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    and saw men and women socializing. He starts talking to Mr.Bingley, a handsome fellow with wealth. Mr.Bingley asks if he would he like to dance. He replies with a no and his reasoning was because of the laughter in the room. “Laughter to Darcy is lack of respect” (Casal 3). Darcy believes that laughter is above him and doesn’t show the professional way anyone should carry him or herself into a party. An example of this occurs when Darcy, Elizabeth and Bingley are in the library and Elizabeth…

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    Soon, she began a fit of nervous laughter. “Ha, ha, ha. Did you really think I was serious? I ain’t scared of no roller coaster!” She responded as she scratched her nose again. “Okay, if you’re are up to it.” I sighed in…

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    The day I left home was not supposed to be the end of the chapter for that part of my life. The day of adventure and laughter it was supposed to be turned into months of battling anger and hatred as black as night. I found out in that short amount of time that the devil doesn’t have a villainous facade, but has a beautiful face and honeyed words. My best friend, Abby, was that villain and over the course of a week, everything I knew and held dear was systematically destroyed by her. Sometimes…

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    He always got jittery at red lights. Watching him from the corner of my eye I could see him drumming his fingers on the steering wheel and bouncing his knees, waiting for the right moment to press down onto the gas pedal. “Why dont you just relax?” I said with a laugh, knowing that he would just shake off my remark and continue to fidget. “3...2...1…” he said under his breath, and slammed on the gas; timing the moment that the light would turn green perfectly. Just like he always does. The wind…

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    definition that you have given us. We were given an assignment that requires us to choose a norm and violate it. We had to choose between the following: Sing loudly (solo) on a UNA bus or in an elevator with strangers on it, position ourselves six inches from an acquaintance 's nose during a conversation, stand on a chair in a restaurant and recite the U.S. Pledge of Allegiance or sing the Preamble, continuously jump up and down while waiting in a check-out line at a grocery store, get into an…

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    Classify Movie Watchers

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    watchers in this world, and they are the ones who laugh, the ones who cry, and the ones who scream. To begin with, the first type of movie watcher is the one who laughs. Comedy movies put people in a better frame of mind and make them laugh. Although laughter is the intention, there is always that one person with an annoying or obnoxious laugh. There is also the person who laughs for hours over one simple joke. This type of person takes comedy to an unnecessary level. One example is someone who…

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    Some people say that their flashbacks are never like the movies’ version, where the screen goes from the character doing something to the screen flashes to her point of view. And the view of the screen is too zoomed in, to where the viewer could not see the person or the object that the character is seeing, causing the character to forget how to breathe and have people worry for them. Everyone is different, but mine are exactly like how the movies describe it to be. Some are triggered by the…

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    My Identity: A Short Story

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    My mom calls me “manic” too. I lash out at people, I’ll start swearing unintentionally, I’ve actually thrown objects at people or at the floors or walls. One day when I came home from school my mom asked me how my day was and I told her to shut up. Actually, that’s happened way more than one time, with various rude responses. I have no filter whatsoever. I’ve noticed that I’m like this the most at my house. My siblings and parents…

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    video about standardized testing was a good example of how he does so. Throughout the video, Oliver gives examples like a girl being kicked out of her advanced classes and kids vomiting from fear and anxiety to demonstrate why he thinks standardized testing is a problem. Describing how kids are becoming physically ill from stress of these tests sets the stage for how big of an issue this must be. He also uses statistics and evidence to back up his claim such as only thirty-nine percent of…

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    The Mug: A Short Story

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    Apart from your fabulous best friend getting back." Blake hair flips his hair (even though it 's short) and shrugs with a smile. I smile and laugh. "I didn 't even notice any of the girls left." I smile and dodge a hit from Blake. "Yeah yeah bitch, you 're hilarious. But seriously, anything good? How 's the not-your-boyfriend boyfriend?" Blake drops one arm off…

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