...was an ideal environment for beginners in singing. Usher joined the Rhythm and Blues (R&B) group called NuBeginnings at age 11, and recorded some ten songs with that group in 1991, but the songs that were part of the album Nubeginning Featuring Usher Raymond IV were available only at the regional level and that too by mail order. Usher competed in Star Search, a reality show to identify talented singer at the age of 13. In that show Usher was spotted by an Artists and Repertoire (A&R) representative from the recording label LaFace Records, which after an audition by Usher with its co-founder Reid, “signed the gospel choir boy to a recording contract” (Lane, 2012). Some of Usher's most popular albums are “My Way”, “Confessions”, “Here I Stand”, “Raymond v. Raymond”,...
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...Amore Asylum by Sarah Harper p.1 A news report flashed across the screen interrupting the scheduled program. A woman with long, blonde, silky hair looked down at a piece of paper in her hand, She looked back up at the camera, “Earlier on this night a girl by the name of River Springs killed her parents. The wounds on the parent’s bodies looked to be a combination of a knife and a baseball bat. If you know any more details on this case, please contact the Police,” the news reporter paused, “currently River is staying at the recently reopened Amore Asylum.” River stared down at the handcuffs on her hands. “Excuse me Mr…” River looked through the tiny glass pane that showed the front seat. She saw his phone light up from a text message. “Mr....
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...I am Fito, and i’m in need of a tiny house. I will need to have something that is moveable. I will have to move to another state. I will be going to college in Fort Collins, Colorado for welding and auto tech/collision . Plus after my college classes I would be going to work that is 25-30 mins away from where the tiny house would parked. These are some features the tiny house would have to have is enough storage to put clothes, and other things, room for a twin size bed, and a good size restroom. The tiny house hunt would probably be a pretty difficult time, because the tiny house might not have all the things i will want in a tiny house. My budget for a tiny house is $15,00 but the most i will go over my main budget is $20,00. This...
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...show you out." I began to walk away and they each lined up and shimmered in front of me leading me to a wall. "Wait, How is this a way out its a wall?" "Trust me, its the way." And she bagan to walk forward. "Wait! lthenios before we do anything can i ask you a question?" She nodded to me. "What exactly are you, I know your a Terrion, and how you came to be but what exactly are you?" she glanced at me and turned away. "I am an immortal water horse of death. If i die my body crumbles and turns into a single orb that is a rebirth." She sighed after saying this and looked off. "You make...
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...I woke up in a place with bright lights. I had ripped clothes on and my limbs were wrapped in bandages, with splotches of red. I couldn't remember anything. "Ah, you've awakened," a voice said behind me. I quickly turned around and saw a nurse. "Where am I?" I asked. I noticed a green emblem on my right hand. It looked familiar, with a feeling of a rebellious hierarchy. I tried to remember, but the nurse cut off my thinking. "You are in one of Queen Riliane's hospital sanctuaries. You had a terrible accident. Do you remember anything?" "No, I don't remember anything," I noticed a necklace that I was wearing. I looked at it, and on the back, it said "Nemesis." I showed the nurse. "Does this sound familiar?" "Um," I then remembered something. "Nemesis is my name." I said to the nurse. "Oh!" she said. "Anything you remember?" "Nope....
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...told me. I reached for her hand and she grabbed it in an instant. We walked back and we didn't say a word to one another. I can't keep her here! I'm going to drug her and send her home. This woman is making me fall for her and I can't have those distractions! It's her birthday, I'll figure out the details later. When we were about to go inside I felt a tug on my arm. I turned around and saw Mia looking at me. "Can I ask you something?" she asked me. What does she want? "I guess so, what is it?" I asked her. "Are you catching feelings for me? I just want you to know that I think I might be falling...
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...she got up, she tripped over a root, meeting the same fate as the first human who fell. The girl plummeted down into the abyss. When the girl reached the ground, she looked up and gave a gasp of sheer horror. A milky white barrier had covered the entrance above her. The girl looked around and discovered that she was...
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...happened. We were in Costa Del Sol right now, in the middle of town. I had a new outfit instead of that filthy dress that I have been wearing. All black again, of course. Black pants, black boots, and a black shirt. I walked around in my new boots, “It’s been awhile since I’ve worn shoes. I’m glad we finally made it here. I thought back to the time when we were first introduced here. àFlashback (1 month ago) ß It was the day after the full moon when I met her. Kat is what Reno called her. Cloud seemed to know her too, though I could tell they haven’t met in a long while. “Kat…?” I said, staring at her. She nodded, her face set. Something told me this girl’s been through a lot. She swallowed. Reno spoke up, “I’ve known the girl for a good 10 years. She doesn’t talk much at all. I’ve only heard one sound from her-” He shut his mouth quickly, “Me and my big mouth. Anyways, she’s never spoken. And I’m sure she won’t talk unless she feels the need to-” “I think we get the point, Reno.” I stated, “So your Kat, huh?” I smiled a little at her, “It’s a pleasure to meet you.” She shook my hand, I felt a jolt of energy pass through us. I blinked in shock, she quickly pulled her hand back. I sighed, then I heard Vincent spoke up, “Now that introductions are over, where should we head next? We need a safe place to be and stock up on supplies.” We stared at Cid’s map of the world. I scratched my cheek, “Well…” I saw a finger point at Costa Del Sol. It was Kat. “Costa Del Sol?”...
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...Chapter 1 The bright blue moon was just starting to rise when the girl woke up in the eerie dark forest. She looked around and took in her surroundings. She notice that it was cold and dark. A breeze past by her sending her into a fit of shivers. She didn't know where or how she ended up here, but she knew that she has to get out. She got up trying to figure out which way to go when she saw a dim, but bright light, heading her way. Her head told her to stay but her heart said to hide somewhere. She nodded her head and hid behind the nearest tree next to her. As the light got nearer, she saw a very giant figure holding the light that looked to be a lamp. "Hullo? Anyone there?", A gruff voice called out. The girl peeked out, only showing her green doe eyes. The giant figure waited to get closer to her hiding spot and knelt down on one knee. She quickly duck her head behind the trunk of the tree. The figure laughed and said," 'Ey, I'm not gunna hurt yeh. I just wanted to see who you are and what you are doing here in the Forbidden Forest." The girl scoffed in her head knowing he wasn't going to hurt her. She just wanted to see what she was going to say. She stuck her head out and got a good look at him before she replied." Hi, I'm... I'm..", She struggled to remember what her name was. She just shook her head and said," I don't remember my name or how I got wherever this place is." The giant man just sat there, stroking his long bush beard that covered most of his face. As...
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...stepmom. * I am thinking the age 15 and above. The story is about an evil stepmom, a dad who is afraid of the stepmom and a son who tries to help his dad. STEP 2: OUTLINING * “oooh you still here, what can I do to make you leave ?” I did not answer her just walk to the fridge and back to my room. * My major character is the son , and his goal is to help his father from his evil stepmom * I have two major key scenes; first, it is the scene where the son confront the stepmom. Second is when the father and the son escape from the stepmom. Climax I suppose is when the son stand up to his stepmom and say to her “stop it! And leave my dad alone” and the end is when the son and his father gets free. STEP 3: DRAFTING I heard my step mom screaming at my dad, the same everyday “you don’t make enough money” and “why are you lazy ass son still living here” I fell hated everyday. Not the kind of birthday you wish for, today it was my 22 birthday today and all that have happen for me today is when I woke up and go to the kitchen I saw my step mom smoking like always and she said to me “oooh you still here, what can I do to make you leave ?” I did not answer her just walk to the fridge and back to my room. My life has been the same for 2 years now I work at the supermarket in the mall, I am 22 years now and I didnt got my exam because I got kicked out of school for not doing anything. So now I just living at home with my dad and his crazy girlfriend, and I hate being at...
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...my roommate, we passed by a restaurant, and decided have dinner in the restaurant. When we entered the restaurant, I looked around, and found that the restaurant was filled with people. At the same time, one waiter asked us if we had a reservation. Because we didn’t have, he told us to sit on a couch and wait for a minute. Five minutes later. The waiter came, and led us to a table. Then, he gave menus to us. When I looked at the menus, I got in trouble because they were English menus. I think it is most foreigners’ trouble. They either don’t know the words or know the words, but don’t know about the courses. I looked around since I wanted to know what the other guests ordered. “Look, I like their dishes,” I pointed at the next table’s dishes and said to my roommate, “What kinds of food are they eating?” “Wait, let me look.” He responded and looked at the next table too. After few minutes, he pointed at one dish on the menu and indefinitely said “Maybe, they ordered these. We can ask the waiter.” Finally, I ordered the one which was the same as the next table’s dishes. While we were waited for our dishes, we were talking about some interested things and laughing. After about half an hour, here came my food which is steak, salad and soup. I tasted the dishes and found the food were very delicious. I ate the meal very fast and finished it very quickly. I wiped my napkin across my mouth, and belched loudly. After we finished the meals, we needed to wait for the waiter to...
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...happened in Dickson County. But what | | |her eye took in was that her kitchen was in no shape for leaving: her bread all ready for mixing, half the flour sifted | | |and half unsifted. | | |She hated to see things half done; but she had been at that when the team from town stopped to get Mr. Hale, and then | | |the sheriff came running in to say his wife wished Mrs. Hale would come too--adding, with a grin, that he guessed she | | |was getting scary and wanted another woman along. So she had dropped everything right where it was. | | |"Martha!" now came her husband's impatient voice. "Don't keep folks waiting out here in the cold." | | |She again opened the storm-door, and this time joined the three men and the one woman waiting for her in the big | | |two-seated buggy. | | |After she had the robes tucked around her she took another look at the woman who sat beside her on the back seat. She | | |had met Mrs. Peters the year before at the county fair, and the thing she remembered about her was that she didn't seem | | |like a...
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...August 1793, I awoke from the loud screams of children as they chased each other around the dirt-covered brick floors. Chickens clucked, geese honked, and dogs barked. I sat up from the wooden, splintery, unsoothing bench. My back ached and I barely could find anything to eat. I was blessed to have left-overs or offerings from people around me coming from the market. I had no home, no job, no money, and no family. My mother and sister had caught yellow fever, very slowly and painfully. They died from each other a week apart. I caught it once, but recovered. Thank God! The vomit was a gruesome black, blotched with murky red blood. It had an odor worse than anything. I also broke into sweats, chills running down my back. Nurses often...
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... Chapter 1:NIGHT I was trained with high hopes when I was very young. I was put threw Military training after I hit my gym teacher last year and he chased me with his gun and I was forced to take cover behind my class mates most injured or fine. (no one died). He got in his car and chased after me all the way to a Army base in Georgia. Well after that things just got creepy. He was still chasing me even after I jumped the nine foot wall into the base.(I didn’t remember running like that in forever. I remember doing it once but that was three years ago). While he was chasing me I was doing the obstacle with the other trainees and passing them during the firing of my teachers gun. Then the sergeant and some trainees took hold of my teacher so he couldn’t hurt me and then I reached the end of the obstacle swung on the rope flinging myself back to the beginning of the course where my teacher was being held. I panted a bit but then it stopped and I blacked out. I woke up in the hospital with my dad sleeping in a chair and to my surprise the sergeant that helped save me. “Morning sunshine.” He told me which was a shock cause I thought these guys were hard core. Apparently not all, but dad was asleep so he was the only one I could talk to. “How…how long was I asleep?” He managed a laugh. “About two days. Jeez you are no different from my soldiers the first thing they ask when they get up from a fight or something the first thing they ask is “”How long was I out?” Hahaha.” “EEHH?...
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...loved a beautiful woman, Igraine, and he wanted to marry her. But she did not love him and he was very sad about that. Merlin was a very clever man and he knew a lot of magic. He could change into an animal or bird. Sometimes, when he used magic, nobody could see him. He also helped people with his magic, and one day he came to King Uther. 'You can marry Igraine,' he said. 'I will help you. But when you have a child, you will have to give the boy to me.', I will give him to you,' said the King. He married Igraine and later they had a baby son. They called him Arthur. When Arthur was three days old, a very old man arrived at the door of the King's house. It was Merlin. King Uther took the child in his arms and gave him to Merlin. Merlin took the child away. He gave the boy, Arthur, to a good knight. His name was Sir Ector. So Arthur lived with Sir Ector and his son, Kay, and the two boys were brothers. A short time after this happened, King Uther was very ill. He did not get better. He called for Merlin because he wanted to talk about the future of his country. Merlin came and listened to the King. 'I know that I am going to die,' King Uther said. 'Who will be king after me? ' 'Call your knights and great men,' Merlin told the King. 'Tell them', 'My son, Arthur, will be the next king!' King Uther told his people this before he died. But a lot of people wanted to be king, so the knights and great men began to fight. There was no new king for a long time. When Arthur was a young man...
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