...He had never slept in a better bed, Rainsford decided. That night Rainsford was thinking of how he was going to get off this doomed island. He thought of signaling for help with fire, but he had no way of lighting a fire. He came up with the next best idea to swim off the island. As Rainsford woke up he heard the sounds of the dogs barking. “Shut up you stupid hounds. I am trying to have a peaceful morning. But, it continued to the point that Rainsford took a gun from the General’s collection
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them hours to do so since some still had to find a dress. They wanted to make sure everything was perfect since this was their first memorable high school dance that they planned on making an unforgettable night. They arrived fashionably late and ready to continue on with their phenomenal night. None of the girls were surprised that their homecoming dance showed a ton of similarities with their middle school dances, but they said it still had its beneficial differences. Entering the dance, the lights
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take a swim in their Selkie form before getting ready for their planned night of nightclubbing. They took out the small zodiac boat stored in the garage. The males were able to carry the boat and the motor down to the shoreline. After which they attached the motor and climbed in. They needed the boat to carry their pelts in and also to leave their swim trunks in the boat when they took their Selkie form. If it was after dark they would have been able to leave their swim trunks on the beach and
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“Have you ever had a gun held to your head, Elijah?” My father's question bit into the cold night. The dark-indigo clouds above us seemed to press closer with every step we took on the walk back to his apartment. “I didn’t think so, Elijah. When I was just a little older than you, I faced that.” The falcate clouds crept lower and seemed to be on top of us when we finally got to the red brick apartment building he called home; I slumped on the couch whose arms were peppered with ash. The clouds from
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He would find a lady of the night, he would have to visit the dark side of town. Edward and searched. A young woman approached his carriage, Edward liked the look of her as she had auburn coloured hair and wore red lipstick. She climbed up onto his carriage, Edward let out a crack of his whip and
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Lost There it was again, Frankie thought puzzled and angry; he is still out there! The night stars lighting up the gloomy road, 40 miles per hour, 50 miles, 60, 70, Frankie’s foot kept pushing down on the lever below her feet. As the cat sped up, a small hand began to tremble in the corner of Frankie’s eye. Danny, her little brother was only nine; this was a new experience for him, but for Frankie it was different… She knew exactly what was happening. Frankie had only known Danny a few hours because
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is like an hourglass, time is the sand in it, while night is when most of the sand is in the bottom half, and day is when most the sand is in the upper half. Time flies by as the sand slowly slips from the upper half into the bottom half, changing day into night. In William Shakespeare’s play, Romeo and Juliet, the two houses, the Montagues and the Capulets hate each other. Romeo, a Montague, falls in love with Juliet, a Capulet, often at night, Romeo sneaks into the Capulet garden to talk to Juliet
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reader clearly imagine what is happening, whereas symbols may lie dormant begging for the reader to discover. The following poems and short stories posess recurring images and symbolism that drive the theme of the work. The reader discovers silence is dark. Whether the silence comes from insanity, misunderstanding, self-absorption, or pride, the reader understands that communication is key. That one needs to listen with their heart and mind to truly comprehend our world. In Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s
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fun Halloween things. Halloween is especially fun for little kids, they love getting candy. Some people stay home and watch scary movies. Some go out and trick-or-treat. A night where you get to dress up and get a ton of candy. Halloween is a favorite holiday for kids all over. One night of running around in the dark, meeting up with friends, dressing up, scaring each other, and eating candy. Who doesn't like doing that? Even though Halloween is fun you still need to be careful and safe
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CURSED By Rachel Emasu She stood still in the dark cold creepy forest, blood gashing out of her freshly cut wounds, her body trembling of its own accord as the cold winter winds bit into her naked flesh. She had grown accustomed to sleeping in the nude, not out of choice but due to the abject poverty she was born into, all she owned was a little old red dress that barely covered her rounded bottoms and left her tiny nipples exposed and once white knickers now browed with age. It was no wonder
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