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Intro It seemed like another routine day at the small, rural hospital. The doctors were busy with the usual colds, sores, fractures etc. Little did they know that their clinical lives were about to change dramatically. A 30 year old, blonde woman who worked as a cashier in the local drug store, presented with an unusual complaint. For the last many years of her life, she felt as though there was something wrong with her. She could stand on ledges and peer down with no problem. While on a holiday
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The music pounding, I can barely hear anything. Suddenly Alex grabs my arm and looks in to my eyes, her pupils huge, her whole body shaking as she tells me she’s terrified and doesn’t know what to do. Suddenly I get this feeling of worry in the pit of my stomach. I ask Alex if she wants to go to first aid and she says yes, we walk to the first aid tent and they sit her down and start asking her questions. All of the sudden she starts panicking so they took her and wrapped her in tinfoil because
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It was a day during the summer of 1940; Michel just turned 15 and finally decided he wanted to be independent. When Michel was a toddler, he was abandoned by his parents during the Great Depression years. His adoptive parents found him on the streets by a grocery store when they went to America for a trade. Michel’s adoptive parents brought him back with them to the countryside of France. Being trapped in the countryside, Michel was tired of the monotony of the countryside; he convinced his parents
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Here I am in the middle of green mountains that are surrounding me, where the environment is digusting.very disgusting everywhere I go there is animal faeces. Especially cow and sheep faeces ,it’s really horrible which puts me off eating .The weather here is really hot and prickly hot .I’ve never been through a day like this in my life. Where I cannot tolerate anything im already annoyed even though it’s only been 2 hours since I’ve arrived here.This entire place smells worse than a decayed mummy
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“ What lies beneath us we cannot know, cannot tell and cannot show, what lies beneath we have yet to learn, all those secrets that make us churn, inside our heads, so confused, what lies beneath us, we haven’t used.” –Samuel Ynez DAY 1: Today wasn’t like most days. The sky was misty, the trees were a bit limp and even the people eyen the people acted quite peculiar. Only people who live here, like me in Southern California, Santa Monica would know this. Usually people keep to themselves either
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Fiona Kirkland 13/12/12 Period 2 Erick The door slammed behind him as Erick dragged himself into the old house. “Mom, I’m home!” He yelled, dropping his backpack down on the worn rug. He ambled into the kitchen, and took his usual place at the table. “What's for dinner?” He said absently, grabbing an apple from the bowl on the table. As he did, his shirt rode up, showing part of his forearm. Erick quickly tugged his shirt down, and glanced nervously up at his mom before resuming his eating. “Oh
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Michael has worked tirelessly to bring this labour of love to fruition. He has spent the past five years working with some of the world’s most renowned authorities on organic food and wholefoods cooking and has apprenticed under master organic farmers. In addition, he earned his certification as a herbalist from Dominion Herbal College. Outside, a frost has hardened the suburban back lawn to a square of brittle mud and concrete. From inside a cage in the garden, two little monkeys survey this
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I haven’t even eaten today, its 1:00pm. He tells me to sit in the chair across the room, and I do it without question. I do everything he says without question. I can’t feel my legs, but they move over to the chair, I sit. I don’t want to look at the woman at the desk; I don’t want to see the ambiguity her face holds for why I could be doing this. My head feels heavy, my hands are clammy, and I can’t seem to make my legs stop shaking. I’ve never done this before; I’ve never been to this place, and
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As Natalie Freeman (my best friend) and I walked down Washington Court, Los Angeles we noticed an unusual package sitting in the gutter. It was a basic box, but it had odd parts added on to fit the size of whatever was inside. The other odd thing about it was that it had FORBIDDEN written all over it in big red letters. I tried to pick it up and was surprised by its lightness. So, we carried it to my house on 9481 Lacey Lane, Los Angeles and stuffed it in my closet with all my clothes. Natalie told
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The hands strike seven a.m. on this ominous Friday. The signs read "80% off all items" "Buy one, get five free" The store clerk looks to his left looks to his right and changes Closed to Open. The ground rocks as a stampede of angry shoppers
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Dawn and I pulled into the parking lot with thirty minutes to spare. The building loomed in front of us like a gray giant. The cold steel, glass, and concrete reflected the sunlight like some foreboding prism. My stomach developed “butterflies” at the very thought of entering. Dawn reached over and squeezed my hand, and for an instant, I saw the familiar glimmer in her eyes that I have relied on, over the years, to reassure me that all is right with the world. It had been awhile since I had seen
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My mom took care of my brother And I and since I was the oldest, I helped my mom ever since I was 9. My brother and I had different personalities. He liked playing football, I liked reading. He liked hanging out with friends, I liked writing stories. We never did have anything in common so I usually just stayed in my room. School was difficult. i’m not really the person to talk to anybody or ask anybody for help or ask questions. I’m usually the one in the back of the class, not saying a
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Molly walked through the front door after a rough day at school. The thoughts of upcoming tests, projects, and worksheets were already racing through her head. The fact that she had straight A+’s was just as irrelevant as the lunch she had forgotten to grab this morning that her mom packed. “How was your day honey?” her mom asked. “Good, I’m going to my room to study,” Molly answered tersely. “Hold on, hold on. You need to sit down for a minute so we can have a talk,” said Mrs. Ryan. Molly obeyed
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Meaningful and Exceptional Stories “Short fiction seems more targeted- hand grenades of idea, if you will. When they work, they hit, they explode, and you never forget them.” This is a powerful statement said by Paolo Bacigalupi. One reason I truly enjoy reading short stories is because they quickly convey important messages. Many I have read not only are interesting and unique but also teach moral lessons. In this short story unit, I have read countless short stories that I thoroughly had a pleasure
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Life Story Chapter 1 This is a story about a girl named Samantha Orth born on July 23, 1996 she is now 16 years old but I hope you like this story I’m about to tell. This is what happened won my first birthday when I had a My Little Pony party but I had a lot of fun but there was one person who was not there which was my father he and I was kind of mad with him for not coming and he didn’t bring me anything ether. I got presents from everyone in my family but I didn’t get a present from my father
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Carson McCullers short story “Sucker” (1963) revolves around the life of the main character Pete, his cousin ‘Sucker’ and Maybelle Watts, a girl two years senior to Pete and after whom Pete unsuccessfully goes. Pete, 16, is four years older than Sucker and both they stay in the same room since the longest time Pete can remember. Older, Pete severally mistreats Sucker and illegitimately blames him for his loss of Maybelle. This ends tragically for Pete who can no longer face or dominate Sucker. John
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In the short story, “A Good Man is Hard to Find,” Flannery O’Conner tells how a family’s vacation comes to a tragic end in the hands of a dangerous criminal called The Misfit. The ironic title indicates that men are hard to find due to their chauvinistic, short-tempered, and arrogant behaviors. However a controversial ending with the grandmother and the Misfit reveals a redemption scene which entails the behavior of woman. The women, including a girl, in this short story have patriarchal views of
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In the short story “The Ravine” , Vinny and Joe-Boy are best friends but they have many differences and similarities between them. You can compare and contrast a lot about Joe-Boy and Vinny’s character traits. Joe-Boy and Vinny are very different in the story. One way is Joe-Boy is very mean and rude to Vinny, meanwhile Vinny is very nice and kind and doesn’t want to be rude to Joe-Boy. The story also states that Vinny is super scared to be in the ravine where the boy had died and is weak
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significantly worse when the individual has not been culturally aware of the surrounding world. After being entirely immersed in a new culture, one can feel disconnected from other due to language barrier, different customs, and even daily habits. In the story The Namesake, a family returns to America after an eight-month vacation trip in India and experience and have to revert back to their American lifestyle: “They still feel somehow traveling, still disconnected
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Offshore Pirate and Young Goodman Brown Analysis 1. Perspective The story The Offshore Pirate by Scott Fitzgerald explores the life of a spoiled woman by the name Ardita Farnam who is in her early years. She is in a trip to Florida accompanied by her uncle. However, the offshore pirates capture their boat. This leads to a love affair between the woman and the captain. The second story Young Goodman Brown is a story written by Nathaniel Hawthorne. The narration takes place in the 17th century
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10/2/12 Even though some of the stories were pretty long and boring, I still enjoyed them because most of them were pretty interesting and they weren’t long and exhausting like other short stories I’ve read. They were also very easy to understand. Even though some of the stories were a little longer and not as interesting they were still pretty enjoyable. My favorite short story from this unit was Roald Dahl’s “Lamb of the Slaughter.” This short story was very interesting and it was fun to
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In the short story " Vitamins," the story is narrated in the first person and begins with the narrator (unnamed) telling the reader first about his nothing job at the hospital and then about his wife Patti’s job. Patti sells vitamins door to door and very early on the reader learns that Patti is struggling in her job. She is the team leader for a group of girls but many of them don’t stay in the job very long, some even leaving after a few hours of work, Carver highlighting to the reader the
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Erotica Short Story Natalia let her fingertips trace the curve of her smooth breast, stopping to curl around her hard nipple. Despite the warmth from the fire in which she and John were cuddled in front of, her nipples were hard and were only getting harder as John sucked and nibbled at the other one. She ran her other hand through his hair, dragging her nails gently across his scalp and down the back of his neck. He nipped harder on her nipple in response, sending a rush of electricity between
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In the course of the story, Sodapop is the only character who always has a smile on his face. Although he has to deal with the loss of Johnny, Dally and his parents, his brothers constant fighting and his girlfriend leaving him he still stays positive. Johnny and Dally’s death took it’s toll on sodapop. The usual optimistic smile which he always had was gone. His long dark-gold hair was chaotic and disorganised. Before Johnny and Dally’s death Soda didn’t drink a drop. But, now you wouldn’t see him
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X-ray Flashback X-ray tried to look but it wasn’t worth it. There was no way he would ever be able to see it. The memories came flooding back. Rex had woken up earlier that morning. He never used to be a bad kid. In fact, he was a straight A student, who in most classes was the teacher’s pet. If you haven’t realised already Rex used to live a pretty normal life. He lived at home with his mother, Stacey, and his adorable dog, Delilah. His father had left when he was only 10. Rex never knew
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and every member in the Brownie Troop 909 which, had majority of the white girls. The short story mostly, emphasizes on major concerns such as religions, race and sympathy that we need to establish while we encounter anyone, specially the one with disabilities such as the girls from Troop 909. Stereotypes and racial indifference are learnt by the major characters; Arnetta and Octavia as illustrated in the story hence, it is impractical to overcome such beliefs
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A Ten year Old Passion behind The Veil The short story “The Veil” by Marjane Satrapi used drawing to describe how she was a ten-year-old forced to wear a veil and how it changed her view of her surroundings. Using drawing and writing makes readers think and interpret the feeling and the situation that was going on. Satrapi uses dark faces and bright backgrounds for the things that made her insecure, and she uses a black background and a white face to show the happy faces or the positive feelings
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A short story called “Cathedral” by Raymond Carver is a story about a man and his wife and a blind man his wife use to read to years ago. The wife and the blind man have keep in touch for over ten years, through all the good times and all the bad times in their lives. They shared everything about themselves with each other through audiotapes being sent back and forth. The wife and the blind man decided that it would be nice to meet again in person to catch up. The wife figured that instead of the
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September 3, 2014 Period 3 English 9 Mrs. Lorenz Reflection: The Lottery “The Lottery” Upon the first reading of the short story, I thought I fully understood the text. After we analyzed the test again, and stopped periodically to question each paragraph, do I fully realize the writing elements that the author used. In the first reading, I only pointed out small scenes that seemed fishy or just to read to find out what the plot is and where its heading. On page 1, the scene in which the
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