Jackson carried his bag as he exited from the taxi. He looked around for Emily; his daughter. The love of his life. He smiled when he saw her playing with her dolls in the sandbox. Jackson stared at his daughter‚ he hated his job...hated it with passion. It kept him away from his daughter more often than not...but it was a necessary evil. How else was he going to provide for his Emily? It had only been him and Emily since she’d been born. Sadly‚ her mother died after giving birth to her. It was a
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Dyler stroked the horse’s thick mane‚ using his fingers to comb out the knots in its relatively well-groomed hair. Suddenly‚ his stomach rumbled - a deep rumble‚ like that of thunder. Only from his stomach. It was time for lunch. The horse‚ as if understanding‚ snorted‚ licked his arm‚ and trotted back to the other horses‚ swishing its tail with the pleasant summer breeze. Dyler smiled and jogged back to his home. The last thing he needed was for Marie to scold him for being late. Again. But when
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Mere seconds after the sun had fallen‚ an army of artificial light stood at attention. The remnants of the retreating darkness danced around the figure of the sole woman wandering along the vacant streets. Her feet shuffled briskly as her eyes scrutinized the puffs of her breath escaping her nostrils. The man-made lights exposed no excitement from her face over spending a single unnecessary second on the squalid inner city streets. The woman reached into her oversized purse without sparing a glance
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Scarlet was not alone. Kole had doubted she would be. At their arrival on her balcony‚ she had raised an eyebrow and a finger and closed the door. Kole had collapsed on the floor‚ Chase lowering himself down next to him. They heard Scarlet finish up with whatever leviathan that was moaning and moving on her bed. It sickened Kole. Usually‚ he would have a quip or two to say about it‚ but in his current state he barely had the energy to remain sitting. When Scarlet did appear‚ dark robe loosely tied
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“Happy Endings” suggests that what matters in writing is not the end‚ but the middle‚ where all the content is formed. This theme represents life‚ showing that the part of life that really matters is what one does in between birth and death. This theme is carried through each of the scenarios the author gives. Every true ending to a story is that the character dies. It is the same in life. The portion that separates the scenarios is what happens in the middle. No matter what a person does in their
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many differences and similarities between these statistics are based mainly on choices‚ emotions‚ and routines. This shows that one can come to conclusions by comparing and making distinctions on ending a relationship and losing a job. One of the first and main similarities between losing a job and ending a relationship is the emotions caused from it. In this case‚ the emotions could be anger‚ frustration‚ and grief. For example‚ when someone’s significant other breaks up with him or her‚ this can
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make sure the next person they give it to guards it with their life. However‚ the few people who are okay with living “the perfect life” are not happy in it. In “Happy Endings” by Margaret Atwood‚ she describes five different scenarios in which a man‚ John‚ and a woman‚ Mary have different lives and situations in each one. Each story is described and then always ended the same. The characters are happy and then they die. Atwood makes this point when she says‚ “John and Mary will die. John and Mary
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Disclaimer: I don’t own Labyrinth Chapter One: Drunken Wishes "G-guys‚ tanks for tofight‚" Sarah slurred as she stumbled along hanging onto to her friends for support. "Well‚ it’s not every day a pretty girl like you turns 21‚" Dale joked‚ making sure to keep Sarah from falling‚ "plus we had to make sure you had a proper taste of alcohol." Dale smiled and tighten his muscular arm around Sarah’s waist. They sure did show her the meaning of good alcohol‚ she hadn’t been this hammered in while... ever
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In Margaret Atwood’s short story‚ “Happy Endings‚” she explains that no matter what kind of story someone has‚ death is something that everyone has in common. Atwood states “So much for endings. Beginnings are always more fun.” She means that the end does not matter because eventually everyone will die‚ the beginning is the important part of a story. Atwood says that the beginnings of a story are more fun because that is where all the details are. The beginning can happen however it wants to‚ but
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Prologue: The baby’s wail grew faint as the medicine did its job. Two hands pressed the minuscule chip against the base of the baby’s neck while the machine inserted it under the skin with utmost dexterity. When the operation was complete‚ there was no scar visible. The computer nearby made a beeping noise‚ recording the birth of yet another American citizen. In the next room‚ another baby was also going through the same process‚ but the doctor failed to notice that the computer remained as silent
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