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    The Devil Was Once An Angel It was my first day of high school when I met Perla. My sister, my mom, my dad, and I had just moved from the cold city of São Paulo to Salvador, Bahia, located in the northwest coast of Brazil. Perla was the pretty, light skinned, mysterious girl with long dark hair, who sat in front of me. Throughout my freshman year, we became best friends. We shared clothes, secrets, aspirations, memories, and dreams. We spent way too much time together. Monday through Friday,…

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    used their image for public display throughout the 20th century despite knowing what they put the Native Americans through. Being a Cowboy meant a lot in the 19th century. Either it was riding horses to driving cattle across the town or being the town hero as…

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    Lily killed her mother when she was four years old. This may seem like an odd way to start an essay, rather than explaining some background of the story first hand, but I’ll get there. Lily’s mother and father used to be madly in love. Then as time went on, they grew farther and farther apart. Deborah, Lily’s mother left her and T. Ray (Lily’s father) suddenly one day. She was gone for quite a while before returning for Lily (age four). Deborah came back for Lily and some clothing items. She was…

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    Mexico Memories

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    when I lived in Mexico for two years. Those two years were full of joy, love, and adventure. My mom sent me to live with my grandparents while she gathered money. It wasn't easy for my mom, but it needed to be done. I learned so much during the trip, so much that I was a different person when I came back from mexico. The flight to Mexico was long and exhausting. I Remember arriving In the night it was a big airport. My aunts and cousins were waiting outside in a minivan. I didn't recognize…

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    From” poem. In my poem I listed all the things that first came to mind about my life and myself. I talked about the small town I am from, Sunday rituals, family life, high school, and relationships. All of these things have shaped me and made me the person I am today. I am a born and raised southern, Christian, white female. I am from a small town where everyone is pretty much related and always knows your business. My parents, who are still happily married today, were Homecoming King and…

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    Its 2098 and a small town or what the citizens call Freetown is being invaded. Two friends that call Freetown their home are going to fix this problem. Their names are Jake and Sally. Jake and Sally go way back they have been friends since they were born. Sally’s mom died when she was 4 years old so she was left with her father for most of her life. When Jake was 15 his mom and dad died in a car wreck that left him with no one to live with because all of his family members lived miles away so he…

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    Pray for the prey By: Marina Neubert Characters: Kim→ 22, senior college student, who moved into a new town Brian→ 25, Kim’s boyfriend who is out of town. Jim→ Kim’s coworker at the food mart. Jerry→ Kim’s manager at the food mart. Michelle→ Jim’s new neighbor. Scene 1 [Lights up on an apartment in the middle of Fort Collins, Colorado. Kim is moving into her studio apartment for her last semester of college with the help of her boyfriend, Brian] Brian. Are you sure it was a…

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    driven resentment between them and likely caused resentment. Minnie was left alone without anyone to keep her company or help with her everyday work, thus fueling her to want a way out of the misery she was living in. The bad marriage and isolation that she was living in led her to find the best possible way out, as divorce was not common nor very acceptable in the 1900’s. Minnie had plenty of time to dwell on how to murdered her husband who so long neglected her and kept her in isolated. She…

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    American Dream is "an American social ideal that stresses egalitarianism and especially material prosperity" (“American Dream”). Material prosperity is the main element of the American Dream that was stressed in the twentieth century, as Mr. Webb in Our Town so accurately points out. “Seems like they spend most of their time talking about who’s rich and who’s poor" (Wilder Act 1). This emphasis on wealth adversely affected the attainability of the American Dream. The American Dream as it is…

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    Molly Miller Monologue

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    some research, and according to old scientific discoveries, if a pair of twins is identical, or looks exactly the same, then it was just a genetic mistake. No pair of twins was ever supposed to look the exactly the same. There are 67 people in each town. So what are the odds of there being 67 pairs of identical twins? No, I think we’re the result of an experiment that was started almost 2700 years ago - we’re…

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