wonder why things always seem to go your way? Why things like money, or women always seem to come so naturally?” “Of course.” “Another one of the perks… there’s no point in sending a soldier up here if he has no resources to do his job. But as a grunt, what you have managed to wrangle up for yourself has been small-potatoes, right? Hit on a few sports bets, get lucky at the ponies—sound familiar?” “Yeah,” “Things go your way but you’ve never hit on the Mega Millions jackpot
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My Last Farewell 1 Farewell, dear Fatherland, clime of the sun caress'd, Pearl of the Orient seas, our Eden lost! Gladly now I go to give thee this faded life's best, And were it brighter, fresher, or more blest, Still would I give it thee, nor count the cost. 2 On the field of battle, 'mid the frenzy of fight, Others have given their lives, without doubt or heed; The place matters not--cypress or laurel or lily white, Scaffold of open plain, combat or martyrdom's plight, 'Tis ever the
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have been put to an end thanks to King Edward. I was not made to be beautiful. When I look in the mirror and see a deformed ugly monster, that will not attract any fair lady. I’ve never had a nice body, face or even normal proportions, thanks mom for having me early and making me look like an ugly pile of crap. Dogs bark as me as I limp by them. Since I’m so ugly and have nothing to do I am going to become the biggest baddest villain of all time. I’m gonna trick this royal family with lies, and stories
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dying and she doesn't know what to do or how to react to losing her first born. Let me know your thoughts and any questions or answers that you may have Me:(I sit in the chair and as Cathy walks in I stand up and greet her, I put my hand out for her to shake and tell her my name is Mrs. Lemmers) I say hello Cathy, it is a pleasure to meet you. Cathy:Hi (she looks at me and begins to shake my hand). Me:( I shake her hand and with the other hand I extend my arm out to the chair to show
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That’s when people get | | | | |discouraged and stop pursuing their God-given dreams. But understand today, just because you’ve made a mistake | | | | |or failed in some way, that doesn’t cancel God’s plan. God never disqualifies you. He never says, “Go sit on the| | | | |sidelines. You’ve blown it too many times. You’ve got too many weaknesses.” No, God always gives you another | | | | |chance!
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tragedy and heart break. The reason this book affected me so much is due to many factors, however a constant theme through the book is relationships. The relationships between herself and the little things in life, the important things, are what the reader can connect to on a personal level because they’re things most people endure everyday, this consists of: hugging your best friend, talking to your brother, eating your favourite food. This made me feel just how special I am, as the reader knows at
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hallucinations, I promised myself I'll never turn out to be that way. I never drink nor did drugs and I was planning to keep it that way. I feel like I was a regular American girl that was hard working. I always thought that if I keep the same friends I was with since middles school, high school would be a smooth The most important seen would be the day that changed my view on life " Senior Skip Day” Senior Skip Day is a day for seniors to have fun and let loose since it's one of the last days you
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“Georgia, darling, don’t be afraid,’ Dad said. ‘If we do as he says, he’ll let us go,’ he said. I didn’t believe him, I could tell from the shaking of his hands and the doubt in his voice, if you were there, you would have seen how he didn’t even believe the words that had come out of his mouth. Why are children always so naïve, even to the point that they believe every word their parents say. Even when they know that their parents are talking gibberish. I was 10 years old when I watched my
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I would say a haunted house, and reach the height of romantic felicity -- but that would be asking too much of fate! Still I will proudly declare that there is something queer about it. Else, why should it be let so cheaply? And why have stood so long untenanted? John laughs at me, of course, 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
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is bright. There is a plan for me, I know it. However, lately I have gone through the low country. It's eating me away, I said to God. It's rotting in my mind, it's like a cancer. Is there anything at all to numb the nothingness? I need a reason to breathe, it's eating me away. It nibbles at my brain, the question of my existence and this matter of pain. I shake my fist at the cosmos and my insignificance. I need a reason to breathe and it's eating me away. Save me from my rage and my humanity. I'm
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