We all checked our phones to see the wait times for all of our favorite rides, and found that Indiana Jones was a mere 25 minutes, yet as we were waiting in line, they cut it short and told us that the ride was closed indefinitely, thus putting a bit of a damper on the beginning of our night. ... We all laughed and enjoyed the time as we rode Splash Mountain followed by a lot of walking around to find anything to eat or a ride that was short enough to go on. ... The old stories you hear about sparks flying and getting butterflies I once believed were made up and old wives tales well, they aren...

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• Grade Level: High School

People may well think of Romeo and Juliet to be "the greatest love story ever told", due to their rather vague knowledge of the passion shared by the two main lovers. ... Also, she obviously still has immediate feelings for Romeo, as this is not only shown in her behaviour on the lovers" encounter, but also during her short conversation with the nurse. ... The concepts of both light and dark imagery also come together in one short, sentence from Romeo, on his farewell to Juliet. ...

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"The victor belongs to the spoils" -Anthony Patch (p.188) "There is only one lesson to be learned from life... That there's no lesson to be learned from life." -Gloria Pa...

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Setting The action takes place in the United States in the mid-nineteenth century on two Louisiana plantations, one called Valmonde, a family name, and the other called L'Abri (French for shelter). The story begins in the warm-weather months and ends in autumn. Characters Desiree: A young woman de...

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"Plato told," stands by itself in a short spurt and draw the reader's attention, as if Plato is going to speak again. ... In another popular anti-war poem, "I sing of Olaf glad and big," Cummings redefines the American stereotype of a war hero by telling a story of a soldier who wouldn't conform to the traditions of the military. ... After the story ends, Cummings begins a narrative that praises Olaf's actions: "Chris(of His mercy infinite) i pray to see;and Olaf,too Preponderatingly because Unless statistics lie he was More brave than me:more blond than you." 5 The...

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• Grade Level: High School

The story is interesting and impressive because the heroine's personal character is quite different from the common run. In other novels, the heroines are always beautiful or powerful or rich, but Jane Eyre is only a short, penniless and plain woman. ... It's hard for people to imagine or believe that such a short, plain and weak girl contains soul never yield and feelings warm as raging flames. ...

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It was a story I had heard many times before. ... The story Brent told confirmed my hunch. ... It is short-lived (usually two years or less) and seems to serve for humankind the same function as the mating call of the Canada geese. ...

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The Battleground for the Self Man's scheme in the universe fills a vast array of emotions and passions; living in a world of time and change automatically subjects his experience to joy and turmoil, boasts and sighs, pleasures and sorrows. Many of these experiences would pass from the breath of tim...

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The song tells the story of Ville falling out of love with a girl, and in return welcoming all evil into his heart because of this loveless void. ... The song opens up with a short guitar part for about four measures and is joined by fast paced, heavy "80's type beat from the drums and bass. ...

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Plot Overview IN THE STREETS OF VERONA another brawl breaks out between the servants of the feuding noble families of Capulet and Montague. Benvolio, a Montague, tries to stop the fighting, but is himself embroiled when the rash Capulet, Tybalt, arrives on the scene. After citizens outraged by the constant violence beat back the warring factions, Prince Escalus, the ruler of Verona, attempts to prevent any further conflicts between the families by decreeing death for any individual who disturbs the peace in the future. Romeo, the son of Montague, runs into his cousin Benvolio, who had earlie...

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• Grade Level: High School

Although the relationship of Priscilla to Coverdale is important because it is through his eyes that we, the readers, see the story, their relationship is not as important as the two to be discussed below, because, as Coverdale says, "Priscilla's heart was deep, but of small compass; it had room but for a very few dearest ones, among whom she never reckoned me- (133). ...

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