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The Ghost Of Peter Quint
Number of Words: 1010 / Number of Pages: 4
... employer
but that Mr. Quint was dead.
One afternoon shortly afterward, a second ghost appeared. This time
the ghost of Miss Jessel, the former governess, appeared in the garden to
both the governess and the little girl (Flora). The strange part of the
situation was that the little girl refused to let the governess know that
she had seen the figure and knew who it was.
The governess learned from the housekeeper that the two ghosts had
been lovers while alive. For what evil purpose these two spirits wished to
influence the seemingly innocent children, neither the housekeeper or the
g ...
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Personal Writing: Attending College At MTSU
Number of Words: 362 / Number of Pages: 2
... my best to get into a college. So, I learned to treasure all the chances that I have.
Before I enter MTSU, I'm shy, and I do not talk very much in class. But after I entered MTSU, I have met people from different countries and different cultures. I have become more self-confident, and have gained higher self-esteem. I began to participate in group activities.
I'm glad that I have the chance to attend college, and my dream has came true. I feel confident about my future and I hope that people who do not decided to attend college will change their minds. It is a valuable experience to attend a college, s ...
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A Christmas Memory: Truman Capote
Number of Words: 1027 / Number of Pages: 4
... a deposit or a ten-cent withdrawal on
Saturdays. She allots Buddy ten cents to go to the picture show each
Saturday. Sook has never visited one before, but asks Buddy to go instead
to come back and tell she the stories of the picture show. After dinner,
Sook and Buddy retire to a room in a faraway part of the house where her
sleep's at night, to count their treasure. When finished counting, Buddy
declares the total was thirteen dollars. Sook, being a very superstitious
person, throws a penny out of the window. The next morning Sook and Buddy
go to town to purchase the necessary ingredients f ...
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Of All People, I Survived
Number of Words: 1897 / Number of Pages: 7
... the right size to fit us all in. The house was built with wood that’s nails that were hung lose but strong enough to hold on for another winter or so. The ceilings were cracked and wet from the rain during winter, which then leaked through into our house. My siblings and I shared a room together. Rebecca slept beside me, and Zareh slept on a separate bed. My parents slept on a king size bed, which they were thankful for. It provided them rest and relaxation after a long day of work. There was no water system, no sewers or electricity, no central heating or any of the comforts of technology whic ...
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Graduation 1999
Number of Words: 1179 / Number of Pages: 5
... end up going off to college and moving away. Its sad when you realize that all of these events will be gone forever and all that is left is the memories you have of them.
All through a persons life there is almost always someone behind you telling you that you should do your best, or that you did well on something. To many, those people are their parents whether they admit it or not. They are always there when you need them and if it was not for them many would not have made it this far. Teachers are another big factor in how well you do, some really could care less whether you make it or not ...
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Creative Writing: This Girl
Number of Words: 560 / Number of Pages: 3
... that it
makes me a little crazy the next day.
Why do my parents keep bothering me? I can hold my own now. I am mature,
I am a man. I do get distracted real easily and my parents keep ruining my
distraction, I am upset because of that. I have my own apartment in Santa Cruz,
I live in a pardise. California has it all, beautiful beaches, pretty girls,
great bars, money, palm trees, and tons of smog. Can't live without it.
This girl really is a trip. All the things people have said about her
are true. I saw her at the tikki bar the other day, she was dressed in a suit
that had stars and stripes on it. S ...
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Personal Writing: My Poor House
Number of Words: 582 / Number of Pages: 3
... the symmetry of the room, like a life
size geometry proof. My mother's knickknacks were arranged neatly in their
proper order on top of the entertainment center. All of our CD's and tapes
were put away in their correct spots behind the clear glass door of the
entertainment center. The kitchen table was clear of clutter, and the sink
was empty, accept for the drying rack in the right partition. Then the
doorbell started to ring, and the people began showing up.
We had a lot of fun at the party, but I was not prepared for the
aftermath the next morning. I woke up late Saturday morning with a slight ...
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Personal Writing: Museum Of Tolerance
Number of Words: 833 / Number of Pages: 4
... used for. It
didn't take very long for our tour guide to show up and lead us to the main
tour. There was a short, maybe 15 minute tour with a tour guide, then a
two and a half hour audio tour.
The tour guide led us to two doors and told us to choose one.
Above each door was a label one with the word "prejudice" and one with the
word "unprejudiced." I tried to go through the unprejudiced door only to
find out it was locked. When I asked the tour guide why it was locked she
told me that everyone has their own prejudices at one time or another no
matter how big or small the prejudice is. When I go ...
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Creative Writing: Haunted Mansion
Number of Words: 873 / Number of Pages: 4
... a hologram, but you could see and hear
him. He seemed to be pleading for his life. I could not see whom he was
talking to, but I don't think it was a person. The man was balding and
looked like he was in his upper forties. He was saying, "I am sorry for
coming into your house. I thought it was empty. Please! Please! Let me go.
I won't say anything; I didn't see you murder him. No! Don't! Ahhhhhhh!
Stop..." Then he fell to the floor after I heard a sickening crack. I raced
out of that room only to find myself in the hallway again. I decided it was
time for me to leave! I went quickly down stairs and wen ...
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Personal Writing: Friendships
Number of Words: 1154 / Number of Pages: 5
... such an exceptional thing.
A large part of friendship is learning lessons together, and for
almost everything in the world there is a lesson that must be learned.
Learning these lessons through friendships is a very powerful and
exceptional thing. These lessons have varied from one extreme to the other
in my life and have changed and shaped a large majority of my views and
perceptions. Learning any lesson with a friend, be it significant or not,
will bring you closer together; and furthermore that lesson that you
learned was done in your own way which only you will have felt and
experienced. ...
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