He kept absolutely still as the footsteps got louder; His breathing heavy as he awaited the inevitable. He felt his heart rate getting faster and faster with each daunting slam of the intruders feet, slowly carrying him, and whatever malicious intent he may have. He tried to steady his breathing in hopes that his "great idea" to hide in the closet would be enough to save him. He thought about calling the police, but the noise could get him killed before he even finished dialling. He only wished now
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When Soris described his life in the Alienage, I pictured a humble community of elves working together despite the cruel treatment they received from humans. However, stepping into the district I realized the reality was less pleasant than Soris depicted. The neighborhood made the bad parts of town we trekked through to avoid the city guards look good. The buildings were nothing more than wooden shacks stacked on one another two maybe three stories tall and they could barely stand on their own without
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“Forgiveness is God’s command” (Martin Luther King Jr.). God says that every person deserves to be forgiven no matter what wrong they did, and every person should be quick to forgive. The action of forgiveness grows to become the major idea of the novel, The Shack, because Mack must forgive several important people in order to further his relationship with Christ. There are many cases throughout the novel where Mack must learn to forgive those who have hurt him deeply to better himself and his relationship
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Once there was a girl named Maria Treewood, she was a total dork. She had acne, glasses that were too big for her face, and wore baggy clothes. She didn’t care about people making of her, Oh who am I kidding she hated it. She just moved from Arkansa, and had to leave all of her friends behind. She hated her new house. It was an old house, rusty, vines growing all over it. The light’s would go out at 3:00, and I mean EXACTLY at 3:00. Her parents just thought it was some kind of glitch or something
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Tom gave them a brief explanation and told them what they had to do as they hopped in the cart and began to move. However, this time they went the other direction, and a quite different sight came into view as the fog lifted. An everyday, average, white house sat upon a quite tiny island. It looked like the kind of house you would see in a suburban neighborhood, not all alone on an island in the middle of a vast ocean. As they made their way closer, Tom found it incredibly familiar. “That’s my house
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I’m Maekyn Turkeyleg, and I’m a turkey on a farm. I was talking to my elderly grandfather. We were talking about how the leaves are changing colors and soon the humans, the most disgusting creatures to live, will come. My grandfather and I are planning a way to live through this horrible season. What I didn’t know was that I was never going to see my family again. Out of the corner of my eye, as I’m talking to my grandfather, I see a human, and I start running, but I didn’t run fast enough. The human
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Alan Alda and His Experience in the Korean War "MASH was a collection of people, in front of and behind the cameras, that really clicked." (Alan Alda; BrainyQuote). This quote describes the relationship between the cast and crew of MASH. The comedy and closeness was all around on and off the air. Alan Alda helped create the funny but loving environment. His father, Robert Alda, was also an actor and comedian. Throughout childhood, Alan loved the acting environment. In high school, Alan Alda
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Sarah Bellum,the payroll manager, contacted the fraud investigation office to express concern about payroll irregularities regarding administrative assistant Irma Hardorker. Our investigation team has analyzed payroll reports in order to find any discrepancies that could indicate fraud. Based on her job description, Ms. Hardworker should be working eight hour days. However, she has been working on average an extra 1 hour and 38 minutes per day, amounting to around ten thousand dollars per year (its
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Cabin Fever: Patient Zero Since I love watching movies, I decided to find a movie on Netflix that relates to diseases and I found Cabin Fever: Patient Zero. Cabin Zero is about a group of friends taking their soon to be married friend to an island for his bachelor party. When arriving to the island, they realize there was no one on the island but them. They were perfectly fine with that. By being on the island by themselves, gives them time to bond together. Most bachelor parties consist of all
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Have you ever wanted to be an explorer or officer? Well, it’s great to be one. Exploring all sorts of bugs and animals. That is what I call “A Life.” John Fremont was a famous explorer and officer. He had great talent. He was born January 21, 1813 in Savannah, Georgia and died July 13, 1890 in New York. When John Fremont was a kid, he loved exploring in the woods. He also loved catching fish in the river close to his house. Then he would bring it back home to eat with his family. John Fremont also
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