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    still had four minutes to get to her chemistry class which was on the second floor. On her way to the staircase, she noticed a light was on in the basement. Millie had never been in her school’s basement before and figured that she wouldn’t miss much in chemistry today. She slowly opened the metal door, making sure that it softly shut behind her. The basement was dimly lit and it took Millie’s eyes a minute to adjust to the sudden change of light. It smelled like a mixture of mold and old gym…

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    the stranger disappears and Isabelle gets into her car and quickly finds that the stranger was already in the car and he proceeds to beat her head against the steering wheel. Upon waking up Isabelle soon discovers that she is trapped in a dim lit basement and goes days without human interaction. The stranger that kidnaps her is a young man who is convinced that Isabelle is his long term girlfriend named Sara. He hosts dates and eventually purposes to Issabelle under…

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    Great Grandma’s Basement Spending time with family is always important and meaningful, but lately I’ve realized these moments won’t last forever. Significant people pass away and we must move on. By significant people, I’m referring to my great grandma Viola. While I was serving at her funeral a year ago, tears flowing down my face, I reminisced about the glorious times I spent at her house, especially Christmas six years ago. Because my cousins and I live thirty minutes away from each other and…

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    were dancing, and children played in the streets. Jeremy Bentham and Immanuel Kant stroll through the downtown village and overhear a discussion between some older children. The children have discovered the child being kept against it’s will in a basement is there to preserve the rest of the citizens happiness. The philosophers must go see what all the discussion is about. BENTHAM: We must find that child! KANT: Let’s have one of those children guide us. BENTHAM: Good thinking. KANT: Excuse me…

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    the knock again. The knocking noise wasn’t coming from the door. Henry walked around the house trying to figure out where the noise was coming from. Whenever Henry walked near the basement door he heard the noise. He put his ear on the door, he heard the noise clearly now. The knocking was definitely coming from the basement. Henry debated on whether he should go in there or not, he decided to go in. Henry twisted the doorknob, but the door was locked. Henry searched the house for a key to…

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    that someday Liesel will knock on the front door instead of coming in from the window. Near the end of the summer, Himmel Street experiences their first air raid and must report to the nearest safe basement. Max must be left behind in the Hubermann basement for the duration of the raid. In the basement, Liesel reads the first chapter of “The Whistler,” aloud which calms down the children as well as the adults. A few days later, Frau Holtzapfel, Rosa’s enemy, proposes a deal to Rosa: if Liesel…

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    The story “The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas” by Ursula K. Guin illustrates how the city Omelas is a perfect place to live, because of all the fun festivities that occur there, and everybody lives in complete happiness. However, the foundation of the city relies on the misery of a little child that is locked in a small tool closet. Nobody is allowed to free the child, because that would disrupt the city’s utopian society. Most of the citizens have no sympathy for the troubled child, because…

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    Response Paper #2 Many supportive symbols in the text imply to an injustice and unfair power structure. A naked young kid jailed in the basement with no window and a locked door symbolizes its access to the outside world, its freedom and its fundamental human rights are restricted. Its loneliness can recognize from its constant movements with its own genitals which are like masturbation that shows its communication to self and engagement with its own world. This young kid is despair every day…

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    A strong foundation is important in nearly every aspect of life, and your home's foundation is certainly no exception. Even the sturdiest house will collapse if its foundation is swept out from underneath it. You may not think much about your home's foundation, but you should. Fortunately, a little maintenance and a few preventive measures can ensure that your foundation never settles. Stop Roof Runoff One of the worst causes of foundation damage is runoff from your roof. You can easily…

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    has no choice but to hide in their basement. His father saved Hans during World War I, so Hans owes Max by letting him stay. In this novel, Max can be considered as the protagonist but is rather seen as a side character. His role serves as the support for the main character, Liesel. Max Vandenburg is significant in this novel because his role helps create the tense and suspenseful storyline. Suspense is produced due to the fact that a Jew is hiding in a basement in Nazi Germany, where jews are…

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