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    her again. I had to know she was real. I had to know that I was not crazy‚ and that perfection did exist‚ as I had just witnessed it in her. I lay on my bed‚ watching the sunrise through my window. I rose‚ and wandered off to a nearby field. I come here to reminisce and appreciate how beautiful the world is‚ inhaling the natural beauty infused in the flora. I lay beneath the oak tree‚ so peaceful and pleased. I could hear the soft voice of a woman‚ whispering sweet melodies. I thought this odd‚ as

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    In the story‚ “The Lottery‚” by Shirley Jackson‚ the only point of view used by the author is the dramatic or objective point of view. In this point of view‚ the narrator is an unidentified speaker who reports things in great detail‚ even though the narrator does not play a role in the story. By using such point of view‚ Jackson builds an aura of uncertainty that endures until the dramatic ending of the story. From the beginning of the story‚ the knowledge about the lottery is revealed only by the

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    Short Story There is one thing in my life that I cannot go a day without and that being my purse. My purse is much more important to me than a hauler of my things that gets carried along with me everywhere I go. It metaphorically carries my life in its silk lining. So on a frigid day in November while on vacation in New York‚ I made a horrible realization that I lost my purse. After realizing that I lost my purse I felt like a mother that just lost her child. All I could think about is that

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    picked on by a few popular freaks and Siline was the first one to stand up for her‚ Angelina and saline soon started to hang out and before they knew it they were best friends. Thinking about those days‚ Siline and I had a lot of great time. Like once‚ Siline and I went to an amusement park Dreamland. It was our dream to go there! That day was a BLAST! Siline was very scared to ride the roller coaster! “No! You know I’m scared to go on the roller coaster!” Siline shouted. “Why?! Trust me when

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    only child of the family. He didn’t have any sisters and brothers‚ so he sometimes used to feel himself alone at home . He had only a few friends from school but after school he didn’t have enough time to play with them . Because his friends stayed in a dormitory and they had to go to the dormitory after school. Only they were free at weekends. So on weekdays it was almost impossible to play with them. Once his mother told Ramazan: “My dear son‚ your father and I are going to Konya tomorrow

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    Theme and Narrative Elements Thomas Nichols ENG125: Introduction to Literature (GSH1315G) Instructor: Kyla Hammond April 21‚ 2013 Theme and Narrative Elements The short story described here is I used to Live Here Once. The theme described in the short story is life’s spiritual journey. Three of the literary elements present in the story include symbolism and mood. The major theme from this short story is about life’s spiritual journey. At the beginning of the story‚ the

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    morning‚ it was snowing heavily. The sight made me tingle with excitement. Pumping with adrenaline‚ I fixed myself a cup of water and took a quick wash. I lay down on my snug bed pondering over what to put down for my Christmas list... Life was hard here in Serbia ever since my mum died. Nothing was the same. No more clean water‚ no electronic luxuries and a huge shortage of money. I had to often help my dad on the farm if there was any chance of affording a Christmas present. Any second I had free

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    Vacation to remember On a beautiful day in July‚ the sun shone brightly above the ocean where a sail boat leisurely floated. A pirate‚ named Nabarun who is the captain of his own boat‚ along with his friend Paandu were sailing on the coast of Vancouver. Nabarun and Paandu had come from India and had been best friends for 10 years; they had big dreams of travelling the world together because Nabarun was a pirate and owned his own sail boat which made it easier for them to travel and see family

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    first night but then the nurses told her to go home and get some sleep. The hospital was horrible at night i kept tossing and turning but the beds are impossible to sleep on‚ i could here babys crying and people in beds next to me snoring or talking in there sleep they were all old people they had already lived their lives while i wasn’t even a quater way through mine it wasn’t fair. The other night one of the old men tried to get out of the ward in his sleep!i don’t blame him the nurses wake me up and

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    son of Uncle Alan’s bestfriend” “Oh thank goodness” Nancy says and then blushes. Handsome Chris laugh “ You might wonder why I am here.” “”NO‚ its okay” Nancy says” “Actually Uncle Alan wants us to be here to meet his relatives and you are one of his niece I guess” Chris says “Yes‚ his my Uncle ” Nancy replied “if you don’t mind‚ I just wanna ask why are you here? Why don’t

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