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    The house itself was fine, but I couldn’t ever be in my room for more than five minutes without getting nervous. I always felt as if I was being watched, and there was always a tapping noise whenever the room got colder than usual, which was often. I was positive…

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    Zulandale: A Short Story

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    In a sleepy town called Zulandale there was a building that was paranormal. Many people around town would always talk about 4931 W Coleson Lane. That’s where the business was. The business next door got much more business then we ever did. There is a window between Blakely’s Coffee and Hamilton’s Corner. People use to look through the window and ended up getting frantic because they were afraid of the rumors. Francis Oberson was the manager of the business and was concerned for his building and…

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    had happened, and they went to look at the empty spot where the gnome had stood.”(16) This explains that Norah’s phase was turning into a rough posture, where she got mad because she was Dorothy’s best friend plus they did not have anyone in their house, they meant far more than best friends to each other. That part of the day, she was probably thinking of poor Dorothy…

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    Brother to Brother Brother to Brother all throughout history that has been the question. It's always a competition between them, they constantly fight for the approval of their father. Which one is greater? Which one is stronger? Which one is smarter? That's is the evil deep inside of us all. The constant battle between each other for greatness. All the death and sorrow it has caused and yet we still have not learned from our mistakes. We constantly struggle with one another for these…

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    Twenty Years at Hull House by Jane Addams modeled a method in social work that existed in contrast to the Charitable Organization Societies (COS). Addams chose to live among the disadvantaged and immigrant populations, seeking a reciprocal relationship that would encourage a symbiotic existence between social classes (p. 59). Where Hull House did not attempt to decide the fate of the poor, COS existed solely to facilitate “friendly visitors” to enter the homes of the poor and use the data they…

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    Nora Foil

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    Christina Linde, known as the “truth teller” from the novel A Doll’s House. works as the foil to Nora, the leading lady of the play. Christina highlights every weakness that Nora possesses just by being the polar opposite of her. Christina reflects Nora’s weaknesses throughout the novel with her humility, her need to work and care for someone, and especially through her desire to always speak the truth. Christine’s compassion becomes very recognizable as her character introduces herself within…

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    Halloween is slowly approaching, and you know what that means: time to scope out the spookiest places you can find. Outside of the more traditional haunted houses, there are plenty of other buildings and well-known landmarks that hold a certain degree of creepiness all around the country. Here are the top seven spookiest places across America. While California may not seem like an unsettling place, it is home to one true ghost town. Bodie, California was originally a mining town in the late…

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    Honest Horror I am eager to witness the horrors within “America’s scariest” that the masses raved about. Not having a reservation, I am forced to sneak around the attentive guard. The charcoal black suit with legs intimidates all who enter. Luckily, the bouncer stares mindlessly at the black cellular device within his tight grasp as if he guarded that rather than the entrance. In his moment of blindness I manage to duck underneath the red rope stanchions into the exuberant crowd. After…

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    Rhetorical Critique

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    On October 13, 2015, Steven N. Blair was the speaker in the Grand Ballroom located at the Western Illinois University, Union. Blair is a very established man. Blair is a Professor in the Department of Exercise Science, Epidemiology, and Biostatistics at the Arnold School of Public Health. Blair came to Western Illinois University to education the students about how important exercising is to our bodies, well-being, and why it is significant to be active. He informed us by using different types…

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    Wanta 1 Joel Wanta Mr Nagis World History 10/20/15 The Downfall of Napoleon Napoleon was a great general, but his greatest fault came from inside. “Napoleon, supreme egoist that he was, ignored the significance of the omens until he and his host were completely and irrevocably committed to an undertaking that was doomed. Never did the gods punish hubris more severely.” (Kroll 117) As said by M. Duke of Fezensac, a professional solider and officer, while talking about Napoleon’s march on…

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