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Today is Christmas Eve and the Wonder Kids are tidying up. The queens were caring for their pups and the minions were sleeping peacefully, for once. The princesses, Paige and Colleen were making treats and pies while the cooks, Emily and Crystal were making tomorrow night’s feast. Even the puppies, Marshall, Michele, and Maddie were helping, to the best of their abilities. They were jumping up and hanging the ornaments on the tree. Queen Chaplin was watching from her command chair while she was…

medic, who had busied himself at another terminal, then inclined his head slightly for her to follow. He led her through a doorway into another corridor, then turned into a brightly lit room filled with medical supplies and an old medical droid. “I know you were injured.” He nodded towards the droid who had activated at the entry. It walked stiffly towards the table and waited for her to climb up. Jorgan crossed his arms and leaned against another table as she removed the hideous chest piece…

breathing began to shallow. I have to prove them wrong, but could I? I won’t let them tell me these negative things anymore, not anymore anyways. Before I had the chance to back out; the amplified ringing of the buzzer echoed through my head. It was the beginning of a chilly November, and the announcements for 8th-grade girls basketball starting up spread through the school like wildfire. I’ve always loved basketball, but never actually did it for school. The only sport I had been involved…

Self-discovery is a journey many people reach through a range of different outlets. In I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Maya Angelou presents the evolution of a young, black girl who survived adversities. Marguerite Ann Johnson surmounts atrocious moments in her life with the emotional support of key figures. Momma’s reassurance, and of an upbringing with good morality to Marguerite provided an unsaid motherly love. Mother Dear’s carefree character allows Marguerite to become independent. Mrs.…

anytime soon and that it is not going to get any easier for the race and man until they change their mindsets to not feel the need to go through life alone. Lines 30 and 31 capitalize on lines 28 and 29 and say that “The race of man is suffering/And I can hear the moan” (Angelou 30-31). These lines both symbolize that the speaker can see this problem tearing mankind apart more and more as life goes on. Overall, the symbolism in the third main stanza of “Alone” supports the theme that nobody can…

Maya Angelou has sowed the right seed for women liberation in America through her versatile poems, plays and songs. She is a multi-faceted genius. She is an author, poet, historian, songwriter, playwright, dancer, stage and screen producer, director, performer, singer, and civil rights activist. She has carved her imprints in Hollywood and she is the first black woman director of Hollywood. She has written, produced, directed, and starred for stage, film, and television. In 1971, she wrote a…

hound from hell already, so I don't think a giant eagle would faze me. By the way, where is that hound from hell? I have not heard from him ever since we left Rydia. Speaking of a hound from hell. Where the heck is Marchosias? At this point he'd be telling me "what a ridiculous farce, your gamble will only work so many times, and it stops when you need it the most." Or something along those lines. As I was thinking to myself. The king approaches me, looking straight at me. I look at the eagle…

Skill Development - Influencing, Power, and Politics Nola WArd Independence University  Introduction There’s an old saying, “It’s not what you know; it’s who you know.” This is what politics in the office is about; being liked by the appropriate people and getting noticed so that you may get ahead. Upper management are in a power position to give promotion and make major business decisions. Power is described as the person ability to influence others. If an individual has the ability to…

Limbo I am an error in the source code of the universe. I shouldn’t exist, because I was never born. That was my fault. That’s why I’m still anywhere at all. Remove me from the equation, and I’m still part of it. Keep me, and I’m not. Paradox. So far as I can tell, the universe has decided that I’m someone else’s problem. The problem with that is that, it being the universe, by definition there’s no one else. So I’m stuck in some sort of temporal-spatial limbo. That’s my theory, anyway. There…

Nichole here! I said I’m gonna cry, but I’m gonna promise you complete transparency and truth. I will share to you all mt most hidden secret. It is now 2016, and these all started a few years ago when I got my wakeup call and I realized that I have to turn my life around or I was headed for complete disaster and destruction. Sadly, it has taken me 6 years really, honestly, and I’m not gonna say I’m finished. I have to work every day, but it took me 6 years to get where I’m at now. I feel like I…