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arisen, sometimes people will say words that they believe will prolong their lives either physically or spiritually. At times of death, people pray for their souls to be taken in god’s care and also they pray for their bodies to survive just a little bit longer. In “A Good Man is Hard to Find”, the grandmother, at her time of death, compliments her soon-to-be murderer and tells him that he needs to pray. The Grandmother saying this to the Misfit is to silently convince herself that she is a…

“What the heck are you?” Billy Radish asked. “I’m of the Pickle family. I…just look different.” He replied with a frown. “No you’re a disgrace!” Billy announced as he hit the Odd Pickle. The odd pickle was born like a normal pickle, he just came out differently. He looks nothing like a pickle. Oh, I did not properly introduce myself. I am Brennen, and I am also, the Lord of Fridge. I will let our epic hero tell his epic story. I am Chiwii, also the Odd Pickle. I am of the Pickle family, son of…

the misery and destruction after a major disaster that affected many innocent lives. One historical fact is that Lewis knew about how many people were killed from this tragedy. About 228,000 people died, which is quite a lot for a country that is a bit on the small side. The survivors had to work together to rebuild was destroyed, while using each others ideas to decide what would be best for the country and themselves. In the book The Killing…

needle protruding into my skin over and over again. I screamed with every stitch and a waterfall of tears flowed steadily down my face. Needless to say, the doctor still wasn't getting the hint about waiting a little bit longer. As the minutes went on and they medicine began working a bit more I started to calm down. And there must have been a lot of blood because when I looked over at Callie her face was as white as a…

really mad and says, “I hate you Daddy! I hate you! “ (1422). Meanwhile, she throws away her valuable trophy that she won on the dance recital. After that, Paul realizes what Lisa has been trying to tell him, that she wants him to stay with her a little bit longer, she also wants him devote more time for her in the future. At the end of the story, he makes Tender Offer to Lisa which is basically a promise that he will try his best in creating a closer bond between them. Lastly, the gap in…

My interviewee was Amanda Martinez, or Mrs.Martinez, a kindergarten teacher at SFA STEM Academy, close by my local city. She has been teaching for eight years now and absolutely loves it. Being a teacher has been one of her childhood dreams. She is one of my sister’s best friends since high school. Success to me means to accomplish something that you’ve always dreamed, achieving your goals, and just being generally happy with everything you’ve done.Amanda is considered successful in many ways.…

It was a normal Saturday afternoon, I was playing in the sandbox with my brother, Tommy. We had a dull crimson shovel, which was rusty from all the countless days it has been left outside. The sand was damp, from the storm the previous night. We took several breaks, as we wanted to dig the deepest hole that we could. Several feet down, we noticed a luminous glare. We thought we found treasure and we ran to get a camera. We finally dug out a deep enough enough the pull out the amulet. The…

I’ve been writing forever. I did it all the time when I was a little kid (little, because I technically still am a “kid”); I began with animal-centric fables and eventually graduated to ten-pagers about kids with magical forests behind their houses. Even when I wasn’t writing, I was expressing in that same practiced way; I lectured imaginary audiences while making my bed and brushing my teeth every morning. The internal monologue never stopped, and neither did the laugh track; writing it down…

Setting: In a church one Sunday morning in the infant and toddlers nursery room. I am sitting in the back of the room observing. I watched the parents bring in their kids to drop them off before heading to the main church. There were two adult and three adolescence volunteers in the room to assist with the children. The volunteers who were around 16 were there to help with the toddlers that could talk and walk. The infants that could not walk are carried in and place in mats or buckled…

The day I drove across the country to start a new life I learned how to accept my past, take on new challenges and plan for the future. It was a snowy February day. The snow had started to come down harder, the ice was thickening on the roads and I had an anxious puppy in the car. Just a few months before everything was very different. I had a solid job, what I had thought was happiness, and a great home. When she decided to leave my world turned upside down. Now I was sitting in my Nissan;…