wouldn't leave me! You wouldn't! Above the cries I could hear Daddy telling us that Sam had gone to a better place where he wasn't sick anymore; he was happy there. But I refused to believe him. Sam was happy here with me! He loved me and I loved him. I knew it was all a horrible dream. I would wake up soon and run straight to Sam. I would see him lying in his bed and I would hold his hand and kiss his cheeks and love him forever. Even though Sam was only four, almost two years younger than me, and even
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attitude toward women in general. Note the tone in the following quotation: Creon: “Oh Haemon, Never lose your sense of judgment over a woman. The warmth, the rush of pleasure, it all goes cold in your arms, I warn you…a worthless woman in your house, a misery in your bed. What wound cuts deeper than a loved one turned against you? Spit her out, like a mortal enemy- let the girl go. Let her find a husband down among the dead” (1328). Creon expresses misogyny in this quote. He
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couldn’t go. At first I was confused because we never did anything special on thanksgiving, so I didn’t think it would have been such a big conflict. That night, my parents sat me down at the dining room table once my brother and sister were sound asleep. Sitting there, I was so confused on what they were going to tell me that was supposed to be “so important”. They took a deep breath and told me that what I was about to hear, was going to change my perspective on our family. They told me that my
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acknowledge that. I will never go through the struggles that someone apart of the LBGT+ or other races will go through. I will never have to worry about disappointing my parents because I wasn’t the sexuality they wanted me to be. I will never have to worry about which bathroom I can use. I will never have to even worry that someone won’t hire me for some reason other than I’m not qualified or the best choice. A strong part of who I am and take pride in is that I’m a woman. I have never been the most “girly
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Forever With You PROLOGUE I never knew life could be this cruel. I never knew it would all end up like this. Life is so unfair. And I started to dwell on that fact. Why would he have to be the one? A tear fell from my eye. No! This can’t be happening! I knew at an instant that our battle is over. I broke into a run outside the hospital and as soon as I was out, the crisp of the cold night air engulfed me. I screamed at the top of my lungs as a blinding flash of light struck my eyes
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and consequently averse to me personally. He lives in a dingy house, with a side-long view of the portico of his cathedral from the front windows, and of a monster national school from the back. My uncle maintains no retinue. The people believe that he is waited upon by angels. When I knocked at the door, an old woman, his only servant, opened it, and informed me that her master was then officiating at the cathedral, and that he had directed her to prepare dinner for me in his absence. An unpleasant
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reasons that motivated me to start college was myself, my family and my current job. I have always wanted to go to college and have a bachelor’s degree, but I let life get in the way. I had my son at an early age, and from that moment on I knew he would be my main focus. I had to go to work and provide the best I could for him even though we were young. Fast forward 7 years, he is in second grade and is starting to become much more independent. I finally found time and motivation to go to school and further
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Going Lobstering It was midsummer in Florida. My aunt Susan asked me if I wanted to go to Key West and go lobstering with her and my cousins for the weekend. Susan then added all expenses paid. Several things ran through my mind all at once. I have never been to Key West. I have never been lobstering. What else do I have to do in the middle of the summer? I just could not pass this up, so off I went. We arrive in Key West that Thursday evening via my aunt’s huge white, red and yellow, cigarette
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Cassidy took care of his friends in the basement and was ready to go for a drive. Grabbing his keys, he went out the front door and noticed Claude standing near the fence. “Hey, do you want to go for a drive?” Running to the gate, he barked as he waited for Mr. Cassidy to open the gate. The hound rushed to the truck, stopped at the passenger’s side and waited. After Ernest had opened the truck door, Claude sat up proud and barked to let him know he wanted something more. Before turning on the engine
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come on and everything around me reminded me of Vegas. “Mya, Jessica wants to know if you will go with her on that one.” My seven year old brother pointed, in the direction of where one the biggest rides where. His smile was mostly silver but he was a cubby cheary always seen things half full kind of kid. I myself could never get over how dark he was, his hair his tan skin, his eyes he definitely had gotten more mexican than I but this is besides the point. I can never remember the name of the ride
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