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In the 7th Century BC a new era of warfare strategy evolved. Before this new strategy, foot soldiers engaged in battle in the form of one mob for an army.Then…

“It was a hurricane,” Diana said.It was Monday, and Diana was back in school, still a bit sniffly, but otherwise well. They were talking before American history class; it was…

Cassie followed the motion of the crystal. It was pointing upstairs, she decided-the opposite direction led into a wall.”We’d better get out in the open, anyway,” Adam said. “Otherwise we…

Introduction The National Minimum Wage represents a minimum amount, usually per hour, that most workers are entitled to receive for their labour. The introduction of the minimum wage has the…

They drove to the school. Despite the tension between them, the night seemed clear and cool and filled with magic, and the gym was transformed. It was so big that…

Hamlet – The “Real” TragedyIn Hamlet, by William Shakespeare, the death of a character becomes a frequent event. Although many people lose their lives as a result of their own…

“You stupid outsider,” Faye screeched, twisting away from Cassie. “It was just getting started-now you’ve ruined everything!”Cassie lay on her back, gasping. Then she pointed shakily, sitting up. “That’s what…

“Cassie? Is that you?”Sick dismay tingled down Cassie’s nerves. Then she heard her own voice saying, as she turned, “I-I was scared … I didn’t want to bother you …”…

uthorsThe Life and Death of Hemingway In novels or other literary works many authors write about things they dream about. Many write about what stories they have heard from fellow…

“I think,” Melanie said quietly, “that it’s time to talk about the skull. Adam’s never told us exactly how he found it-“”No, you’ve been very secretive about that,” Faye put…

s Research PapersGenetic Engineering and Eugenics The idea of genetic engineering has been a very heated topic of discussion lately. The possibilities of this topic range from cloning to gene…

Somewhere on the way downstairs Cassie stopped feeling guilty.She didn’t know exactly how it happened. But it was necessary, if she was going to survive this. She was doing everything…

tigone Antigone essaysAntigone – Pride and Conflict of Law Sophocles’ Antigone, in its later phases is no longer about the conflict of law; It is about stubbornness and self will,…

Fire, Cassie thought. All around her she saw blazing autumn colors. The yellow-orange of sugar maple, the brilliant red of sassafras, the crimson of sumac bushes. It was as if…

Cassie should have pushed him away, should have run from him. Instead, with a gasp, she buried her head in his shoulder, in the comfort of his thick Irish sweater….

The door was no longer tiny but life-size, large enough to go in. It was ajar, and colored light streamed from the other side.Inside the skull, Cassie gazed at the…

It was the size and shape of a human skull, but it seemed to be made entirely of crystal. The moonlight reflected through it, inside it. It had grinning crystal…

ipus Rex) Oedipus King essaysThe Tragic Riddle of Oedipus Rex (the King) Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex (the King) is a tragic play that discusses the discovery of Oedipus that he has…

Very funny, Cassie thought. But actually it wasn’t funny at all. She guessed that there was a deadly serious side to Faye’s question. Somehow she didn’t see Faye wanting to…

Diana turned sharply to face Deborah. “You can’t interrupt the ritual!””There shouldn’t be a ritual,” Deborah blazed back, her face dark and intense. “You agreed in the meeting – “…