This, and the furniture, the shell lamps and the fancy bric-a-brac that clutters the narrow house indicate that the Cabadings had not only risen high enough to justify their split-level pretensions but were expecting to go higher. ... The status gods of Suburdia were properly propitiated. ... They didn't have to talk at all; he would do all the talking himself, so long as they sat there in the sala before his eyes. ... He couldn't bear to see Lydia and Leonardo rise and go up together to their room. ... Said Cabading bluntly: "If she goes with you, I'll shoot her head before yo...

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• Approx Pages: 20
• Grade Level: High School

Their identity, or at least their competency, is thrown into doubt. ... Her eyes waited on him for an answer, a smile, a little nod, but he made no sign. ... She moved uneasily in her chair, the large eyes still watching his face. ... Mary realizes that if the police find the evidence she will go to jail. ... What you going to give him for afterwards?" ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Every Saturday, Nick bought two of those sandwiches and a coffee and sat outside to watch the morning traffic. ... I can't call the police and say that someone's ghost told me where their body is and that they need to go and get it. ... " Lucifer started to grow right before Nick's eyes. ... I thought you were the genius here. ... I don't mind staying this way forever, if you were to choose not to go along with your quest. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

There were two sides of the platoon and every night the DI would say "Port side shine 'em up, starboard side shower up" or vice versa, meaning that whatever side would shower up would jump in the shower and whatever side would shine had to polish their belt buckle and their boots. ... You have to cover me while I go upstairs and steal someone else's.... After Coop and I got redeployed for the third time in the year 2005, we were assigned a special operations mission to infiltrate the enemy base and take out their leader. ... He was not the leader of their whole army but h...

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The assignment was given to us to go out and get deep, down, and personal with five people to whom were of our closest and most comfortable friends or family and get their meanings of the assigned words. The words that we were given to use were as follows: sexy, love, death, and porno. ... When she thinks sexy, an image of a hot body and gleaming eyes starring into hers is what she sees. ... Lauren is 5'7, blonde with gorgeous blue eyes and has an idol with some similar features. ... She watched the pain her mother was going through and expressed her unending love and support at all times...

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Women were pictured changing in everyday lives because of this breakthrough. ... Women were much more respected for who they were, rather than what gender they were. ... The tabloids go crazy for this "good girl- idol and Roxie has suddenly got all the fame she dreamed of. ... In the first scene of the film Roxie Hart is at a show, watching her idol Velma Kelly. ... The narrative in itself explains to the audience the type of person Velma must be to murder her husband and sister, and yet still go on to perform, and enjoy it. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

She spent time with her friends and drank a tea from Dunkin Donut's, her favorite, at the waterfront watching the bay waves go up and down. ... The police are on their way. ... They were killing me. ... But I felt jealous and mad that some of those people still had their mom and could go back home to their pre-existing life. Their life could resume back to usual. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

A group of boys tries to fight their way into the thicket, but Ralph fends them off. ... Jack's hunters reach the beach and stop in their tracks upon seeing the officer. ... Moved and embarrassed, the naval officer turns his back so that the boys may regain their composure. ... Ultimately, the boys' appalling savagery brings about the rescue that their coordinated and purposeful efforts were unable to achieve. ... Ironically, though, this "civilized" officer is himself part of an adult world in which violence and war go hand in hand with civilization and social order. ...

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• Approx Pages: 45
• Grade Level: High School