Literature

“Dad!” I stood in the open front door, heart pounding as I listened to the silence seep up from the tidy, well-ordered state my dad kept the house in. Behind…

The mist of nothing slipped slowly from me in a painful series of prickles and the sound of two people arguing. I felt sick, not from my entire back tingling…

Madison Avery and the Dim Reaper Kim Harrison Chapter One If British general, a damsel in a dress, and a pirate walk into a gym, I thought as I gazed…

Yun Sun’s voice grew sharp. “Frankie, no!””I’m such an idiot-why didn’t I think of it before?” “Wait. Don’t do it, don’t make the-” She broke off. I heard a “whoops,”…

“Will died, Frankie,” she said. “The fall, the way he landed… he didn’t make it.””I’m sorry… what?” “Chen is on his way to get you. You’ll stay with us, yes?…

I laughed. “But you girls go on, knock yourselves out,” he said. “I’ve actually got an errand to run.” “You’re leaving?” Yun Sun said. “What about the pizza?” I said….

“Wait!” I cried. “How does it work? What does it do?” “I’m not telling,” she said stubbornly. “‘I’m not telling’?” I repeated. “How old are you, four?” “Frankie!” Yun Sun…

Gee, thanks, Madame Z, I thought. Could we dig a little deeper here? Give me something to work with? “But is he-I mean, the person-going to act on his passion?”…

The CorsageLauren Myracle Readers, beware! The following story was inspired by “The Monkey’s Paw,” first published in 1902 by W. W. Jacobs, which scared the dickens out of me when…

Introduction In any organization, the human resource force is one of the most vital assets. In this regard, it is vital for organizations to ensure that they formulate and implement…

I’m too stunned to do anything to stop him, really. Well, okay, as the initial shock of it is wearing off, I find I don’t want to stop him. I’m…

I shudder. I can’t help it. Even though she’s not exactly my type, it’s not pleasant to think of Lila as some vampire’s midnight snack. “Aren’t you worried,” I ask,…

“You don’t understand.” Lila tosses back her long blond hair. “He’s not a tick, Mary. Sebastian loves me too much to bite me. But I know I can change his…

I can see that the terror has disappeared as suddenly as Drake did. But unlike with Drake, there’s something in its place: anger. Mary is mad.”Oh my God, Adam,” she…

Abstract The main argument that is advocated in this paper is “rationality vs. irrationality” – that maladaptive behavior can be justified, sought after and conditioned by a process of ‘groupthink’…

And he wants me to know that he’s coming. He’s playing with me now… just like his father played with Mom, before he… well, did what he did to her….

The Exterminator’s Daughter Meg Cabot Mary The music is pounding in time to my heartbeat. I can feel the bass in my chest-badoom, badoom. It’s hard to see across the…

The beginning would feel like the end. I’d been warned.But this time the end was a greater surprise than it had ever been. Greater than any end I’d remembered in…

Abstract: Different economies of the world choose one of the three economic systems: command economy, free market economy, and mixed economy to suit their needs and aims most appropriately. While…

I was so tightly wound that I shrieked in terror; I was so terrified that my shriek was only a breathless little squeal.”Sorry!” Jared’s arm went around my shoulders, comforting….