He then poisons John, the night he came back into town. ... He told her that she has too much to live for, and he wouldn't let her dissert life as her mother did. ... No matter how hard times are, you can always get through it. ... I found her interesting because she had been though so many things in her life, as mentioned above and was still pretty normal. ... I"m sure if that was me, or anyone else, insanity probably would have occurred. ...

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• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

Lila giggled while her checks filled with a pretty pink blush. ... One day while visiting a near-by town, Nick saw her strolling down the street. ... At this point Nick was feeling pretty unsure of himself. ... Lila didn't know a stranger, anyone was welcome in their home and would be treated as family. ... Can two soul mates split apart and one still have the want to live on? ...

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• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Jessie (another brother) lived at Holland. ... She received the same as anyone else. ... Think he'd go to town and stay all day or to visit his married children. ... The next day he went to town, he lived about 9 miles out in the country from town, and ran into my mother and told her he's seen me go by carrying a suitcase and my coat. She hired one of her nephews, who lived in town, to drive her out to my brother's house to see if it was so. ...

• Word Count: 5522
• Approx Pages: 22
• Grade Level: High School

Timmy J was a boy from a Sino, a small town in Texas. ... Timmy's father died when he was just 4 years old, and Timmy was never told how he died. ... Many people who knew Timmy however, said Timmy loved his grandmother more than anyone else in the world. ... Based on Timmy's sophomore and junior years of football at Sino High School, most people were pretty confident Timmy would be offered a scholarship somewhere to play football. ... She knew that if they lived in Canada he could not get drafted (Surrey 105). ...

• Word Count: 1045
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Never before have I pondered their past, nor even ask about how they got here. ... He then began to tell me that he left his small town of Mexicali. ... She then decided to come and live with my aunt. ... That is how the story of my mother and father all began. ... They pretty much do what they have time to do. ...

• Word Count: 2440
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School

And in a very short time Joe owned one of the biggest shops (factories) in town and became a respected business man. ... The Kellers did not leave town, to the contrary Joe became a distinguished business man. ... But Chris threatened him his father if they did not bless his marriage, he would leave home and would take Ann to live somewhere else. ... He knew that Keller had offered to help him work in the town again instead of going back to New York. ... He is a very practical man who knows how the world goes on. ...

• Word Count: 3955
• Approx Pages: 16
• Grade Level: High School

Pretty soon I wasn't coming home and I started to sleep around. ... I worried over how I was going to tell my father, he would probably beat the child out of me and I wasn't looking forward to telling him. ... No one except for a few of my friends knew my secret and I knew that I could trust them not to tell anyone. ... My mother made arrangements with my school saying that were going out of town in a few weeks and that I would not be back in school for about 3 weeks.. ... The only thing that bothered me was when people would stop and stare or ask me if the baby was mine and when I t...

• Word Count: 2423
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School