... I was afraid to die because, like most people, I am afraid of the unknown. It is uncharacteristic for people in our society to openly discuss their fears or thoughts on the subject of dying. I felt uninformed and afraid of this terrifying, unavoidable conclusion to my life. I was afraid that one ... and that the experience would be terrifying and lonesome. I had known many people who died, but I had never witnessed the experience until I saw my grandfather go through it. The day of my grandfather's death was a cold, December Tuesday morning. I awoke suddenly to the blare of my alarm clo...

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... of the South Pacific Ocean, in the middle of nowhere. I arrived sometime in February of 1950, when I was twenty-eight or twenty-nine. There I lived for almost 6 years. My days were spent as a local fisherman; I found work with a few other locals and fished for tuna on an industrial deep sea boat called the "Starlight Venture". I learned to speak the language quickly ... . His family welcomed me, even expected me, as they could see the clouds billowing from their position. I entered and found them sitting at their beautifully ornate table, and my smiling eyes met the eyes of a woman sitti...

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... see me?- Asked one of them. The circle, now glowing bright yellow, puzzled me and the only words I remember muttering that morning were, "I'll pick you up around 10 and we'll go to IHOP."" That's when the circles started to make sense to me; they created the shape of two people standing over me. A ... was suddenly interrupted by a cell phone ring and all of us began digging in our pockets for our phones because no one remembered their tone, it was Michelle's, who at this point was smokin'! She mumbled something on her phone hung up and hung her head. "I have to ... the street of the to...

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... working on one of her embroideries. Her ongoing beauty still catches my old squinty eye. From her long black and gray hair to her big twinkling brown eyes, not even all the stars in the great heavens can measure up to Angela's beauty, not even for being in her late forty's. I have been ... I needed a drink from the long exhausted drive in the hot sun. Heading into the town, the sun was setting and I noticed everybody was indoors, with all their windows locked and shut. It looked like a ghost town with that dreary feeling when you get walking into a cemetery. The smell of the air was alm...

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... that watched the news. In fact, I loathed the news. It made me aware of the ugly world I didn't want to know of. However, after the towers were hit I couldn't keep my eyes off the TV, watching the same clip over and over again-the clip that showed the towers being hit by the jetliner and the explosion that followed after. I was horrified knowing ... away from me. Shortly after, the administrators came on the loudspeaker and asked that everyone assemble inside the auditorium. My entire school sat in fear, watching the airplanes crash into the towers, watching people run for their lives f...

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... , which had remained on the mattress after a long stressful night, I realized my two-day vacation had already begun. Knowing that I would not be able to go back to sleep, I moved toward the knob that leads me to the anger and frustration that I hide from every night. Thinking I must face the two who ... and having all the items in my hands fall to the ground. Without any thought I put on the armor and lifted the item my eyes had popped out of their sockets for. With the two wheels spinning I carried its chrome frame up the stairs and out the door, not realizing the blood relatives in ......

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... . I wonder if she was one of them. Probably I am the only soul who's awake, no one would have even dreamed in their right mind the incident which happened to me. I am for certain that no one had suffered so much pain like I had. But ... on, light would fright me. The candle would ease my mind, it scented a harmonious smell across the room. I weep desperately in misery watching the candle and once again I see a vision. If only I had saved her. The trapped emotions inside me begin to release and I ... , every week, every month, every year, my entire life, I have breathe in fear. Beneath my...

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... just logged on to Yahoo Messenger, when Laura's apparent instant message appeared on my blank screen. Hey are you there? Yeah, I explained I"m just surfing the net and watching Hey Arnold on Nickelodeon. Hey, what are you doing on Saturday? Laura asked. I thought about it for a while and realized I was only delaying the inevitable because ... from Mexico it seemed liked the perfect chance to get together and buy some inexpensive alcohol. Yeah, I exclaimed that would be really fun and since we were all eighteen their wouldn't be a problem purchasing the bottles. So, it was decided later o...

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... pricked in my skin repeatedly in the same place. It was not necessarily painful, more extremely uncomfortable. I tried to ignore it, but it just would not go away. The winter had truly kicked in. I was beginning to feel my hands freeze, and that was only the beginning. As I took a look ... time, I do not believe that I even felt the sharp needle like pain of the wind and snow. Just then, my eyes widened, like a child on his/her birthday opening their favorite present that they thought someone had forgotten about. The ball was air-born, and everyone around me took another deep breath ... ...

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... it, as they said everything would be fine. They have a strong belief in God and they pray for the better health of the whole family everyday, so they were sure God will hear their prayers. And so do I. I tuned into channel 24 to get the up-to-date information but they did not mention anything I was not ware of. After having dinner ... , I went to sleep. I had a peaceful sleep that night. But a phone call from The Toronto Public Health awakened me. I could barely open my eyes. It was 10:30 PM. The nurse ... first day was the only day when I wore the mask. The first couple of days were mo...

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... of business calamities coupled with personal betrayals had finally beaten me. Why did this cycle keep haunting me? Why did I consistently make such disastrous choices? Just wanting the world to go away I sought the refuge of my bed. Unfortunately there was no escaping the voices in my head urging me...daring me to my own personal apocalypse. Silently pleading with the ... below. Assuming it was Francis, I called out asking what she had forgotten. Suddenly two ominous figures appeared in the doorway of my room. They were dressed from head to toe in black; I couldn't discern one identifyi...

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... 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. All as the sun is rising to warm the ... their best as they strive to be number one and take home the gold medal. after the eight hundred meter run I was even more excited to participate in my own event even though it would not start for several hours to come. Next the 2A boys shot put was starting so I went to watch and cheer on a team-mate....

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... hectic. Walking down the aisle, sweat dripping down, all I wanted to do was get out of there. Seeing everybody that last time just bought tears to my eyes. These people had been a large part of my life, and now high school was over, and I probably wouldn"t see many of them again. Looking back ... of sleeping through class, people getting mad because Ryan and I would still get A's. 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. We grasped our diplomas and headed ou...

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