It was the first day of the state track meet and as all of the teams were setting up their team camps of all types and sizes. The coaches walking their laps around the track to check the track for things out of place and to discuss their plans for the day. ... Next the 2A boys shot put was starting so I went to watch and cheer on a team-mate. ... Then I took one deep breath and started on my approach counting my steps one, two, three, four ..ten, then I planted my left foot with great force and jumped into the air arcing my back and closing my eyes as I go over the bar then kicking my feet...

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Some were colorful; others twinkled; however, the brightest lights were the ones in my eyes. ... As I walked along the street, I heard people talking about their workday and how tired they were. This was humorous to me because these were the same people who were going into bars and staying for hours. I felt like I was watching a movie or that I was an audience member at a show and the people inside the bars and dance clubs were the actors. They were only paying attention to their own lives and did not seem to notice what was happening around them. ...

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My sister and I were getting ready to go to dance. ... They had a very mysterious look on their faces. ... After that tear, her hazel eyes filled up with tears. ... Tears start to fill my eyes. ... How do I know if these people are going to welcome me into their town or not? ...

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Their names are Daniel and Kendall. ... I looked at my brothers" eyes as they got bigger and brighter, they thought that they were going to get a huge meal, like my mother used to fix us. ... When my brothers saw what we were going to be fed, those big eyes suddenly got small. I hated to see their hopes get crushed like that. ... No words were spoken, we just stared at each other, until slowly his eyes closed, and his body became limp. ...

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November 3rd was the day I was supposed to go to Keene with my friends to watch our high school soccer team play. ... I told Kyle and Tim that I couldn't go and watch the game with them. ... My eyes fill with tears again, and I ran to the bathroom and vomited in the reality that I will have to go on with life with out my best friends. ... Everyone walked past the Cristmans and me, showing their regards. ... When I step in a car now, I hope they keep me safe and watch out for me. ...

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Both Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God, and Shirley Jackson's We Have Always Lived in the Castle, are multi-faceted stories with central themes that repeat themselves throughout. The strongest and most repeated theme is that of control, especially when shown through the eyes of each book's main character. ... In Their Eyes Were Watching God, Janie, the main character, is shown in her middle age returning to her hometown. ... Merricat feels as if he were trying to take Constance away from her. ... The act of her killing her family is not exactly even specific enou...

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We would go to Sedona and see the red rocks, and we were often invited to dinner by the owner of the hotel we always stayed at. ... My grandfather forced my grandmother to go home and go to the hospital because of her dark yellow skin coloring. ... I was always told funerals were so people could pay their respects to the person and passed and to their grieving family. ... People watched with sorry eyes as the five of us sat on the steps and looked down on our grandma. ... We even talked about how we were all expecting her to open her eyes and say "Surprise! ...

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In many respects, the viewer doesn't know where the story is going to go next. ... Watch him carefully and you will understand why some people are criticized for being too clever by half, Forrest is clever by just exactly enough- (par.4). ... You never know what you're going to get."" ... "I got to go to the White House, again!... Of all the lives that were close to Forrest, Lieutenant Dan was only life he was able to save. ...

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My parents were together for 13 years before coming to an uneasy end. ... I sat on the edge of the bed and watched him coil up his cigarette into his ash tray. ... The whistles blew and everyone lined up in their designated spots to walk back into the school. ... My brother and sister walked back into the living room and packed up their backpacks. "Where are you two going?...

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Heading into the town, the sun was setting and I noticed everybody was indoors, with all their windows locked and shut. ... I pulled up to a bar and heard laughing as if there were a party going on inside. ... I answered that I was going from town to town looking for wife. ... She was a perfect wife in my eyes I thought. ... My heart started to beat faster and my feet were getting cold. ...

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It is time to get up so we can go. ... A set of four eyes came glaring back at my brother and me. ... This summer was going to be the worst for me. ... The next day, the same thing happened; went outside to sit on my porch and got invited to sit with the girls on their steps. ... I taught her how to say the same words in English and watched as she taught the other girls the words she just learned. ...

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She watched me struggle through pain, and all she wanted was to help. ... Being in the hospital we got to know many people who were also sick. We were like one big, sick family. ... I am also less judgmental because I do not assume things about people by their background, name, or race. ... She is a superstar in my eyes and a great mother. ...

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The air was chilly. This was my last chance; my only chance. Whatever happened after this, it would determine what I become. I could do this! I had to do this. I tightly clutched the sword in my hand, panting deeply as I tried to catch my breath. It was quiet I thought - too quiet. That could only m...

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The man's ice cold eyes stared into the distance, probably locked on his last view of life. ... Laura had the most beautiful brown curly hair and her eyes were so dark yet full of so much life. ... I was too late, the rescue crews were gone and I received no answers that day. ... I remember watching helplessly as a nun got chased down the street by a group of people just because she had light skin. ... Security is very important and I don't want my family to go through what I had to go through. ...

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Seeing everybody that last time just bought tears to my eyes. ... I remembered sitting in front of the television watching college basketball games together; Ryan loved Carolina basketball. These were fun years that I would never forget. ... They were on their way to the project and already in the car. ... He really knew Ryan and what we were going through. ...

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The opaque, mad look came into his eyes again. ... (Golding 53) Instead of watching over the fire himself, he trusts Jack, who does not care enough about going home to even keep the fire going. ... There were no words, and no movements but the tearing of teeth and claws. ... Although Jack did not purposely lead the boys to go hunting with him every day, killing pigs gradually became their daily routine. ... Although they both were unsuccessful, it was primarily Jack's fault because he was the volunteered himself and his hunters, yet he took no initiative to keep the fire going, prioritizi...

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She becomes a shopkeeper in order to support herself and go on in life. ... "I wish I were dead...With my father, my mother, and my sister! ... Many of the customers that she received on her first day were unkind and some were kind. ... He is watching her and introduces himself to her. ... It is well that you are going back, for a little while, into your native air." (168) All were upset to find that Phoebe was to depart. ...

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The allow readers to go into an entirely different world and have great adventures. ... Her hair was golden brown, with beautiful olive skin, large horns and hazel eyes. Her wings were large that left everyone in all when she extended them. ... Before she was betrayed she wore clothes that were light and made her inviting. ... Even after everything she had to go through she still has a caring heart. ...

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She goes to Cesca, a servant, who reads her/or her son's future from Tarot cards. ... She/he is told that she will go on a long journey. ... The violin is not a value in his eyes. ... Their life is not steady, with not a roof above their heads, only camps and tents. And they are enjoying their life. ...

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