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state of hysteria, but for a brief moment she was a step closer to her hope.

She looked at him with her clear dark eyes…. “Did you look at the stretched-out billboards like I told you?”

of dizziness and fear rising in her so that for a moment he wasn't even in focus but was just a

"Don’t you know what happens between a man and a woman sometimes?!" The Italian was surprised, heart stricken by her question.

“It’s a joke about the letters in DNA; like, it’s A, C, T and G, and they made every CAT into a cat head.”

“Her expression changed then, becoming fearful rather than merely pained. It was the look you get when facing a sudden and

She started to see something in her eyes that was not there before.

In 1942, World War II had been raging for three years. The United States of America have declared war upon the Axis powers following the devastating Japanese attack upon Pearl Harbor. At this point in the war the Allies are in a grave situation. German forces have pushed the British off mainland Europe, and the Japanese have conquered much of the Pacific region, coming increasingly nearer to the American mainland. In order to combat this rising threat, the American military headship began to search for viable alternatives to replace widely used established tactics. The motive for this search for irregular methods the fact that the Allied forces were not strong enough to meet the Axis powers on a conventional battlefield. In December of 1941 Colonel William J. Donovan, a World War I Army hero and presidential confidant, made a formal proposal to President Roosevelt to create a U.S. military unit that “would infiltrate occupied territory and assist resistance groups.”(Major John T. Hoffman USMCR, 3) In January of 1942, the president’s son, Captain James Roosevelt USMC wrote a letter to Major General Thomas Holcomb, 17th Commandant of the Marine Corps, suggesting the formation of “a unit for purposes similar to those of the British Commandos and the Chinese Guerillas.”(Hoffman, 3) Encouraged by the success of the British commando units, such as the SAS, LRDG, Royal Marine Commandos, and the enthusiastic endorsement of such units by the

“This is where the knowledge gets dicey. My family and clan are Selkie’s and now you’re entrusted to keep our secret.”

“What advice do I need from a man who won’t tell me is name, his age, or even why he can’t tell me anything about him?” she asked him, temper rising.

“I’m sure we can get you a nice docile pony,” Ann assured her friend. “Lord Donovan, where are we heading?”

The seal seemed to shed his skin of silky black fur. The shape before me was not his true shape. Suddenly, there on the rocks stood a large, naked and powerful man. Had she now completely lost her mind, or could the local legends of the seals being Selkies be true?

“How is that possible? We can’t feed on bigger animals or we risk getting caught by humans.” One of the elders pointed out.

What does it mean to be a man? How does one qualify for the title? Is the term "man" simply referring to male human beings, or does it hold a greater measure of meaning in society. In order to get more insight into this subject matter, I consulted, " The Tormont Webster's Encyclopedic Dictionary". As I anticipated, the first definition for man stated as following: "An adult human being as distinguished from a female". This definition, did not surprise me, but what did ,was what followed it , it stated: A male human being endowed with such qualities as courage, strength, and fortitude, considered characteristic of manhood". To be a man in our society one must posses such qualities, along with honor, reliability and endurance. This

“There is a model for a Nicaraguan rum. She’s a student.” He paused. “And the son of a retired CEO of a pharmaceutical company who now invests in real estate, for income. All of them are Nicaraguan born and raised!”