beginning his first real job. The driver‚ oblivious to the creature in his path‚ sped right across the highway and right over Tippens‚ who lost his “freedom” right after he’d earned it. The moral of this story is; the grass isn’t always greener on the other side‚ and you should learn to be grateful for what you
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that he had a pensive. "Well‚ you made it through a date with the slimy git’s sister. Here are your three galleons." James shoved the money into Sirius’ hand‚ however‚ he just stared at the shiny galleons. He knew he couldn’t take money for a date he had enjoyed‚ especially when he had slept with said date. Remus was the first the notice Sirius’ strange behavior. Genuinely concerned as to why his most outspoken friend was suddenly lost for words “Sirius‚ did she hex you?”James and Peter laughed at
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The graveyard was dark and shadowed; tulips lined the cobblestone pathway that led to the mausoleum‚ looming darkly against the feeble moon. I strode through the graveyard‚ glancing nervously around at the shadows that lay thick upon the graves like a shroud. Tulips‚ protruding like withered stakes from the ground‚ lined the pathway‚ and I could smell their sickly-sweet odor as I approached the mausoleum‚ looming above me like a forbidding monument to the feeble moon above. “Rachel!” I cried out
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The Deagle “Can you hand me that mixture?” asked Dr. Scooter‚ the scientist that will hopefully save wildlife as we know it. She and her Assistant ‚Dr. Skippy‚ are trying to create a mixture to save animals from bullets. So to keep this a secret she has a secret lab deep‚ right underground. She is testing it on two animals that people hunt all the time. The deer‚ and eagle.”Sure.” said Dr. Skippy. Dr. Scooter mixed the two mixtures and tested it on a little hamster. The hamster just died on the
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Situational irony is when a character’s actions have the opposite of their intended effect. There are clear instances of situational irony found in the short stories‚ “Prodigal Son”‚ “The Gift of the Magi”‚ and “The Yellow Wallpaper”. All of these stories have characters that found themselves in an unexpected circumstance. The biblical story‚ “Prodigal Son”‚ is about a father who plans to leave his sons an inheritance after he dies but his younger son asked his father for his share of the fortune
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That summer afternoon‚ as I remember it‚ was doubtlessly a commemorable one. Breezy‚ yet humid. Bright yet shadowed by the monsters that the afternoon sun cast upon all things animate and inanimate. Even though my generation belongs to one of technology‚ I will always be gratified to be able to claim that my youth was still filled with sweaty foreheads and rusty old bikes. I was only twelve when my great adventure took place. Keelan and Matthew Daniel‚ known to many as the definition of rednecks
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Channing was okay‚ but that relief turned back to fear when I saw the expressions around the room. Some were crying‚ some stared at the floor‚ and Nick in particular just looked angry. Channing looked at me with tears in his eyes and said‚ “I gotta go.” I
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what got a job done‚ that’s what can save your life in war. In war‚ you’re always on the job‚ you’re always watching‚ feeling and smelling. At war we were taught to such out horror we call it survival mode. Your mind and body go numb. I don’t recoil from the horror; instead‚ you make jokes about it . Now‚ being back home‚ I thought it would be different but I’m still in survival mode. I block my memories by keeping a busy life. I’ll work 10- to 12-hour days. I do this because it helps me forget‚ it
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Imagine being surrounded by iguanas that are each two to four feet long. How would you feel? A slight and startling tingle crawled up my spine. My hands were clenched together and they started sweating. I screamed‚ jumped‚ and cried. I moved as slow as a snail. During the summer of 2015‚ my family and I were in the astonishing field of Xel-Ha Park‚ which is located in Cancun‚ Mexico. It was peaceful and stunning. Instead of seeing the many activities the park had to offer‚ I only saw iguanas. This
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asks her about her husband. She started to break apart as she says “The boy – the boy died; [She sinks back down] I’m afraid I‘m - going to be sick! [Her head falls on her arms]‚” (p. 31). This represents that her husband’s death has resulted her to go into a depression. She is unstable whenever she is reminded of her husband. She had some memories with her husband that she cannot forget causing her to be really sad. It is later revealed in the play that her husband was with another man. He killed
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