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The novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. Taught me many lessons that I apply to my life each day. To Kill a Mockingbird has made an incredible impact on my life and has made me realize many things. As I have gotten older I have begun to realize how things are not always as they appear to be. Whether it is people, situations or even opportunities. You may think you know or understand someone when in reality you may not even understand anything about the person at all. Today, society is often

Let’s face the truth – everyone loves a well-mannered kid, but raising such a kid doesn’t happen overnight. Teaching your kid the basics of manners is a long-term process which you can start as soon as she develops language and communication skills. What manners you teach your kid at each stage of her development will change according to her ability to understand and follow social values. Here are a few tips to help you in the process: 1. Set realistic expectations Keep your expectations realistic

The last morning of our honeymoon, I rolled over in our bed, my hand flopping into the warm shaft of light splayed across the sheets. I opened my eyes and looked at the ring that now adorned my hand and smiled. One more thing needed to be done before my happily ever after would be complete. “Of course it’s what I want,” Garrett answered, his steady and sure voice coming clear through the dark. “But you’re worried about it. I can feel it.” I chewed my lip, glad for the darkness that he couldn’t

There was no question about it. Helios was doomed. Timothy Lawrence could feel the massive space station shudder as it started to be pulled towards the surface of that hated planetb Pandora. As soon as he saw Jack’s face appear on all the monitors in their apartment he had gone to his computer to try to get the digital man’s attention. Thus far, he had been unsuccessful and now, for some reason, Helios was going down. He cursed loudly as he typed frantically at the terminal’s keyboard. “Jack

I sat down at my usual spot where I eat lunch and I immediately felt someone sit beside me. I look over, seeing Luke watching me. I groan and open the container that holds my salad, trying to ignore his hard stare on me. "You can 't keep ignoring me." He says in almost a whisper. I don 't say anything or look at him. I still haven 't told Justin what happened with him. He always asks why I never hang around him anymore but I just shrug and tell him we drifted apart. If I told him what happened

You’re back together and it’s official, now what? Now, after your second date, the end of that date has to tell you one thing: After the kiss that will seal this second date, you’ve got to spend the night together again. You will wake-up together with disbelief and hopefully glad, things turned out this way. This is possibly the most beautiful day of your lives, right now. And, you should be proud of yourself you’re back with the man/woman of your life. The morning is just beginning and you all

“I’m a horrible person,” I mumbled out between sobs. “No you’re not…” “Yes I am! I’m an emotional wreck right now. I’m confused, happy, sad, angry and everything in between. I can’t stop thinking about him and it’s starting to make my head hurt. I don’t know what to do.” “Are you sure you’re okay with this?” “I don’t know.” “Are you jealous?” “I don’t know.” “Ariana.” He repositioned himself so now we were staring eye to eye and him grabbing a hold of me by the shoulders. “Are you jealous seeing

“Tell me, was she good?!” I ask him from across the kitchen counter. “Did she blow your mind? Did she rock your world? Did she do it better than me?” I fire these questions at him, watching each one hit him with full effect. Taking a sip from my wine glass, I ponder how strange it is that someone you’ve loved for over sixteen years can be standing before you a complete stranger. Looking at him, I notice his new features, how much he has aged. A middle aged man now stands before me, wearing his favourite

The Toyota Highlander is a three-row SUV, a midsize crossover with room for up to eight. Introduced in 2001, the most recent edition hit the market in 2014. This month at the New York International Auto Show, the 2017 Toyota Highlander will take a bow, a significantly refreshed model updated to keep this model on top in a highly competitive segment. Charting the Changes Just in time for its mid product cycle update, the 2017 Toyota Highlander offers numerous design, engineering, and safety updates

I hated when dad came from his “business meetings” drunk. It was no secret to me that they weren’t actually business meetings, just parties and bar outings between the President and his political friends. I mean, if they were they were business meeting, then why did he get so drunk? I wasn’t even home that often, he could at least try to have some respect and not do this while I’m here. Whenever he does this, it reminds me of all the other times he had ever been drunk, all of the things he had said