Summary: The Capital Of Records

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It was dawn when Luna, a 15 year old girl, was awoken by what sounded like a gun. At first, Luna was scared, but intrigued by the commotion. Luna was only thinking about “ What was going on ?” When Luna woke up from her bed she went straight into her parents room.When Luna walked into her parents room she could see the protesters banging on their windows and chanting louder each minute. But, the unusual thing about the protesters is that they were all men. Luna knew why the protesters were men and what they were protesting. Luna knew this because in the society Luna lives in, men don’t have certain rights. Men can not vote, own property, or have their own business.
Luna always asked her parents why the society is like this, but her parents
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Luna thought over and over again in her mind,“why am I doubting myself?” “ I just need to think of things that can help me, think Luna, think!” Luna only thought of the most obvious things that could help her. The only thing that Luna could think of is changing the rules, permanently. The only thing that was available to Luna was going to the Capital of Records.The Capital of Records holds the rules and rights that every citizen can have in the society Luna lives in. The trouble is that The Capital of Records is guarded by guards that are woman. But, Luna's mother has many connections in the capital field. So, Luna was not thinking of how she was going to get into the building, she was only thinking of how she was going to stop this unjust …show more content…
The guards questioned Luna, but Luna said that she is the daughter of Heather Hawkins. This instantly let Luna into the building. When Luna walked into the entrance of the building she could feel the judgment in the air. She could feel the coldness and separateness that the Council has made among everybody in her society. Luna walked up to a door that said THE COUNCIL OF RIGHTS on it, she knew that this is it. This is the time where everybody will be able to get the rights they deserve. When Luna walked in the Council was staring right at her! The Council was only made of the most powerful women in the society. The Council was surrounded by american flags, inspirational quotes, and women from years ago that were on the

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