The days went by quicker than you'd think and before I knew it, the time came to go to Minnesota. ... They wheeled me back to an operating room which was freezingཀ I switched beds and I remember the nurse asking me if I wanted my IV before or after the gas. I chose after of course and once the mask hit me, I started counting down from one hundred and didn't even make it to ninety-sevenཀ I don't remember anything really for the next three days after surgery. ... Coughing was one of the most painful things after surgery even with my heart pillow which they gave to all the pati...

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After leaving work that day, he borrowed money to buy alcohol and drugs. ... He stabbed and strangled them; his last victim was raped before she was grossly murdered. Luckily before she was caught a women who fought her way to hide beneath a bed, where Speck could not find her, he left. A manhunt began after the women sought help. ... Before that he was a suspect in the disappearances and deaths of five women that occurred from May to July 1966, but he was not charged. ...

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The steps before seemed to be the most nerve racking in the situations such as the X-Rays and MRI. ... Pain slowly started going to the knee after either a long day of baseball or even just walking on. ... After a couple more appointments I received my actual day to go in and have the procedure done. As the day approached and I was given instructions on the night before not do certain things as a hospital protocol I was beginning to get more excited. ... It was a relieving feeling having it done and being able to feel like I did before and not having to worry about any pains. ...

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The prophecies of the witches, the hallucinations of both Macbeth and Lady Macbeth before and after the murders stand out powerfully in the play to bring out what the human mind is capable of conceiving and what the human will is capable of choosing. ... The prophecies of the witches, the hallucinations of both Macbeth and Lady Macbeth before and after the murders stand out powerfully in the play to bring out what the human mind is capable of conceiving and what the human will is capable of choosing. ... The prophecies of the witches, the hallucinations of both Macbeth and Lady Macbeth before ...

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It was a wonderfully cold November day the last weekend before thanksgiving. ... I had never been to a College football game before and was very excited to see what it is like. ... Unfortunately I had driven my friends to the game in my new car that I had just bought new a week before. ... after that the doctor gave me a large dose of pain killers which made me feel very drugged. ... Shortly there after the doctor gave me a shot in my IV and that is all that I remember. ...

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After breakfast and a shower I was quickly out of the house. ... He was anxiously waiting outside and before I had even stopped he was in the car. ... After a while spent on deciding who else we were going to pick up, we head off to Fabian's house. ... I obliged and began to speed down the long straight before you got to my house. ... After getting to the emergency room I lay on the bed and I sobbed bitterly. ...

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Two weeks before prom was one of the most stressful times in my life. ... After I woke up I went to get my makeup done and put myself together for prom. My mother was crying before I could even put my jewelry on. ... We drove around to about six different houses talking pictures before arriving to prom. ... After everyone finished feeding their faces people started to do the "hustle". ...

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After watching Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, one can notive there are many differences between the movie and Shelley's novel, Frankenstein. ... Victor created the monster in the movie only after his mother passed away giving birth to William, Victor's little brother. ... One would think that Elizabeth and Victor would livehappily ever after? ... But they didn't hurt the movie at all either because, as was mentioned before, they gave little twists to the movie that the people watching would not normally expect, especially if they had read the book before watching it....

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Then after that the third. ... Every day before and after school he always sees Adam listening to music so reading so that gave him some clues to help Adam. ... Soon before she knew it was the next week. ... So after school Jordyn called Melody and she didn't answer. ... After that Jordyn had then called numerous times and no answers. ...

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Soon after talking will Fly, George Scudder, Heavenly's soon to be groom, dropped by for a visit with Chance to tell him the news and to give him fair warning that he should be leaving St. Cloud before her father and brother found out that he was there. After talking with George, Chance finds the Princess waking up from her drunken stupor, and she doesn't recall who he is. ... The next day after Chance pleasures the Princess with a wonderful night; he borrows her car to make a trip to find Heavenly. ... Once again, Chance is warned that he better be out of town before night. ...

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It seemed as if Jim no longer cared about the good of his people after being kicked out of the first Methodist church he led in Indiana. ... After this, Jack no longer possesses any civil characteristics. He loves the power of being able to take something's life even more than before. ... Jim seemed to change after visiting Father Divine. ... After this turning point, Jack becomes even more brutal than before. ...

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This novel was a great book to read during the summer before starting at a new school. ... In the first chapter, when Gene is visiting Devon fifteen years after he graduated, it shows that Devon meant a lot to him. ... Even after reading the passage about Phineas falling out of the tree and the passages where Gene confesses, I don't think that Gene meant to shake the limb. ... Just before they had climbed the tree, Gene had realized that Finny and him were never really competing. I don't think that Gene would shake the limb right after figuring out what a great friend he had. ...

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Then I would make a list of things by priority I would like to accomplish before the operation. ... After I become blind, it would be more difficult for me to move around in a theme park. ... These are some of the things that I would like to accomplish in three days before my operation. Life after the operation would be a big adjustment period. ...

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He hesitated for a moment before slowly replying, "No."" He didn't know what he had said until after he said it. ... The news reporter was reporting on several children who mysteriously disappeared the night before. ... Jerry only really listened to the weather after hearing about the vigils. ... By the fifth day after the vigils disappearance, no one was still selling the chocolates. ...

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By Jody making Janie tie up her hair, he brought her self-esteem down even further than it was before. After Jody passed away, Janie was able to become herself again. ... She was able to become the strong, free spirited woman she was before. ... But she had been whipped like a cur dog, and run off down a back road after thing" (89). ... After Jody passed away, Janie let her hair down to prove that she was a whole new person. ...

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Lyman's story is about how Henry changes, before the war Henry was out going, liked telling jokes and hanging out with his brother. ... Henry worked at Jewel Bearing Plant before the layoff. ... "It wasn't long before the whole thing was mine... After Henry fixed the car back, they went for a drive down by the river. ... No hope for peace again; pieces of sanity being chipped away day after day, until that night of darkness at the river....

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The party was like no other party I've been to before. ... It was the Monday after the prom and I just got home from school. I knew that something was up before I even got in the door; over the years I had developed a sixth sense about when I am in trouble. ... She knew everything and already made call after call in search of the complete truth. ... The following year I was made to come home directly after the prom; no parties. ...

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After her husband comes home empty handed, she follows his directions and writes to her friend explaining that she broke the necklace and was having it repaired. ... I would of found it more likely of her to seem unaffected after she lost the necklace. Mathilde under went a lot of hard work after the necklace was lost. ... This is a big change from Mathilde's character in the beginning because before she would sit around and feel sorry for herself and wishing she was filthy dirty rich. Mathilde probably now realizes that she took for granted what she had before. ...

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The hunter ran off before we got to him/her. ... After we arrived in the war, on the way, I realized that there were local people whose farmers are where the war is right now. ... I jumped on the person and pinned him down, we both fought before I heard his voice, calling out my name. ... After a talk, Jim said," we've got t' get outa here and find the rest of the platoon". ... Ask me, I've seen them do it before. ...

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For example, before her days in the junk yard, Maya was unsure if people of the white race even existed. But after living, working, and developing friendships with many kinds of people, Maya's tolerance for other nationalities greatly increased. ... This changed Maya so greatly because she had never truly felt unconditional love before her son. But after Guy's birth, she finally felt this wonderful feeling that no person should be denied. ... She also no longer thought of her home as the safe haven she always considered it before. ...

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The people in their commercials proclaim, "Before I used Slim Fast I was fat." ... The people in their ads are glad to tell say, "After trying everything else, Slim Fast is the only thing that worked." ... They show before and after photos of the people that have supposedly lost weight by using their product. ... "Nothing else worked- Name Calling = "Before I used Slim Fast I was fat overweight- Plain Folks = Slim Fast has normal, everyday people in their commercials proclaiming how "great" and "wonderful" the product is. ...

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Power Lifting Power lifting is something that will help you look and feel better. It will also help you perform better in sports. For it to work the best you need to eat good and lift on a regular basis. To start do not be afraid of the amount of weight you are going to lift. Concentrate on what...

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After driving for 13 hours we arrived at Toppa Joppa around 5 PM. ... After that the days were almost the same in what we did. ... After that we would come home, a group would make dinner, and we would eat. Lastly before we would go to bed we had a group reflection about what had happened that day. ... What I experienced in Tennessee was nothing like I ever had before. ...

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After riding all day, we weren't able to reach the North Shore due to sunlight. ... After arriving to the hotel, we ate dinner and decided to cruise around the city. ... I have never been so scared before in my life. ... After paying for an hours worth, we went out into the warm clear ocean. ... After the collision both of us were tossed out into the open water. ...

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When Henry returns home, after the war, Lyman finds that his brother no longer has a desire to talk or have adventures like he did before the war. ... After all the turmoil Henry had seen the three years he was away, his mind would not leave where he had come from; whether it be from the memories of killing a human being or from seeing people die right before his eyes. ... After Henry fixes the car, it is spring and he wants to take it for a ride to the river. ... Lyman jumps in after him, but it is useless. ... Lyman starts the car and drives toward the river, and jumps out before the riv...

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