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…young woman at the desk. The woman must have realized I was a visitor as her smile morphed into a sympathetic grimace as she asked who I was enquiring after. I had to force his name out. My voice cracked as I said it, the fear finally showing. I started…

…named True. She wasn't much older than Nina when she had first begun swimming at competitions. The gun went off with a bang and releasing her tight grip on the wall, Nina lunged back. "This is a good start." Flowing strides within the water...Nina looked…

…by altering neurotransmitter function. The drugs can be divided into six major pharmacological classes based on their desired behavioral or psychological effect: alcohol, sedative-hypnotics, narcotic analgesics, stimulant-euphoriants, hallucinogens…

…Nevadan, has been to just about every place worth writing about in this state. From beautiful Lake Tahoe, to the deserts of Jackpot, just to name a few. He really incorporates these personal experiences into his writings, and it shows. This only enhances…

…The suffering and struggles of people is a key theme in Juan Rulfo's Pedro Páramo. For the dead of Comala, the desire of eternal rest, a way to Heaven, is a struggle shared by almost all, except for Susana San Juan. Susana's true motivation…

…A Story To Be Proud Of Have you ever sat down in a class when the teacher is taking attendance? She calls out the name Ashley; everyone turns around and says, “Here.” Then a funny look appears on her face as she…

…: the ease with which I choose lighter, healthier foods, and no longer desire heavy, fatty foods; a definite increase in the grace with which I move; an instinctive desire for water with a marked increase in daily fluid intake; no desire for caffeine or alcohol…

…in his person my feelings to Edgar and myself.' - When she dismisses as nonsense Nelly's concern that Heathcliff will feel rejected by her marriage to Edgar she is wrong to do so. Cathy has been guilty of projecting her vision and desire on to Heathcliff…

…uses love as his gate to God’s grace. Throughout The Confessions, love and wisdom, the desire to love and be loved, and his love for his concubine, are all driving forces for Augustine’s desire to find peace in God. The death of his friend upsets him deeply…

…that dare not speak its name. To homophobes, vampirism could function as a way of naming the homosexual as monstrous, dirty, threatening. To homosexuals, vampirism could be an elegy for the enforced interment of their desires" (p. 473). Jones (p. 85) argues…