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    Haunted House

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    but not least--haunted houses! I dread going to a haunted house. Unfortunately if I do not go‚ I get teased by my friends. Learning how to walk through a haunted house is scary but possible to do. As my friends and I stood gazing at the run-down house‚ my body shivered‚ as though‚ chills had just trickled down my spine. The cold air wrapped my entire body. The multiple layers of clothing I was wearing could not save me against the deathly cold. The walkway leading up to house is cracked. Weeds and

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    “Happiness depends upon ourselves.” - Aristotle What is happiness? The word happiness in the Ethics is a translation of the Greek term eudaimonia‚ which carries connotations of success and fulfillment. For Aristotle‚ this” happiness” is our highest goal. But the real question is‚ how do we achieve this goal? Happiness well always depend upon ourselves. Every single soul on the face of this planet sees happiness differently. While one mind might think happiness is the accomplishment of finishing

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    In both William Faulkner’s “Barn Burning” and D. H. Lawrence’s “ The Rocking Horse Winner”‚ the author’s give us a glimpse of two poor families who suffer through similar problems in different ways and situations. The comparison shows how in “Barn Burning” because of Abner’s recklessness and cruelty‚ his son Sartoris Snopes and family are unable to get into the larger society. In “The Rocking Horse Winner‚” the mother’s greed for money and her behavior with her children and husband forces her son

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    Barn Burning: Sarty’s Transformation Into Adulthood In William Faulkner’s story‚ "Barn Burning"‚ we find a young man who struggles with the relationship he has with his father. We see Sarty‚ the young man‚ develop into an adult while dealing with the many crude actions and ways of Abner‚ his father. We see Sarty as a puzzled youth who faces the questions of faithfulness to his father or faithfulness to himself and the society he lives in. His struggle dealing with the reactions which are

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    Character Profile: Sarty Snopes In "Barn Burning‚" Colonel Sartoris Snopes is a small‚ ten year old boy with straight brown hair. He has grown up living with his two sisters‚ one brother‚ an aunt‚ his mother‚ and his aggressive father‚ Abner Snopes. Sarty was use to moving from county to county quite often. During his first ten years‚ he had seen at least twelve different houses. His father is very stern and expects others to follow his leading‚ regardless. He believes that family is

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    What does the American Flag Symbolize We need to realize something‚ we need to realize that the people burning the American flag in this picture go beyond just burning our flag. Burning the American flag represents the hatred‚ not only for America‚ but the hatred of freedom. The American Flag is the embodiment of freedom‚ and is made powerful through dedication and sacrifice. The ultimate sacrifice for America and Freedom has been made countless times by the brave and selfless men and women

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    house of yemaNAJA

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    list of authors is available at Wikipedia. From the House of Yemanjá From the House of Yemanjá By Audre Lorde 1934–1992 Audre Lorde My mother had two faces and a frying pot where she cooked up her daughters into girls before she fixed our dinner. My mother had two faces and a broken pot where she hid out a perfect daughter who was not me I am the sun and moon and forever hungry for her eyes. I bear two women upon my back one dark and rich and hidden in the ivory

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    House as a Home

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    HOUSE AS A HOME… How can you consider your house as a home? Before proceeding to answer this query‚ it would be better to know first the meaning of home and house. According to International New Webster Dictionary of the English Language‚ a home is a “private living quarters of a person. A house is a “building for a person of family to live in”. HOME… a home should be a ” little heaven on earth” . a home is a place where the affections are cultivated instead of being repressed. Our happiness

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    Perfect House

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    My Dream House If I were able to build my absolute dream house‚ there would be one thing that would have to be true: it would be in my original hometown: London‚ England. Any place would be finding‚ but this is my dream house. My dream house would be located somewhere on the River upon Thames. There are many areas that are on the banks of the River upon Thames‚ but my ideal location would be in the Richmond upon Thames district. It is a very quiet and countryside area‚ but is not seemingly cut-off

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    The World House

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    World House The World House‚ a piece of literature written by Martin Luther King Jr‚ A great civil rights activist/leader‚ writer‚ and philosopher. In the passage‚ he talks about an idea from a famous novelist who died which was “A widely separated family inherits a house which they have to live together.” (J. L. Judith Nadell 597) (J. L. Judith Nadell 597)" \s "A widely separated family inherits a house which they have to live together.\"<>" \c 1 Martin Luther king then builds upon and talked

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