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    The Dark Side of Love The story, Fault in our Stars, follows Hazel and her journey with cancer. While on the surface, this story seems to just be about a girl undergoing cancer and achieving her dream of experiencing true love for the first time, there is a significantly more profound meaning. In the story, love plays a large role, as it is the bond between the two main characters and opened them to opportunities and journeys that they would have never, otherwise, had the chance to take. In the

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    the play states “Annes Voice:They forced father out of his business. We had to wear yellow stars. I had to turn in my bike. I couldn’t go to dutch school anymore.” To put this quote differently, All the jewish people were discriminated and got treated unfairly. They were kicked from their homes and jobs, had to give up land, and even had to wear yellow stars to signify that they are Jewish, just because of what they believe in. And according to Anne, these people are “Good at heart”. It doesn’t make

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    Without a doubt, we look at athletes today and from the past as if they are larger than life individuals. They show their personality through talent no matter what they play; some are better than others, for example some can kick or throw. However, at the end of the day they all have a different voice and a different story. People expect them to turn a blind eye to everyday events because of their status. People think of athletes as celebrities, they say they do not go through the same struggles

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    Have you ever thought about what bring popular and bring the kid who runs the school? You know the kid that everyone likes and wants to hang around with. The one that even if they talk to you like even if its just saying hello in the hallway and all of a sudden you are popular everyone comes up to you and wants to know why they talked to you. Well in this story Jake was a nerd at his old school and he really liked a girl named Didi. She liked him a little but he was a nerd and she would never of

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    A Short Story : A Story?

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    Ruby’s copper eyes glimmered looking at the dozens of stars and flowers. They surrounded her, and she could not tell which one there was more of; nor could she choose which was prettier, for she loved it all endlessly. One thing she loved was that with them, you could make a wish with both the sky and the ground. However, there was always disappointment when the wish didn't come true. The problem with Ruby was that she only wished for things to happen, and didn’t act on them. Ruby always envied others

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    warn him. The grenade made a popping noise – not soft but not loud either – not what I’d expected – and there was a puff of dust and smoke – a small white puff – and the young man seemed to jerk upward as if pulled by invisible wires. He fell on his back. His rubber sandals had been blown off. There was no wind. He lay at the center of the trail, his right leg bent beneath him, his one eye shut, his other eye a huge star-shaped hole.” I think this quote is a great example of how this man felt during

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    have me tonight?" I ask seductively. He bites his lip unconsciously. "You're discreetly conniving, aren't you?" Flashing him a smile, I return to picking out clothes from our closet. So far, I'm not having any luck, for starters, I don't even know what we're doing today!

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    up with yet another interesting fact that these both are the modern version of “Emma”(by Jane Austen). Well I have not gone through ‘Emma’ but then researched about the characters in it and what are its connection with these two movies (“Clueless” and “Aisha”) and up with the brief summary. Clueless (1995) stars Alicia Silverstone as Cher Horowitz. Like Emma, she is rich and lives with her single father. Here she is only 15 and already has her own car and spends most of her time with her best friend

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    how the hell did she know you jus’ wanted to feel her dress? She jerks back and you hold on like it was a mouse’” (Steinbeck 11). It is this innocence that is taken away

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    For example, “YOU’RE MEAN, JOSH! And I don’t know why they gave you that award after what you did to Jordan. JERK! … Bell died… Look Alexis, I’m sorry about — It’s all good, Filthy. I gotta go, but my sister has five tickets to see Duke play North Carolina… You wanna—” This shows how Alexis was incredibly furious at Josh but when she realized his

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