You looked at me, dead in the eyes, like you could look through my body and into my soul. ... You told me that you wanted to be a shooting star, for others to wish upon, to make wishes come true. ... " That was then that I knew, if you are going to be a star, you are going to be the brightest one among us all. ... I had always known that you were afraid of falling, afraid of leaving this world behind, the pain of yours was shown in your eyes. ... A shooting star, a shooting star so bright that it lend me through the pitch-black night....

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They were all looking right into my eyes all the news anchors/reporters I've ever liked, every TV star I always wanted to meet, every movie star I ever researched and anybody and everyone else I ever felt the need the meet but never could. ... I open my eyes as I jerk around and see all those people that I've known in my life. ...

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Moving pictures in the big screen are like having a race with a shooting star, impetuously changing scenes as if played in fast forward. ... The man's eyes gleam with life's contentment. ... The day star is high up, analog clock's long hand striking mid-day, fifth of February. ... Those eyes, reflecting an affirmative remark which he left her. ... Tensed, his eyes went straight on the tottering door knob where a voice alarming him, "Son? ...

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This exaggeration of one's ability is used to dramatize a situation, making the hero shine in the eyes of the beholder. From "Star Wars", to "The Odyssey", The Heroic Boast is found in them all. ...

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Tuna Fishing It was a lonely four o"clock morning on the docks of Saquatucket Harbor in Harwich, Massachusetts. The fishing boats gave off an aroma of blood and guts. The sailboats chattered among themselves as their masts clanged in the breeze. The air was cold and damp, and the fog was as thick a...

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And so my Great Wall of William crumbled slowly over time when I first looked into your moonlit eyes. ... I want to spend every day showing you that our love is star-crossed like Romeo and Juliet; but smarter. ... I rub my eyes everyday and wonder if this is all a dream. ...

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I laid down on top of my lifeless body and just closed my eyes, I hear rushing footsteps and now I can hear the beeping of my heart monitor getting slower and slower now it's just I was running towards Mia's room. ... She should be a star Cellist. ...

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Life Strategies for Teens by Jay Mcgraw "The secret to success is to know something nobody else does (Aristotle Onassis)." I discovered that the true test of the value of this book, or any other book, should be whether or not it changes your life. You should hold yourself to that standard. ...

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