiation is a story of group exclusivity‚ self exploration and personal transformation of a girl in Lansing High. It is the story of Millicent‚ who discovers that being an individual offers more opportunities than being part of a sorority. In Initiation‚ the author‚ Sylvia Plath expresses the hardships Millicent undergoes to become a member of the elect. Millicent is forced to go through several rituals which decide whether she is capable of joining the sorority. At first

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    The Subway Short Story

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    Arya didn’t even know about them‚ which was a miracle‚ indeed. Sansa’s sister was incredibly perceptive. She was the one who figured out Joff’s secret‚ she was the one who called the police when Sansa assumed the smoke was nothing. Knowing Arya‚ Margaery would be subjected to an extremely threatening shovel talk - more than once. But what she had with Margaery‚ right now‚ it was heaven. All

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