... finish all three of them, it wasn't easy. I actually regret the fact that I had to rush through "Their Eyes Were Wating God". As many may think that summer reading helps stimulate the mind after sitting down on a couch watching television all day or coming home from a boring day of work. I began my summer with reading "Angela's ... mind and made me actually savor the moment of reading carefully what was going on. The reason why I paid more attention to these certain scenes were mainly because it brought back old memories in which I could relate to. For example on pages 154 through 155, t...

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... is hectic, and Mary and I are having trouble. You know how it can be. But I didn't come here to tell you about my life, God, if that was the case." Bill said as he deftly configured the camera upon the three carefully balanced legs. "You can tell me if you like, ... 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 ... expected me, ...

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... very shadowy only the stars shone. 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 I begin to think, my mind ... my pen and turn my candle 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 begin t...

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... 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 almost like the ... smell that lingers are a chapel. I pulled up to a bar and heard laughing as if there were a party going on inside. I invited myself in, carrying my saddlebags along my side. As I walked in, I saw hundreds of people drinking and dancing. The bar lounge ... the blue, a man, d...

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... pay any heed to 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 ... the first day was the only day when I wore the mask. The first couple of days were more fun tha...

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... the class got together and signed yearbooks and talked about the future. I sat with my friends Ryan and Marcus to eat. We discussed what we were planning to do, knowing little about what the future would hold for us. Later that night my friend threw a party. Greeting us with welcome ... 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 ... sleeping through class, peopl...

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