During a time when it was hip to be bad, three teenagers thought they were the epitome of the word. Coraghessan Boyle's short story, "Greasy Lake," the three young men seek adventure at a local hangout. After playing a practical joke on one of their friends at Greasy Lake, the three teens quickly realize that they are in for more adventure than they had bargained for. By the end of the night, the narrator of the story matures significantly after he and his friends, Digby and Jeff, run into some people more "bad" than themselves.
The bars and clubs are closing and they had cruised the strip 67 times. There is nothing left for the three boys to do but head up to Greasy Lake. Upon arriving at the lake, Digby recognizes a mint "57 Chevy as his friend Tony Lovett's car. After beating on the horn and strobing their lights at the Chevy, they exit their vehicle in hopes of catching a glimpse of their friend engaging in some kind of sexual act. As they near the Chevy, a very bad character with greasy jeans steps out of the car. The narrator receives a swift kick in the jaw that knocks him to the ground. To his defense Digby delivers "a savage kung fu blow to the greasy character's collar bone" (114). Unimpressed by the blow, the greasy man knocks Digby to the ground with a swift roundhouse. Meanwhile, Jeff jumps on the man's back and bites his ear while the narrator grabs the tire iron from beneath the driver's seat. He had kept the tire iron under his seat because "bad characters always keep tire irons under the driver's seat" (114). The narrator swings the tire iron at the greasy character and it strikes him across his ear. The man collapses from the blow. .
The instant before the narrator swings the tire iron at the greasy man, he had already begun to imagine the conversation between himself and the detective working the murder case. After he strikes the man, he begins "envisioning the headlines, the pitted faces of the police inquisitors, the gleam of handcuffs, clank of bars, the big black shadows rising from the back of the cell- (115).
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As Debbie gets to the hospital she is awake but says she has a very bad headache and the doctors notice that where she was bleeding from there is bone sticking out. ... - The humerus is a long bone, the occipital is a flat bone, and the vertebrae is an irregular bone. ... Describe the structure and function of this type of bone. - The cavity of the vertebral body mainly consists of cancellous bone (spongy bone) tissue surrounded by a outer protective layer of compact bone. ... Spongy bone most of the time has red bone marrow where blood cells are produced. ... The bone during this process is ...
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Also, Chappie changed his name to Bone, which he got from his cross-bones tattoo. ... I-man started his own garden where Bone and Froggy helped out. ... Bone and I-man stayed at Doc's house for a long time. ... This was working out well for a while until a deal went bad. ... Bone then decided it was time to leave. ...
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Osteopontin, however, has a bad side. ... Osteopontin is involved in bone metabolism. The regulation of bone metabolism is a detailed process. ... It is involved in bone metabolism. ... Multiple Sclerosis is a bad enough disease, but at least Osteopontin has made it easier for doctors to make it easier on the patients....
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The murderer in The Lovely Bones (Mr. ... At the end of The Lovely Bones, Susie is able to witness one of her utmost desires take place: the death of Mr. ... On the other hand, although Camille was able to feel at ease with the fact that the killer had been caught, she is still unable to break out of her bad habits – such as self-harming. ... The Lovely Bones and Sharp Objects both explore different avenues of the portrayal of death in today's society. ... We are introduced to Susie's murderer in the fourth paragraph of the first chapter in The Lovely Bones. ...
