street-corner. He leaned with one shoulder against a high board-fence and swayed the other to and fro, the while kicking carelessly at the gravel. Sunshine beat upon the cobbles, and a lazy summer wind raised yellow dust which trailed in clouds down the avenue. Clattering trucks moved with indistinctness through it. The child stood dreamily gazing. After a time, a little dark-brown dog came trotting with an intent air down the sidewalk. A short rope was dragging from his neck. Occasionally he trod upon
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“Shells” by Cynthia Rylant is a realistic fiction short story about a boy named Michael whose parents died. He is forced to live with his Aunt Esther. They find a hermit crab that soon brings them closer. In the beginning, Michael's parents die and he goes to live with his aunt who doesn't get along with Michael very well. Soon, Michael buys a hermit crab and names it Sluggo. sluggo helps Michael relieve his stress over his parents’ deaths. The crab brings Esther and Michael closer. Finally, Esther
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delay an original opening of March 6 but said he wanted to see the trial begin later that month. The trial, which involves copious amounts of financial records and audits, is likely to last several weeks when it goes to court. Judge Winegarden was assigned to handle the case after all local judges recused themselves. On Monday, defense attorney Ross Grisham said obviously it didn’t get started in March, but it was not anything unusual with the delay. He said the defense and prosecution continue discussing
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STORM “That day when evening came, he said to his disciples, ‘Let us go over to the other side’. Leaving the crowd behind, they took him along, just as he was, in the boat. There were also other boats with him. A furious squall came up, and the waves broke over the boat, so that it was nearly swamped. Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion. The disciples woke him and said to him, ‘Teacher don’t you care if we drown?’ He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, ‘Quiet! Be still!’ Then
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asked if I could bend over. “Why?” I asked in turn, thinking that the only reason he wanted to know was because he himself would never be able to do such a thing. “Is it that everyone who comes to America has to be able to bend over?” “Yes,” he said. “What for?” “Because when we sing our national anthem, we bend over. Now do it or I’ll send you back to Serbia.” “I on’t come from Serbia,” I protested. “Exactly,” he said. “But if I want to, I can ship you yhere, so you’d better do as I tell you.”
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too loud. “Yes, what?” he replied raising his right eyebrow. “About the ca-r...” I pointed where the car are. “Leave it there, they’re waiting for us,” he interrupted and pat my back. “Just wait,” he added as he put his two fingers in his mouth to whistle. Everyone shut up and all of their attentions are on Theo. “Guys and ladies, hmm,” he fix his bow tie as he clean his throat, “After this we’ll be going to our resort and continue this to there,” he announced as he held my hands. I’m still
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but one expects that in marriage. John is practical in the extreme. He has no patience with faith, an intense horror of superstition, and he scoffs openly at any talk of things not to be felt and seen and put down in figures. John is a physician, and perhaps - (I would not say it to a living soul, of course, but this is dead paper and a great relief to my mind) - perhaps that is one reason I do not get well faster. You see he does not believe I am sick! And what can one do? If a physician of high
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have been peeking into that deserted alley for the last twenty-‐six years. One day last summer, my friend Rahim Khan called from Pakistan. He asked me to come see him. Standing in the kitchen with the receiver to my ear, I knew it wasn't just Rahim Khan on the line. It was
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| |During my observation, Alan’s phone rang. He answered in accordance with company guidelines, announcing who he is and the department | | |he works in. He answered in a very polite assertive way, using the telephone correctly. Alan greeted his internal customer in an open | | |and friendly manner. He quickly checked the AS400 to see what the lady likes to be called – Alan said this makes customer service more |
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turned and gave Charlie a high-five. "Finished!" I said. "And there's not a finer snowman in the whole neighborhood." Charlie wasn't looking at me. He was staring at the snowman, his face almost as white. "D-d-d-did you s-s-s-see THAT?" he stammered. "See what" I said. "The snowman moved and it winked at me." Charlie said. Then me and Charlie walked in to the house and sat down to drink hot coco. Charlie looked scared so I patted him in the back so he can feel safe, then me and Charlie went to my
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