Chapter 13: Camazotz’s Leader As Mrs. Which started the tesseract for the Mr.Murry’s home, Meg have this strange feeling, a feeling that kept persuading her to come back to Camazotz. The planet that was once dark, her most hated planet that almost took her beloved brother away is calling for help. She wasn’t sure when the telepathic connection stopped but before she knew it, she was back home. After the joyous reunion of her family, she and Calvin decided to
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themselves from their lip-to-lip suction lock. Robbie gave a little cough. “Hey, Morgan.” He stood off to one side, trying to act casual—hard to do when you’re flushed and breathing hard. It was still a tiny bit of a novelty to see Robbie and Bree, my best friends from childhood, in a romantic relationship. I loved it. “Perfect timing, Sister Mary Morgan,” said Bree, pushing a hand through her minky dark hair. But she grinned at me, and I smiled back. Robbie rang Ethan’s doorbell. Ethan opened the door
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universe’s very existence is a gigantic “fuck you” to entropy. It is existence saying to the void, “I deny you. I deny your power.” So where does that leave us? The universe is fighting a losing war against entropy. Heat death is coming, and so far the universe has been able to nothing to save itself. All the gravity and dark matter are naught to dark energy. The field of entropy, of time, of death sickening our universe. So what would you do when faced with an unwinnable situation? Do what Kirk did
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Cathedral. Cathedrals are dense buildings with complex corridors and alcoves, each nook and corner holding a secret and unique way of understanding. A Cathedral is built over generations, literally going through the hands of time, much like how each of us are raised; with each generation passing down small pieces of the culture that the next will never experience. Who we are and how we view the world does not solely come from one experience or one person. Similarly the comparison with the narrator in
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merely as Seven, one of the nine surviving Garde from the planet Lorien, the fate of which was, and still is, left in our hands. Those of us who aren’t lost. Those of us still alive. I was six when we landed. When the ship jolted to a halt on Earth, even at my young age I sensed how much was at stake for us—nine Cêpan, nine Garde— and that our only chance waited for us here. We had entered the planet’s atmosphere in the midst of a storm of our own creation, and as our feet found Earth for the very first
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The Caped Crusader, the Worldʼs Greatest Detective, the Dark Knight, defender of the innocent, crusader for justice, and defender of Gotham City. Now that sounds like a real superhero and someone to look up to. Playboy, Spare Parts Man, alcoholic; does that sound like someone youʼd call a hero? Batman and Iron Man are very different kinds of heroes, but the men behind the masks seem to be very similar on the surface. While Batman has a very strict moral code and refrains from killing anyone when
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Among many movie critics, filmmakers, and fans, Orson Welles’ Citizen Kane has come to be known as the greatest film ever made. Since its release in 1941 the film has received praise for its innovative mix of cinematography and music, among other theatrical elements. The movie centers on the mysterious legacy of newspaper tycoon Charles Foster Kane, and the meaning of his last words, “rosebud.” Welles’ groundbreaking cinematography and mix of lighting (or lack thereof), low-angle shots, and deep
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wish to see in the world” but this quote seems to be unheard or ignored by many. We are said to be one of the most united countries on the world, yet why do we divide ourselves along hypocritical political lines? Instead the people we elect to help us further our nation to be the best for everyone who lives within it, end up fighting amongst themselves. They do this simply for the need to say “we are right and you are wrong”. There is no union for what is
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amen. Jeanne opened her eyes, her fingers clutching the cross and gold chain that Jasper had removed from Henri. She crossed her hand over her chest, stared up at him with pleading eyes and smiled. “This is such a special Christmas for us. I’m so glad you could join us for our first meal cooked in my new kitchen,” she said as she set the bread on the table. “It’s wonderful of you to ask,” Charlotte said. “I was dreading eating alone. My mother sent a tin of fish, but it would make a poor repast compared
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Have you ever been really excited for something? Well, I was really excited for this fun special time with my fun special friends. It was all going good, we had a perfect day in the pool, we got to swim till it was dark, and had a lot of good laughs. When all of a sudden it got really dark in the sky. And one of the worst things that can happen, at a sleepover slumber party happened. At it all started with the rain, and the big “Water Proof”, tent. My friends Madison, Mckenna, Brooke, and Julia, all
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