The Doorbell Rang

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    The Time Kevin Almost Made Cromwell Happy "His dad shrugged. ‘You're not makin' a good case here, Kev.’" Kevin just sat there in disbelief that his dad wouldn’t pay for some classes he wants for Cromwell. "Dad please, at least give me one chance to prove to you that this will make Cromwell more obedient, Please dad." Kevin was sure that if he begged, his dad would allow him to take Cromwell to classes. "Kevin I said no, and you know that I don’t like to repeat myself more than once. Kevin…

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    Only thirty houses remained until I could be home! My legs couldn’t seem to support my weight and I could barely keep my eyes open. I had lost track of how many more houses were left when Jenny rang the next doorbell. “Trick or treat!” we exclaimed at the woman standing in the doorway. However, she undoubtedly wasn’t happy to see us. At first, I assumed that was because we came so late at night, but then I recognized the business card, for a dentist’s…

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    Each fallacy listed in chapter five rang instances in my head like a doorbell going off as guests arrive at a party. The kind I use most, even as I type this, is begging, but the one I observe most is jumping on the bandwagon. Yes, I plead for freedom and escape as the sentences inch closer to the two-page…

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    Looking at the greenhouse from afar, I could see a police officer on the inside sealing an envelope with some cash. I knew exactly what he's doing, and it took every inch of me cannot pounce out of my dog house and stop the exchange. But with my morale low, from the rest of my puppies being sold, and my body aching, I slowly walked over and peered through the window. I watched as the dark haired police officer placed Bean, who’s name I got from the jellybean shaped spot that consumed her back,…

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    talking with me, the woman recognized about ten other Deaf people and had long conversations with them. Different aspects of Deaf life were presented in the play itself. For example, when the two main characters rang a doorbell, the performers used a blinking light to signify that the doorbell is ringing. When the characters in the play wanted to get attention, they would wave their hand or stomp on the floor causing a vibration. In the movie, the hearing actors would just raise their voice…

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    Living In A Joint Family

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    really down. As they left I asked my uncle “what happened to mom will she be okay did we do something bad”. He said “she will be fine but we just need to take really good care of her and keep her happy”. As we were having dinner that evening the doorbell rang, I and my sister ran towards the door as we knew it was my parents. They were back from the hospital. My dad was took my mom in to her bedroom as she was not being able to walk properly. I asked my dad “baba what did the doctor said is…

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    Year 11 Short Stories

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    and she began to sleep. YEAR 2065 Katherine waited for her father, Dr. Terrance Harris, to arrive home from work. She was excited for him to get home since it was her 14th birthday and she was promised a very special gift from her father. The doorbell rang and not seeing her father out the window she wondered who it was. Katherine opened the door to see a pale, curly haired, lumpy man with cords coming out of his back standing in front of her. “Hello Kate,” The man said in a robotic voice. Kate…

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    9/11: A Short Story

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    Story: "Can we watch Planes, next?" Luke questioned. We were watching Disney's Planes while Mrs. Karen, my mom's friend, was watching us. Mom and Dad went to go see grandma, because she was very sick, and was in the hospital. It was not a family tradition to leave the house on christmas eve, but it was a family emergency. "Can we?' Luke begged. "Pleaaaase!" Mrs.Karen, checking her phone for recent emails or texts, didn't respond. "Excuse me," I murmured. "Mrs. Karen, Luke…

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    Cass said. Sarah was a five year old girl that the girls new very well. She was the girls’ gymnastics couch’s daughter. So Alexandra went over to the little five year old and picked her up before she could cause any more damage. Just then the doorbell rang. So Alexa walked over and answered, Sarah still in her arms. At the door stood a delivery man. He had a package for Alexa. So she put down Sarah to sign the slip of paper that was on the clipboard being held out in front of her. While being…

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    New Years. New Years is basically where you start over and leave every single bad thing behind as most people claims. New Years wasn 't what I expect to be instead It was a horrible beginning and a horrible ending. It was around 5am when the doorbell rang unexpectedly and furiously, I was barely awake and I was not ready to be up so early. My father rash to the door and very upset he open the front door half way. He realize it was my sister’s boyfriend who was ringing the bell furiously and…

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