burned and was completely demolished. When he and a crowd of people went in the house to see what had survived the fire‚ the wall in which the backboard of his bed rested on was complete. Under the wall they found a giant cat. He argued a neighbor unhooked the hanging cat from the backyard and threw it in their home to warn them about the fire (Poe). This shows the narrator felt guilty for killing the cat but didn’t want to face his guilt so instead he tried lying to himself about other possible ways
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A Story Underground: Danger in the Mines Life as a minor is sometimes scary and most often dangerous. From the coal mines of West Virginia‚ to the zinc mines of Tennessee‚ comes an amazing account of one man’s experiences during his many years underground. Ralph Strahin is the son of a coal miner. Ralph was born and raised in Kingwood‚ Virginia. At the young age of twenty‚ he began laboring in the coal mines. He labored for eight years in the coal industry and was pleased to accept a foreman position
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The Little Mule that Could “Clip‚ clop‚ clip‚ clop‚ such a reassuring sound”‚ Jenny thought as she pulled the plow through Mr. Dawkins’ fields. Jenny could feel the soil beneath her hooves‚ and the steady beat of her lively heart. Behind her was Dave‚ the small black boy‚ who was tasked to lead Jenny through the fields. But she already knew the way; she had done it‚ day in and day out‚ for as long as she could remember. From the time she was a little mule‚ she remembered her parents had done this
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onset of the pain I had finally gotten my tumor removed. While I was being wheeled back to my room‚ I had woken up earlier than expected and had not experienced such pain in my life. It took the doctors several minutes to realize that my IV had been unhooked and that I was not receiving any of the medication that was supposed to help me with the
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Americans die from second hand smoke exposure a year. Over the past few years two of my uncles have had to have open-heart surgery in consequence to smoking most of their life. One of my uncles even got out of his bed‚ the day after having surgery‚ unhooked all of the chords and monitors off of him‚ and walked outside to smoke. Let me tell you the nurses were not too happy with him that day. If that doesn’t say smoking is a bad habit and addiction then I don’t know what does. I am credible to speak
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Dusty Boyd Comp. 099-10 Cara Swafford March 5‚ 2013 My First Horse Remember when you were a little kid and you always asked your parents for a pony? Well I was one of those little girls. I would always go up to my parents and ask but I always got a big "NO" and it devastated me knowing that I could never have a horse as a child. But I was shocked to find out I was finally getting my very first horse about 7 years ago. My childhood dream was coming true. Trying to find a horse is a lot of
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CHEONGSAM The cheongsam is a body-hugging (modified in Shanghai) one-piece Chinese dress for women; the male version is the changshan. It is known in Mandarin Chinese as the qípáo (旗袍) Wade-Giles ch’i-p’ao‚ and is also known in English as a mandarin gown. The stylish and often tight-fitting cheongsam or qipao (chipao) that is most often associated with today was created in the 1920s in Shanghai and was made fashionable by socialites and upperclass women. HISTORY When the Manchu ruled China during
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casts until I caught my first fish. My dad was right in telling me the fish fought pretty hard‚ because I had trouble getting it in. Eventually I got it on the shore and had no clue trout were one of the slimiest freshwater fish out there. So‚ I unhooked it from the lure and released it back into the water no problem. As the day went on I didn’t have much luck anymore. I had only caught 3 more trout after my first one. The siren rang for us to stop fishing for the night at 7:00‚ so we went back to
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wheelchair was in position my collegue took over of supporting Mrs X and I asked both Mrs X and my collegue if they are ready to lower Mrs X into a wheelchair. After positive answer I have lowered Mrs X into a Wheelchair and after that me and my collegue unhooked sling from the hoist and I safely moved the hoist away. I thanked my collegue for help and I took Mrs X to the dining room. Personal care One morning I was asked to wash Mrs X in the morning. When I enter her room I ask about her night
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A chilly wind had blown over the harbor. I held my gun at my side. My mind and body were alert. There had been reports of strange ships out in the lake. My gun was loaded. Out in the forest‚ I saw shapes moving. I picked up my gun and started to walk toward the shapes. I was careful to not let them know they had caught my attention. The figures stopped. They turned and sprinted away. They saw me. Who are they? I sprinted after them. They were going toward the river. I realized they had gone away
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