My face and neck perspire as I sprint away, my heart pounding so hard in my chest, I think it may burst. ... I sharply turn my head back forward, my heart racing more at the sight of him. ... He squints into the dark, but even I know he cannot see anything, for Cat-Eyes are blind in the dark. ... My heart is pounding as the rush of adrenaline forces its way throughout my blood. ... My heart is pounding against my ribs, escalating as I leave Adam's building. ...

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• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School

" The song starts out dark and scary but gradually becomes more peaceful. ... James Newton Howard was allowed to have fun with the music while mixing dark and joyful songs together. Southall also says "The lengthy album seems to pass by in a flash, maintaining an impressive balance between hard-hitting action and softer emotions, between the forces of dark and light, throughout its running time.... It is a family-oriented movie for all ages, a story about love from an evil-hearted fairy who loves the child of her worst enemy. ... She's very sure of herself, but I couldn't f...

• Word Count: 1418
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

He was a handsome and strapping young man, with thick, wavy, dark brown hair. ... His heart fluttered as it did that night so long ago. ... They struggled with money, but they loved with their whole hearts. ... Her smile isn't as full now; I can feel the emptiness in her heart. ... My heart hurts now. ...

• Word Count: 1602
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

But, life is not a fairytale--no, life is a dark comedy at best. ... A writer from NYU with dark hair and soft hands. ... My heart began to race again. ... Maybe, at best, the essence of something that once was can be understood, if only briefly, in the minds of a reader, in the heart of someone who has loved before or to a girl who might once love again....

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• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

There has always been a sense in people's hearts for what is right and what is wrong. ... The boy being his good hearted self tells his father to go back and put out some clothes for the man. ... While everyone was running away from the dark, thick, smoke, firemen were running into it. ... Once I was driving on dark winter night. ...

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• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The darkness and cold sting of the night enveloped Cortnie as she lay on a park bench, who knows where. ... This was what made her heart ache. The lady's stare went right through her and pierced her heart, pain tingled through her body. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Camouflaging the firm disposition of darkness within her. ... Wanting desperately to lure him by her charms; and heart whims to make use of the handsome young man just as how she manipulated and bitched with others in her life. ... The beautiful tigress fell - her skull broken, heart stopped beating. ... Hopeful, with knees shaking and heart pounding fast within, he reaches for the door wishing he'll see her. ...

• Word Count: 1922
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

The sky was dark. I was sure that a rain's about to come. I had no choice but to settle inside my room. I was watching the hands of the clock move as time passed by. Raindrops were loudly pouring outside. The day was awfully boring. I suddenly felt the urge to write a story. There's a music video I'...

• Word Count: 1299
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• Grade Level: High School

A man paced across the floor, clenching and unclenching his fists, his gruff face veiled in hate, and his eyes fired with that infamous dark and intense gaze that conveyed his authority and power. ... I wish I could do something,"" she uttered; her heart clenched tight in worry. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Look at Saddam Hussein; he was able to keep power for over 35 years by striking fear in the hearts of his enemies. ... The leaders ruled with respect and not out of tyranny as did European kings which contributed to a little something called the dark ages. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

As the chilly autumn wind swept us along the path towards her house, lightly kicking through the heaps of orange and brown fallen leaves, Sarah and I were conversing about the Morals and Ethics seminar that we had just had at school. My girlfriend Sarah, was the most compassionate and dedicated pers...

• Word Count: 2465
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School