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Resources drained quickly with an extra mouth to feed and when winter did truly bear down on us, it was unrelenting. When the first snow fell two weeks before Christmas, we thought we had sufficient firewood to last us through, but we never anticipated how much we would need to burn just to stay warm. Not just warmth, in preparing food, boiling snow down, heating water, so needless to say, it went fast.
Game became as scarce as the firewood, making all of us lose a noticeable amount of weight. All of us made certain that Cassie had the most to eat, even if that meant we all went without occasionally. It was never a spoken thing, but each of us took turns giving extra portions to her.
Cassie remained silent, but more helpful than
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He retold the story of how he and Harold had seen the plane fall from the sky, their long walk back to town, and then he elaborated on everything he had seen. I had heard the beginning before but this was the first that Karl went into detail. I found myself unable to eat, completely entranced by his story.
“When the lights and power went out, some other switch went off in people. People you thought you knew… did things you would never believe,” he told us.
"There was complete panic at first when me and Harold made it back, but the police there and mayor were able to calm everyone down and keep some peace for a bit" he continued. "It started out well enough, people met at town hall meetings, some volunteered to travel to the larger cities to get help or answers, they never came back, though. At first, people even shared food and resources. After all, it was only a matter of days before the power came back...ya know, that's what they were telling us."
“‘This is Timberbrook’, the mayor told us, ‘we take care of each other here.’” Karl said, emulating the voice of the town leader. That notion, he told us, didn’t last
In the book, All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr, Doerr changes the narration of the book by interchanging the two characters’ perspectives. I think that the narration change between the two characters made the book more intriguing to read. One example of when the story was more intriguing was in chapter eight where Marie-Laure was hiding from the German soldiers who had been searching the house for a couple of days. This part was really intense because the soldiers wouldn’t leave until they walked away with what they wanted. The next section went on to tell the story about Werner and his mission in Saint-Malo. Werner’s interruption made the story more suspenseful because I had to wait a couple of chapters before finding
In this chapter Steven woke up extra early for some reason in this interminable world and slow walked to the basement to get some drum practice. When Jeffrey, his little brother, snuck up behind him. Jeffery asked for some moatmeal- oatmeal- also saying his parts hurt. Apparently he had been saying that for a while now. Steven and Jeffrey went to get the oatmeal and Jeffery sat on a stool. When Steven turned around Jeffery fell of the stool and hurt his nose. Jeffrey cried a lot. Their parents came down and interrogated them. Jeffery was sent to the emergency room, while Seven and his dad went to school and work.
The piercing weee-ooo-weee-ooo of the approaching ambulance could be heard in the distance, the sound growing steadily louder, and overcome with emotion, Booker slid to the floor with a sob. For the briefest of moments, he had thought everything would be okay, but the reality was, he had failed his friend yet again. If he’d fought through the dizziness and remained conscious, he could have calmly convinced Tom to go to the hospital instead of trying to trick him. He’d underestimated Tom’s gullibility, and he had paid the ultimate price. The DNA evidence was gone, and there was nothing left to link the seven men to the rape except his and Horshack’s witness account and the video. But the video was of no use because he knew Tom well enough to know even if he tracked down the Keymaster, the young officer would never give permission to use the tape in court. Once again he felt the weight of his guilt pushing down on him and his misery intensified. He was a failure as a cop and a friend, and because of him, the seven Pi Taus would never be brought to justice.
Chapter 15 & 16: In this chapter it is winter already. Jurgis is putting many hours right now at work. Ona hasn’t been sleeping at home lately, which is strange. Ona lies to Jurgis that she hasn’t been able to get home for some reason.
Chapter 1: Losing your best friend sucks, even if it's only for three months and two days.
1. I would put myself in the place of the man on the horse he looks like he could be the leader, so the leader.
Once the snow started many people became stranded where they were at. Many people were stuck at work, school, and even in their vehicles. The people stuck in vehicles were the major portion of the death toll. Roadways became unpassable and alternate means of travel had to be acquired. Many people used snowmobiles to travel during this time. Snowmobiles became a huge asset to help get food and rescue people during the storm.
Madelyn Ravy Mrs. Schmidt Pre-AP English 10, Period 3 9 February 2015 Reading Log #3 Part 1 Stephenie Meyer, The Host, page 448 “He wrapped both arms around me, as if we were embracing rather than locked in a killing struggle. Then he grabbed my waist from both sides and heaved with all his strength against my hold. His hair started to come out in my hands, but he just grunted and pulled harder. I could hear the streaming water rushing close by, right below me, it seemed. The steam billowed up in a thick cloud, and for a minute, I couldn’t see anything but Kyle’s face, twisted with rage into something beast-
“Would it be scarier if I told you that I would kill you or just hurt you really bad?”
Finally. Years of ceaseless efforts. Countless trials and complications. The completion of the cure for humanity. Out of fear of revolt and turmoil, the necessity for a drug that could subdue the subliminal and divert attention to servitude was created. Although the tests on genetically similar animals had been proven positive, it was instrumental to be tested on humans. The apprehension in the lab was omniscient. The next few moments would define the inconceivable effort invested in the project. Would it work? Would we finally overcome the insurmountable odds? I breathed in anticipation. “Bring in the test subject!” I hollered.
I wake up in the morning to find half of the Zeros gone and already at breakfast. I see Flynn reading something all the way across the room. He usually reads in the morning waiting for me to get up, which impresses me because in Society Z you don’t have much use for books. You don’t have much use for anything. Which is probably why we’re here.
It was the year of 2032, the year of the wolves. Every sixteen years is the year of the wolf, where every human fears that they will be next to become one of them. It is said that when the time comes around, half of the year is spent to where the fourth and fifth pack go out out into the civilizations and come back with new recruits. They are ruthless and cruel creatures, they are feared by all living things, for since their numbers have increased.
“‘Why do you say Africa instead of just saying the country you mean?’…‘You don’t know America. You say Senegal and American people, they say, Where is that...’” (Adichie 15).
Friendship is one of the most important relationships that people form in all of their lives. Children build bonds when they are young and use those skills to continue fulfilling friendships for the rest of their lives. Throughout A Separate Peace, John Knowles displays the good things about close friendships but also the hardships that often occur. Gene and Finny are two boys that attend Devon school. Which is a school that closely reflects the one that Knowles attended while he was growing up. Both Gene and Finny emotionally grow despite their opposite personalities, and they go through several situations that force them to consider the value of their friendship. Through their time at the school, Knowles reveals Gene’s and Finny’s
2 years ago, a friend taught me something. She didn’t mean to, and the situation didn’t lend itself to learning life lessons. But for whatever reason, this situation above all others really defines a piece of my life philosophy.