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"Historians debated history. They had different opinions. They had similar timelines, however. They made one master timeline of events. They got famous for this."
Brad stood under a large tree next to the grill. He was cooking grilled chicken. A coconut fell from the tree. It landed on his head. He woke up when his girlfriend came out of the beach water.
Spencer was a religious man. He felt inspired to leave home. He began to preach to others. He knocked on their door. Many people opened up to him.
On a clear summer night Traci likes to look at the stars. Since the time she was a little girl she has been mesmerized by them. Her favorite constellation is the Big Dipper. She also loves the Aurora Borealis. If it's a clear night you know just where she can be found!
A person posted a post on a forum. A bunch of people commented. Some of the comments began to turn nasty. The moderator decided to remove the forum. The forum got taken down.
"Charles went on Craig's List to find a girlfriend. He saw a picture of a girl in a bikini. He e-mailed her and they arranged a date. Charles picked her up and she had massive buttons all over her. Charles was mad, she was a button freak, with 500 buttons on her."
Smith was always a great archer. He ended up entering a local field archery tournament. He needed one more bulls eye to win the tournament. He managed to hit the last bulls eye and won the tournament. He was awarded with a gold medal.
"I was able to grow a really large beard. My friend, however, could barely grow one for himself. He told me that my beard motivated him to try. Over the course of a few weeks, he did not shave. Unfortunately, the best he got was a small, weird mustache."
"Sam needed to pay his water bill. He looked at his bank account, but the balance was too low. Sam remembered he had a piggy bank stored in his closet. He opened the bank and found two hundred dollars! Sam was relieved that he would be able to pay the bill."
Jason was racing against the clock. He'd set the timer for ten minutes. He wanted to finish cleaning his room before the time was up. He threw all the clothes in the laundry room. He straightened his bed just as the time expired.
Judy loved every kind of soda. She didn't care what brand it was as long as it had caffeine. One day her doctor told her she needed to cut back on the drinks. It was very hard on Judy at first but she persevered. Eventually she gave up drinking soda completely.
A man was deathly ill. He got a little better. He felt good enough to leave his house. The sunshine felt so good. He decided to try to go outside more often.
Andrew just bought his dream car. A nineteen-sixty seven Pontiac GTO. He didn't like the color. So he got a paint job. He made his car a light blue.
John was a good English teacher. His brother wanted John to teach his son how to read. John agreed to teach his brothers son. At first it was hard to teach his brothers son to read. But after awhile his brothers son was reading by himself.
"Kent decided to eat a really hot pepper. It was so hot, his mouth felt like it was on fire. Drinking water didn't help at all. A friend gave him some milk. The milk helped to put the fire out in his mouth."
Elena needed to find work. She applied at a jazz venue that served drinks. She was hired. She enjoyed working there. She was thankful to the jazz club.
"Tom was cooking a big meal in his kitchen at home. Suddenly the power went out. Tom fumbled through the dark to the fuse box. Tom flipped all the fuses, to no avail. Tom wound up ordering a delivery pizza."
A famous actress showed up at the red carpet. She made a big scene. All the paparazzi loved it. They published the story. She cried that night.
Joe and his brother loved cars. Their favorites were classic muscle cars. So one day Joe bought a classic mustang. It wasn't in the best condition. So Joe fixed it up and gave it to his brother.
"The family wanted to go sailing. They loaded up their boat and hit the road. One they got to the lake, they immediately set sail. They loved spending their time out on the water. The lake was calm and blue."
"She went to the store for some candy. She went straight to the candy aisle. She found a huge box of pixy stix. She loved the ones in the pink tube the most. She grabbed it happily, and went to check out."
Hugh just got a new job as an insurance salesman. He got a contact list from his employer to call. He didn't have a relationship with any of the clients. When Hugh made his first sale he was very proud. His boss gave him a bonus because cold calls are the hardest to close.
"Sarah was born with a large birthmark on her cheek. And everyone made fun of her. But in school, she finally made friends. And they reassured her there was nothing wrong with the birthmark. Sarah thought she would be nothing without her friends."
"I was making toast. I smeared half a stick of butter on it. I enjoyed my tasty slice. Unfortunately, my doctor told me that this was an unhealthy practice. So I only used a small amount of butter from then on."
Elliot enjoyed nature. Elliot decided to take a weekend trip to the mountains. Elliot packed his bags. He saw amazing scenery. He had a great time in the mountains.
Casey and his friends were going to the movies. They wanted to see one of the action movies. The movie they wanted to see was rated R. They weren't allowed to buy the tickets for the movie. The boys chose a different movie to watch.
Mike Kulick was a jock at his local high school. Mike was the quarterback of his high school football team. During a big game Mike was passed the ball by his teammate. As the ball landed in Mike's hands he fumbled and dropped the ball. Mikes fumble cost his high school football team the game.
A government had a big event. They wanted to celebrate it. They asked artists for help. One sculpture made a monument. They put it in a plaza.
Harry was starving. He really wanted food. He went to a near restaurant. He ordered his favorite chili. He left really happy.
Tim wanted desperately to be good at Tennis. He hired a trainer to help him improve his game. But the trainer was so attractive Time couldn't focus around her. He blamed her and said she was a bad trainer. Tim never did become good at Tennis.
"Tom always listened to pop and rock music. One evening he went with his girlfriend to the symphony. He was impressed by the passion of the conductor and players. Tom began looking more into classical music. Now Tom is a huge fan of classical music, preferring it over pop!"
"There was a squirrel running around outside of my apartment. He appeared to be panicking greatly. Then I saw what he was running from, a giant snake! The snake was intent on catching the squirrel for dinner. Luckily the squirrel made it up a tree before the snake caught him."
I was calling up a friend. I hated using the phone. I hated the phone because I hated my voice. I decided to just close my eyes and pretend I was talking in person. That made me feel very comfortable on the phone.
Tim was a very healthy person. He could not understand why his house was so dusty. He dusted regularly. Tim decided to pay for his air vents to be cleaned. Tim's home was never dusty again.
Kelley was having a wedding. She decided to have her family stay at her house. Kelley was rather excited. But unfortunately it became too full. Therefore kelley decided to get a hotel next time.
For 20 years Roxy suffered from health problems. She would go to many different Doctors over those 20 years. By the time she was 40 she was diagnosed with 10 different things. As her condition worsened her Internist had a diagnosis of his own. Roxy was finally diagnosed with Lupus.
"We went with our grandparents to dinner. They were so excited to take us to their favorite place. All the waitresses knew them there. They ordered the same thing every time. I'm not going to lie, it was pretty amazing."
I am Christian but a friend that I stayed with for a month is not. She always talked about how she couldn't relate to me. Finally she invited a friend from her work to come and speak with me. He was Christian and had the same heart as me for the world! I was happy than my non-Christian friend was considerate towards me...
Jayla was browsing at the library with her son. There was a man at the library. The man was in the children's section. He was staring at the children. Jayla told the clerk to watch the man.
"Jamal was in need of a locker at his gym. He asked how much it would be to rent one. The fee was so high, he asked to talk to the manager. Jamal made such a scene, that the manager made him a price. Jamal, outraged quit the club, refusing to be bribed."
Pat had never skied. His friends invited him to go. They went up the mountain. He went down the slope. He wanted to go again.
Kim and Danny moved to a new town. They wanted to find friends for them and their kids. They tried a church in their new town. The people were very friendly and inviting. Their family was excited to attend again.
"The man had finally made it to the big leagues. He was an NFL player! On his first game, he tore his ACL. His dreams had been ruined. The player hoped he could come back to the NFL some day."
Zane was suppose to collect the chicken eggs from the barn. Every morning his dad expected him to clean them. He was also supposed to put them in cartons. Zane's dad then sold the eggs by the dozen. To Zane's surprise his dad gave him the money for his hard work.
Tom got word that his company was considering layoffs. The next day Tom heard his manager was let go. Everyone in the office was worried they would lose their jobs as well. Tom went into the head of his department to ask about his own job. There he learned that he was safe!
A woman really loved macs. Her macbook broke one day. She considered changing to Windows. She decided to buy a Windows computer. She actually really liked it!
Vivian played the violin. She had always dreamed of becoming part of a symphony. She found out about auditions for a local symphonic orchestra. She practiced hard and felt prepared. She was asked to join the symphony.
Jane went on a date. They went to a hot new restaurant. They each ordered a cocktail. The waitress dropped the drinks on Jane. Jane went home early.
One day I was being really impatient with myself. I was taking a long time to leave the house and I was finally fed up. I walked swiftly out of my apartment door and slammed it. I then realized that I forgot my keys in my frustration. Humiliated I had to ask my landlord for the spare keys.
Bailey missed her school bus. She had to walk to school in the dark. On the way to school Baley noticed a man following her. Bailey picked up the pace to get away from him. She made it to school on time.
Mabel hated eggplants. So when Josh cooked eggplants for her she was in a conundrum. She really liked Josh but she really hated eggplants. She tried to taste a bit of the dish he prepared for her. But she had to tell the truth so he cooked her an omelette instead.
"Tim has a science test. He has not studied at all. He decided to go to football practice instead. When Tim arrived at school, he tried to studied but it was too late. Tim made a bad grade on his test."
"Ken had to wear a suit to his college graduation. But without parents, he had a tough time tying his tie! Finally he gave up and bought a clip-on. Ken was worried someone would notice it. But actually, he got many compliments on how nice he looked!"
The janitor needed to clean his mop. He took it to the sink. He got it out. He washed it. He put it away.
Tom was a college baseball player. Tom was a star pitcher in the league. Scouts came out to one of Tom's games. Tom threw a ninety-five mile per hour fastball that night. Tom got signed on with the New York Yankees!
Marty sat down at his desk. He had a huge pile of paperwork to take care of. He sorted through the papers and put them in a few different stacks. He grabbed his coat and went home. The paperwork was all too overwhelming!
"Jane could not wait to get the new tablet. She had been waiting for weeks. She went to the store to pick it up. When she finally got to the front of the line, the store was out. Jane went home disappointed."
The driver saw something run across the road. It was a very large deer. They swerved to avoid the creature. The car crashed into a tree. The deer was startled and ran away.
Nina went mountain hiking. She made it halfway up the mountain. The sky began to get dark as dusk set in. Suddenly she noticed the beautiful sunset. Nina felt inspired and encouraged to continue on the hike.
Kyle needed new pants. His mom decided to take him shopping. It was a three hour event. Kyle could not find any pants that fit. He finally found one pair and that was it.
Dan was a pitcher for the high school baseball team. Dan wanted to play more but the coach said other players were better. Dan decided to be more valuable and learned a new curveball. The coach was impressed with Dan and played him more in the games. Dan went on to have the best stats of all the pitchers.
Bob was a sophomore pitcher for a high school team. The team earned its way to the high school world series. Bob pitched against Puerto Rico in the round robin competition. Bob's team won by a score of 1-0. Puerto Rico won the title which made Bob's victory more impressive.
"Clara was leaving home for her job interview. While she was on her way, Clara helped a stranger. When Clara arrived at her interview, she was surprised. The stranger she helped and the interviewer were the same person! Since Clara had already made a good impression, she got the job."
Josh was playing outside. He had new pair of sneakers. He jumped in a mud puddle with them. The sneakers were covered in mud. He ran to hose them off.
"Misty was at home feeling hungry. She wanted to make a sandwich. She looked in the fridge but there weren't any ham. She saw a carton of eggs, though. She made an egg sandwich instead."
Parents opened a savings account for their daughter. She saved her pennies. They deposited it every Friday. She began to see it grow. She bought a toy with her money.
Tim wanted to buy a gift for his mother. Tim thought of what his mother likes. Tim went shopping. Tim entered a candle store. Tim gave his mother candles as a gift.
"Angie bought a variety of fruits for her guests. As she wanted to impress them, they were all exotic. One of the guest tried a papaya and choked. Angie run to their rescue. But it turned out that the guest had only choked on their own saliva."
Jan was speeding down the expressway. She was pulled over by a police officer. She tried to convince him not to write her a ticket. The police officer could not be swayed. Jan broke into tears after he handed her the ticket.
"Fred liked to cook. So he was always preoccupied with food. He ended up overeating. And gradually, he had to eat much less. Fred ended up losing his interest in food."
I was walking through the woods today. I happened to stumble upon a tree with something sticking out of it. Come to find out what was sticking out of it was a metal tap. A tap is used for collecting sap that comes from maple trees. I could even see sap dripping into buckets below the taps.
Billy received a new work assignment. He was supposed to make a presentation. He worked hard all day. The group really liked it. They presented together to the client.
"When I was little, one of my friends invited me to her birthday party. At the party, there was a hula hooping contest. I am super good at hula hooping, and I won the contest. I was given a prize, extra cake and ice cream, and money. I was happy to win, but the birthday girl was dismayed."
"Olivia was renovating her house. She ripped out a wall and made a lot of dust. It covered her entire dining room. She dusted over and over again. Finally, Olivia called in a maid to help."
Mandy wanted to make some cookies. She was craving them all week. She watched some TV while they baked. She accidentally fell asleep watching the program! Thankfully her cookies came out ok.
Tom wanted to buy a new towel. Tom went shopping at the store. He browsed and found many types of towels. He found the micro-fiber towels to be the softest. Tom bought microfiber towels.
"Emma started feeling sick at school. She decided to go to the school nurse. While with the school nurse, she started vomiting. Emma was diagnosed with the stomach virus. She went home and did not come back to school for days."
"Our manager introduced us to a new employee. Since she was attractive, all of the guys were excited. They did a lot of favors for her. Unlike them, I treated her as an ordinary person. Despite being silent, she approached me first."
"The students loved science class. They had a real skeleton that they could touch. They learned about the different bones. When it was time to take a test, they all knew the answers. The skeleton taught them so much!"
"Olivia thought she would be more relaxed if her room was clean. So she spent the whole day cleaning and organizing. Initially, she thought it looked nice. But she continued to stress about her room's organization. Olivia continued to clean and make herself more stressed."
John was a quiet man who did not like public speaking. He avoided situations where he'd be asked to talk to groups of people. He was selected to give an address at a convention about his work. John was an animal rescuer and he loved working with the animals. He was amazed to find it was easy to talk about what he loved...
Aaron loved the band Rush. The band was coming on tour. He bought a ticket. His dad went with him. They had a blast!
Gordon thought it would be a good idea to prank call 911. The operator sent a police car to Gordon's house. Gordon's mom was very disappointed in him. Gordon felt guilty because of his mom's disappointment. He brought donuts to the police station to make up for his bad deed.
Marshall was working at a clothing store. A regular customer came to the store. Marshall recognized her. She was known for writing bad checks. Marshall told the customer she could only purchase with cash.
Ethan loved the snow. He saw it snow outside. He asked his mom if he could play. He took his sled. He went down the hill.
"Sarah loved to watch the birds in her yard. One day, she saw a beautiful bird in her yard. The bird had a friend and they kept flying around each other. Sarah was really excited because she knew they were in love. Later that year, Sarah saw a nest full of eggs next to the two birds!"
It was Jack's birthday and he wanted to eat a piece of birthday cake. Jack's mom purchased a birthday cake for Jack's birthday party. During the party Jack's mom brought out his birthday cake. Jack's mom covered the cake in lit candles and jack blew them out. Jack's mom cut him a slice of cake and Jack was happy.
Amy was redoing her bathroom. She bought a bright new shower curtain. She wanted to find rugs and towels that matched. Amy loved how the room was brightened up now. The shower curtain was a great purchase!
Bob wanted to up his own restaurant after graduating culinary school. With the help of his friends he came up with the money needed. He started out with only 5 dishes on his menu. Gradually his business began to grow over the years. His restaurant is now considered one of the best in the state.
"Clay was craving French toast. He figured it wasn't too hard to make. He tried his best, but he messed something up. The French toast came out tasting very bad. Clay decided to order out next time!"
Shane was walking in the woods. He saw a lot of trash in one area. Shane came back later the next day. He brought a trash bag. Shane cleaned up the dirty area.
Zoe always makes good grades. One day she forgot to study for a quiz. When she got to class she remembered about her quiz. Zoe failed her quiz. She ruined her record of good grades.
Andrew bought a storage shed. He found something he didn't expect. A single desk lamp sat in the middle of the shed. He took the desk lamp. He sold it for money.
"Jack was building a sand castle with turrets, a drawbridge, and moat. He used ocean water to fill the moat and at that moment a wave hit. He laid on his side propping up his head with his elbow. The water started crashing around him but missed the castle. When he got up, he looked down to see his little brother stompi...
"Carl liked Holly a whole lot. Carl got up the courage to ask her on a date. Holly said yes. They went to the amusement park and had fun. At the end of the date, they kissed goodnight."
I went to a national park. I saw many animals. I took a lot of pictures on my camera. I returned home after a few hours. I sold many of the pictures.
Julia went to a circus show. The acrobat swung high. He caught the ring above his head. He swung down to the ground. Julia loved the show.
"Tom heard a joke that made him belly laugh. The next day Tom told the joke during a meeting. No one at the meeting laughed at the joke. All day Tom worried that he made a bad decision. Toward the day's end, Tom heard his boss re-telling the joke!"
"Kelly woke up with a scratchy throat, headache and cough. She felt dizzy as she tried to get out of bed to get dressed for work. She checked her temperature and found out she had a fever of 101. She called in to her manager who told Kelly to stay home and rest. Kelly then spent the whole day sleeping and drinking gato...
When Emily's friend ask her to go biking she thought it would be fun. Little did she know that her friend biked all the time. Emily only rode her bike once every few weeks. She didn't realize her friend meant a ten mile ride. Emily managed to keep up but her body ached for days after.