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… Honors Jazz Band this year?' asked Mr. Yeazell, my band director 'Because I have all the information needed to sign- up for auditions.' For some reason, deep down inside I did not feel I had a chance at all of making the honors band, so I watched…

… Dictionary is: To induce one to believe or do something; to argue into an opinion or procedure; to plead with, urge. I have always thought that someone who let his own opinion be changed by someone else is a person who lacks a strong will. I…

… place at Bogarts with my band Radioactive Weasel last month. We had practiced daily for near three years, and our group decided to pull together again and enter 'The Battle of the Bands.' This was the first time we sparingly paid fifty dollars to…

… through Chronic swamp they came across a trail of blood in the water. They followed the trail until it stopped at a dead body. The body was of a man who was wearing a camouflage outfit. They immediately ran back to their house, which was not far…

… question arose during a conversation with my mother when I was in seventh grade. I actually thought she was just joking when she first said it. She told me she wanted me to experience immersion in another culture and language. When she was in college,…

… and pants smiled maliciously as he brought the razor to his waiting patient's face. 'Now please answer me honestly this time, Mr. Beckett,' he said. 'I have been in this profession for over thirteen years, and I take pleasure in receiving input from…

… also, much better in many ways. We will have developed much better technology. We will have made huge medical advancements. The general quality of life will be much better, and living will also have become much easier. Still, nothing can…

… Hartford, Connecticut on All Hollows Eve, 1961 Erin Cogswell was getting her costume ready.         'Mom! Where's my ribbon?' asked Erin.         'Right down next to me. I was making sure it would fit you. Come down and get it!' her…

… failure was becoming apparent. My crew and I had been researching on a little island just south of Australia for over three months, and we were making little progress. I was hired as the team leader for this excursion by a private investor…

… as they watched the screen from outside the Retrovision store window. 'Police are still baffled as the death toll rises now to nine about the identity of the serial killer who still stalks the streets of Brisbane always using a small knife to slay…