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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living in Tucson‚ Arizona‚ claiming to have once lived in Guatemala. The fellow who wrote the letter had mentioned that his name was Estevan. Estevan wrote that he and his wife‚ Esperanza‚ had been searching for their daughter for a long time. Estevan was an English teacher who lived in Guatemala with his wife and child‚ up until fifteen years ago. The reason for the sudden move was far harsher than Aurora would’ve liked. The letter continues with the story of how the government had persecuted their
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As I was watching the news this weekend‚ I was also thinking of the short story I had to write using one of my vocabulary lists. I kept thinking of my words and watching the news and all I could think about was how all of the stories seemed to be spurious. It also appeared certain stations were in collusion in order to belie the truth. Probity is something that was taught in our home. I was raised to believe police officers were scrupulous in their actions. I was taught and believe police officers
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family had yet seen the snake. The path was narrow. There were people behind us and there was not enough room to turn around. I was stuck. The path was as narrow as the path in the woods back home‚ the path that I would often slip off of. The stakes here were higher. The stakes were much higher‚ 14‚505 feet higher to be exact. We were incapable of calling for help. That high up‚ there was no way we could have gotten cell phone reception‚ and even if we could have‚ it would have taken hours for anyone
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from their long and hard journey to taco bell and they were very disappointed with the “fake tacos” they had there. While they were on their way to their homes they stumbled upon a little tidy village and thought‚ “Hey‚ they must have some real tacos here” so they walked over to the village to see if they had any tacos‚ but the little stingy Nino’s and Nina’s did not want to share their tacos so they hid all their taco ingredients. When the travelers arrived at the village the Niño’s and Nina’s said
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That was the 1st day in college. As I and my friends entered the class rooms we looked around. I looked at the boys‚ all of them looked like all boring chaps‚ no one looked as though smart‚ someone to be friends with…‚ But we had to live there only. Then came rakhi‚ I had to send some rakhis to my brothers. And I didnt had time to go to the courier office. One of my friend knew a boy‚ she asked him that if he can send those rakhis‚ he said yes and he took the rakhis from me and send them. I didnt
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The Elevator Believe it or not‚ many people have a phobia for elevators. In the short story “The Elevator” Martin has a huge fear of elevators especially the one they use in his apartment. In the story his phobia got worse and worse because of the mysterious obese woman who would come with him every time. She would mostly increase in fear by giving him a strange stare. Martin has a great big phobia for elevators. “He was always uncomfortable in elevators‚ afraid that they would fall”(31). this shows
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Why does T-Ray care if Lily lives at August’s house for the rest of her life? He has never cared about Lily before. First‚ T-Ray treats Lily like a bag of garbage. He yells at her for the silliest reasons. One time her yelled at her for reading her book while she was working his peach stand. He said he wanted her to just sit all day and sell peaches but no one even came to buy them. Another cruel thing T-Ray did to Lily is slap her. When T-Ray found Lily at August’s house‚ Lily refused to go home
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hort story Best Short Story for May/June 2010 English A Exam Written by: Zoie Hamilton of Washington Archilbald High School‚ St. Kitts and Nevis By Curtis Johnson in Form 4/5 Business 1 (Files) · Edit Doc Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate® May/June 2010 English A Examination Quesion5: It was the middle of the mathematics class. Mrs Taylor our teacher suddenly collapsed and sprawled unconscious on the floor. It was terrifying. Write a story which includes these words. She
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could feel my heart rate increasing slowly and at my attention it began to beat more fiercely. I could feel it pulsing through my body as though someone was sending thick beads of mercury through my veins. I was sent back to the moment of birth and was once again trying to learn how to breathe. Something was eating me from the inside out and when I could finally put my finger on it‚ I realized it was fear. The kind of fear that followed you up the stairs as a kid‚ or maybe still now‚ convinced that something
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