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"I wanted to be popular so I stole a popular shirt from the mall. I didn't care for the shirt at all, but just wanted to fit in. Everything seemed to be working out until next week. The police showed up and knew I stolen the shirt. They caught me on the security camera."
I did an mTurk assignment about BLM. I was shown photos of protests and rallies. I was asked about my anger and fear levels. After fifty hits I had to stop. The photos were making me too upset.
The man said a prayer out loud. Praying in the school was prohibited. He was asked to stop praying. He refused to stop. He was asked to leave the school until he could follow the rules.
Jim had planned to go fishing this weekend alone. By mistake he mentioned his plans to a friend. This friend wanted to tag along with Jim on the fishing trip. Jim agreed and this friend told another friend about the trip. Jim ended up with two extra fishing buddies that he hadn't planned.
Sue was having trouble dealing with her summer allergies. She was allergic to the pollen floating around in the air. Sue went to her doctor for a check-up. Her doctor prescribed her a nasal spray. Sue no longer sneezed with the medication.
My apartment was looking filthy. I bought a new broom at the store to help clean up. I swept until lots of dust was in the air. The dust made me sick for a week. I then decided to hire a maid to clean.
"Drake had a date with a very beautiful lady. He wanted to make a good impression. Taking his date to his favorite restaurant was a good plan. They walked in and got a table immediately. Unfortunately, Drake's date had a terrible time."
"Dean ordered a chicken sandwich from the restaurant. The cashier gave him the order. When Dean took a bite of the sandwich, he yelled. One of his front teeth came out. He found out that the chicken was overcooked."
Jack owned a field with four horses. He went to check on his horse one day. There were only three left in the enclosure. Jack looked around the enclosure. He realized the fence was broken.
Sara bought a new dress. It is very sparkly and pretty. She bought it from a small boutique in town. They have the prettiest dresses there. You should visit the store sometime.
Edward was lonely and wanted a girlfriend so he started dating. He went on a date with a girl named Joy. Edward liked her but she didn't like him so he got angry at her. Joy told Edward he had an anger problem and needed help. Edward discovered his anger prevented him from finding love.
"James was playing a game on his Xbox. He was very close to finishing the game. Then, his brother came in and decided to play a prank. James' brother turned the game off. Jame's was very angry and threw his controller at his brother."
Fred always played scratch tickets. But he got no luck. Finally he won something. He couldn't believe it. He immediately told his family's.
I got a new lawn mower today. I cut the grass in the front yard. The new mower did an excellent job. I decided to cut the grass in the backyard as well. My yard looks better than ever.
The fastest I ever drove was 110 miles per hour. There is a stretch of road in my hometown. I made my truck three gears instead of four. My head was pressed into the seat. I noticed a cooling problem that week.
Lilly is playing with her grandkids. She is trying her best to keep up with them. Lilly starts feeling terrible. She falls to the ground. Lilly is rushed to a hospital she had a stroke.
Scott bought a new computer game. He started to install it. Scott was having trouble installing the game. He read the packaging and instruction manual. Scott's computer didn't have the right operating system for the game.
The boy called his girlfriend. His girlfriend would not answer. He went to her house. She had a different boy over. The boy spied on his girlfriend and the boy.
The man went to prison. His cellmate tried to bully the man. The man fought his cellmate. He hurt his cellmate badly. The man got respect in the prison.
"John had a bad night. His girlfriend came home and started to fight with him. He tried to avoid it, but she would not stop. They fought for hours. He finally just left."
Earl is having trouble getting to sleep. Earl tries taking a warm bath. The bath doesn't help. Earl lays in bed and closes his eyes but he can't sleep. Earl does not sleep that night and heads to work the next day.
Tom was playing video games with a friend. He had anger issues. Tom was losing badly and his friend was making fun. Tom threw the controller at his friend's face. His friend was hurt and kicked Tom out.
My wife bought a bag of frozen spaghetti from the store. The bag was supposed to feed four people. She microwaved the bag for five minutes. We got enough to food for two people. Surprisingly the food quality was not bad.
"When Anna was a small child, a bee stung her arm. She had to get medical treatment for the hives she immediately got! She feared bee stings for the next 20 years, until another stung her. Nothing happened at all - no swelling, no hives. Anna was relieved to find she'd outgrown her allergy!"
Jane loved hot air balloons. She always wanted to go to a big festival. Her boyfriend saved up money for months. He eventually took her out to New Mexico. Jane had the time of her life.
Jack lived on the coast of Texas where hurricanes occur all the time. Everyone was taking shelter due to an incoming hurricane. When the hurricane finally passed Jack went outside. There was a lot of damaged homes and properties. I hope all the homeowners have insurance.
Diana did not believe in vaccines. She decided to not vaccinate her child. Her child went to school. Another child had the disease. So her child got very sick.
The man felt happy. A tragedy happened. The man felt less happy. He went to see a counselor. The counselor told him his feeling was normal.
Allie was driving to work. All the sudden she had to slow down. They were doing construction. They were also making pavement. Allie could smell it.
Tom was trying a new trick at the skate park. He couldn't quite land it. At one point Tom fell on his butt. He wasn't hurt and everyone laughed. Tom laughed as well and got back up to try again.
Joyce walked outside to walk her dog one night. She smelled smoke in the air. She saw flames from down the street. Joyce ran back into her house. She called the fire department.
Allie got tickets to a new musical. She couldn't wait to go. When she got there though it was upsetting. A man was sitting in front of her. He was so tall she could not see.
My school hosted a track meet. Some flags had to go in a bag. I wadded them up. My coach made me unfold them. I had to fold them properly.
"I went to a Chinese Christian church in Boston from 1968 to 1981. The church rented out space at the Pine Street Inn in Chinatown. In 1976 the church had a chance to buy land in Brighton. We voted on whether or not to leave Chinatown. The church decided to stay, by a narrow margin."
My brother and I had plastic Easter Eggs. We decorated them. We pretended they were alive. One of them got lost. We said it had to go fight a battle.
Gina prepared a fish broth soup. Several family members came over for dinner. Gina prepared the dinner table and placed a few bowls there. Everyone took some of the soup and started to eat. No one couldn't finish the soup since fish skin was in there.
"Joe had been out of full time work for over two months. He was able to pick up a part time job at a convenience store. He was careful with his money but one night he got a lottery ticket. He scratched off the numbers one at a time, getting excited. He got the final number, winning $5,000!"
The man went to a cafeteria. He got his lunch. He sat down by himself. A woman asked if she could sit down. The woman became a new friend.
Luther is ordering food for his wife at a restaurant. He is in a hurry and needs it to go. He orders the food and takes it home. At home he gives the food to his wife. Luther brought the wrong order home!
The man was running. A coach at the school saw him. The coach asked the man to help with track. The man agreed to help coach the program. The track team improved.
"Douglas parked his car and walked toward the beach. He was excited to spend the day in the sand and sun. Suddenly, the beach bag felt unusually light. He reached a hand into the bag and his suspicious were confirmed. Douglas left his beach towel at home."
"I was on a trip to New Mexico. My parents was driving the car. They turned the radio to the most annoying country music station. I couldn't handle it and had to convince them to turn it off. However, they just ignored me."
My wife is an Art Teacher at our local school. She wanted to really get the program doing new things. She had all the kids make short films for a big show. We had a movie festival at an old theatre with the community. It turned out really awesome and everyone is excited for next year.
One day Tina was on YouTube. She loved going on it. She found a great album. Immediately she bought it. She listened to it everyday.
Denny was driving on an unfamiliar road. The road curved sharply to the right. Denny was driving his car a little too fast. He drove his car off the road. Denny had to get his car towed out of the ditch.
Kate wanted mashed potatoes all day. She went to the deli at the store near her home to buy them. But they had sold out 5 minutes before Kate arrived. There were no more in stock. Kate hung her head and left empty handed.
I took a friend to a college party for church. She was from out of town. So she didn't know anyone. She was a little shy at first. But she won a gift card.
Tim was watching television. All of a sudden the signal went out. He waited a bit but it never came back on. Finally Tim decided to call the cable company. They were able to resolve his issue within an hour.
The Tigers were getting ready to play in the championship game. All the players were excited to get the game started. They were playing their cross team rivals. As the game begins the Tigers jumped out to an early lead. After a hard fought battle the Tigers won the Championship.
"People were at a party. Suddenly, someone got punched. The person was caught. The attacker got kicked out. The party was fine after that."
Jenny wasn't feeling well. She had a sore throat and stuffy nose. Her mother couldn't get her to eat anything. Jenny's mother bought her some popsicles. Jenny tried to eat the popsicles.
Lucy loved candy canes. So she decided to make her own. She got the ingredients together. She had a blast. When she tasted them they were great.
Jim couldn't find the money he left on the bookcase. He thought his friend Tom had stolen it. He called Tom and yelled at him. Tom was upset and defended himself. Jim looked again and found his money under a book.
Tom wanted to make a difference. He noticed there was a lot of trash by a lake. He decided to clean it up whenever he could. Tom would clean up the area once a week. After a few months it looked much better.
"We had some Brazilian neighbors with mischievous children. They were two boys, 8 and 6. Their parents were rather lax in discipline. One day the boys flooded the apartment by overflowing the bathtub. The landlord had to repair the ceiling in the unit below."
Margaret wanted to grow up to be a police officer. She was only eight but was very determined. Her mother came up one day with a present for her. Margaret was curious and excited as she opened the gift. It was a child-sized police officer uniform.
The man overslept. He was sad when he saw how late it was. He cancelled his appointments for the day. He stayed at home all day. He slipped into a minor depression.
We were at the beach the other day. They were offering free canoe lessons. My daughter wanted to go. We both took a lesson. It was so much fun.
Lisa went to the park with her Mom. She wanted to play on the swings. All of the swings were being used by other kids. Lisa had to wait until there was an empty swing. Finally the other kids were done and Lisa got to swing.
Danny lives in a camper. One evening while smoking a cigarette. He forgets to put it out. The cigarette causes a fire that burns the camper. Danny is left with no place to live.
Tim was invited to a party. He only went because his friend invited. Tim didn't like parties. He was incredibly bored at this one. He decided to sneak out early.
"Jane bought some red, seedless grapes from her local grocery store. She thought she saw a black grape, as she was washing them all. When Jane looked closer, she noticed the black grape had a red mark. Upon even closer inspection, she saw the mark was hourglass-shaped. Jane screamed, as she discovered the grape was act...
Tom went to the casino for the first time. He was afraid of spending too much money. He gave himself a specific budget. When Tom ran out of money he stopped gambling. Tom was able to have fun and not spend too much.
Kenny had a test in the morning. He stayed up all night studying for the test. Kenny didn't get much sleep. He was tired in the morning. Kenny had trouble concentrating on the test.
"Jane worked in a busy office every week from Monday to Friday. Her favorite part about her job was that she had weekends off. One day, her boss told her that he was taking her weekends off away. Jane was upset to lose her free time and favorite part of her job. She began her search for a new job the following day."
Lily was in a bad friendship. She didn't want to be in it anymore. So she decided to not be in it. It was painful. But it was also worth it.
There is a wildlife reservation in my hometown. I went there for a class assignment. People put food out for birds. I walked down a trail. Then I saw thousands of them.
"Beth was having a lot of heartache over something she had done. She felt extreme guilt that was interfering with her life. Beth was told she should go to a therapist and talk about it. At the therapist, Beth had to recount all the painful details. Beth felt much worse after the session and did not go back."
The man asked for advice. He got a lot of it. He picked out some of the best advice. He followed it closely. He was very successful at the task he asked advice for.
I was fishing in the Chandeleur Islands off of Louisiana. I was fishing for rainbow trout. Someone came and gave me a new bait. That helped a lot. I used it for the rest of the trip.
A friend gave me an old car. This car had a big problem. The front door would not open. I tried hard with all my might. I finally realized that I had to give it a small tug for it to open.
The man aimed down the sites. He located his target. He adjusted his aim for wind. He fired the shot. He hit his target.
Kate and her sister watched a scary movie. And were both creeped out. Then it was time to go to sleep. They lay in their eye wide open. They were both too terrified to go to sleep.
I got a new iPad. Only thing I needed was a keyboard. I searched many places. I couldn't find one. Finally I found one.
The cheapest ticket I got was 25 dollars. It was for not having a seat belt. The policeman said that that was a friendly reminder. I do not think a ticket is friendly. I have no idea how he spotted that.
Sam was cutting wood. He was using a hand saw. Unfortunately he wasn't wearing eye protection. A piece of wood flew up and hit him in the eye. Sam lost eyesight for a while.
Helen was having trouble getting her computer to start. She tried pressing the ON button several times. Helen tried pushing keys and moving the mouse. She finally looked at the power cord. Helen realized the computer wasn't plugged in.
When I bought gas I bought a car wash too. After pumping the gas I drove over to the car wash. My car was really dirty. The car wash did a wonderful job. Now my car is sparkly clean again.
The man had a seizure. He woke up on the floor. He felt confused about what happened. He realized he had a seizure. He went to the doctor for medication.
Lily was baking some cookies. She put them in the oven. When the time was up she took them out. Lily burned herself. She had to get the aloe.
There was a new dress Tara wanted. She decided to save up to buy the dress. Tara decided to earn money by babysitting. Tara put aside the money she made babysitting. She soon had enough to buy the dress.
Bobby's puppy wasn't feeling well. He decided to bring the dog to the vet. The vet looked at the puppy. He prescribed the dog a couple of medicines. The dog soon began to feel better.
My niece graduated from high school. I was so proud of her. She had worked very hard throughout high school. She got great grades. We threw her a big party.
Tim went mountain climbing. It was a person challenge. He made it almost all the way to the top. He gave up shortly before the peak. Tim wants to go back and finish.
Elena wanted a new doll she saw on a TV commercial. The doll was a special type of toy that only a thousand were made. Her parents waited six hours in a long line outside of a toy store. They were able to get one of the dolls. Elena was presented her new doll on her birthday.
Cassie grew up in a very small town. She always wanted to move to a big city. She thought that small town life was too boring for her. After moving away and graduated college she missed home. She moved back and raised her family in that small town.
Tom had old carpeting at his house. It was worn down and dingy. He decided to replace it with new carpeting. When it was pulled up a beautiful wood floor was beneath. Tom decided to refinish and keep that instead.
My family went to the lake. I was the only one home. I was the last person to see our cat. No one saw it after their trip. It was my favorite cat.
It was time for our annual deck painting. We got THT cleaner and power sprayed it. Then we laid down plastic. I was afraid I would mess up the painting. But we rarely used the deck.
Allie was invited to go to Disney. She was excited. But when she got there she didn't like it. It was too childish. She didn't want to go back.
The man bounced the ball. A boy tried to get the ball from him. The boy could not get the ball. The boy got frustrated. The man gave the boy the ball.
"Adam got a summer job pitching hay. He enjoyed working with horses and being outdoors. But when he got home, his hands were very painful. He had not known how to rough hay would cut them! He decided to wear gloves from now on."
I had a dog named Chelsea. She started to get older. And I was getting faster. We used to run together. One day she kept sitting down during the run.
Tom woke up and went to work. He realized he was the first one in. After a while he noticed nobody else was coming in. He finally realized it was daylight savings time. Tom felt silly for going in so early.
"My sister was expecting her first baby. She was due around Christmas time. We went up to visit at Christmas, hoping to see the baby too. The baby took its own sweet time. She was finally born, but not until January 5th!"
Kate and her family were watching a show on TV. The lights flickered a few times. Then went out completely. Outside the whole block was dark as far as Kate could see. She realized they were in a black out.
Bell loved to read. She would visit her local library every day. The librarian was on a first-name basis with her. Bell asked the librarian if any new books had come in that day. The librarian smiled and took out a handful of books from her desk.
Milton is enjoying his day off from work. He is watching some netflix. He starts to get hungry. He decides to order Domino's pizza. The pizza comes and Milton enjoys his day off.
Andy's house was a mess. He asked his friends if they knew any housekeepers. One friend referred him to a woman he used. Andy called the woman. He hired her to clean his house.
The man planted a tree. The tree grew to be very tall. One day their was a big storm. A branch fell from the tree. It broke a window of the man's house.