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"A women's studies professor, Jan taught at an Ivy League School. After years in the halls of privilege, she longed for a new audience. Jan decided to begin work with underserved women in the prison system. Empowerment teaching and role modeling brought needed change to lives. What she lost in academic prestige, Jan re...
John's mom was dying. He knew she always wanted to go to Paris with his dad. So John booked a flight to Paris for his dad and mom. Payed for their hotel and their other expenses. John was glad to hear from his dad that she was having a good time.
Fred is a very talented painter and paints something every week. He puts his work online for people to buy. Fred's upset because there isn't a demand for buying art right now. Then Fred saw that one of his paintings sold for one thousand bucks! Now Fred is inspired to make more and more artwork for money.
"I used to live in a neighborhood with a very steep hill. One day, I decided to ride my bike down the hill to get a thrill. My bike chain fell off just as I had gained too much speed to stop. I came to a hard crash landing, stabbing my calf on the sharp gears. I still have three triangular scars on my calf."
"Cindy was riding her bicycle. But she wasn't wearing a helmet. While riding across the street, a car almost hit her. And Cindy felt unsafe without a helmet from then on. So she bought a nice helmet and wore it on every bike ride."
Molly had been scared of storms since she was a child. Her family had just moved to Kansas. She was terrified that a tornado would destroy their home. One day their was a terrible storm. Molly hid in the basement but learned storms could not hurt her.
I needed some new socks. I didn't want to spend a lot of money. I tried going to the dollar store. I didn't expect to have any luck. I ended up leaving with tons of pretty socks for a dollar per pair.
Donny was learning to skateboard. His friends were teaching him to do a trick. Donny attempted to do the trick. Donny fell and sprained his ankle. His friends had to help him home.
Abby had to take a math test. She looked everywhere for her pencil. She couldn't find it! She went up to ask her teacher to borrow one. The teacher told her the pencil was stuck in her ponytail!
"Cary came home from work. She had thoughts of watching Netflix for the night. She went over to his chair and sat in it. A few minutes after sitting, the chair broke. Cary had to watch Netflix on the floor for the night."
Tim was in a computer lab. He stood up to use the restroom. When he returned someone took his spot. Tim tried to tell him the problem but he wasn't heard. The kid who took his chair was deaf.
I decided to look for a new house. I went into an old house to check it out. There was a basement and I looked inside. I found a skeleton on the ground. This scared me and I ran out of the house in terror.
"Ivan and his classmate Mike were assigned a project together. Ivan had the idea to write a paper about global cultural development. They worked together on the paper, but in the end, Mike took credit! He claimed Ivan's idea had been his own. Ivan was so angry, he told the teacher the truth later, after class."
Tim entered a marathon in his city. He had been training for years. The day of the race he was really sick. Tim tried to run anyway. He didn't get anywhere near first place.
It was that time of the year again. The pond's were beginning to freeze over. The boys were excited to go out and ice skate. They tested the ice to make sure it was safe before skating. It looked good and they were off ice skating the day away.
Wendy wanted to go to England. She wanted to look at her ancestry. So she decided to have a girls trip. But unfortunately her friends got sick. So she had to cancel the trip and could not go.
"Cory and Wayne decided to meet at their favorite bar after work. Against their best judgement they began ordering bourbon shots. After a few hours, Wayne was too drunk to stand up. Unfortunately, Wayne tried to get up and fell off the stool. Wayne was banned from Juniors for a month."
Kristen went to get Chinese food. She ordered General Tso's chicken. She got curious and asked the waitress who General Tso was. The waitress just shrugged. Kristen kept wondering but never found the answer.
Tom bought a new gun. He went to try and shoot it. He kept missing the target by a lot. After a while Tom noticed the sight was off. He fixed it and shot much better.
"I received my exam papers from the class. My grade was a low F. Since I've studied for 2 weeks straight, I felt disappointed in myself. As a result, I didn't do anything for the rest of the day. Several people were wondering if I was okay but I've lied to them."
Tom was a ten year old boy. Tom lived with his parents. Tom wanted a pet. His parents did not allow pets in the house. Tom cried.
Beth put the key in the ignition but the car didn't start. The car battery was flat. Beth panicked as she was going to be late for work. She saw her son's small bike leaning against the wall. Riding the bike with her knees around her ears she got to work on time.
"Aki had a paper route on his bike every weekend morning. One morning it was pouring rain. The papers were bagged to be waterproof, but Aki's mom felt bad. She decided to drive him along his route that morning. Aki was very grateful he got to stay dry on such a wet day!"
Alice had just started at a new school. She didn't know any kids in her class. For lunch a group of girls asked if she wanted to sit with them. Alice sat with the girls. She and the girls became friends.
Laura was not a very good reader. She wanted to be able to read a long novel. She practiced reading with her mother. She learned a lot of new words. She can now read an entire novel.
"Jezebel went to the pharmacy. She bought a pregnancy test. She took a piss in the bathroom. Sure enough, the test came back positive. Jezebel bought a beer and sat in the park sad."
Jack was going to a bar. He had forgotten his ID. The bouncer didn't allow Jack into the bar. Jack went back home. He returned with his ID.
John was a kid who was afraid of the dark. John told his parents how scared he felt in his room at night. John's parents decided to help him out with this. They came home with a wrapped box for John. John opened the box to find a new Star Wars night light!
"Annika was very scared to ride her bike. But she saw kids younger than her doing it, and she felt jealous. She decided to practice riding her bike to school. It took twice as long as walking, and she fell several times. She felt so proud of herself for doing it, even though it was hard."
Kelly got a new laptop. But unfortunately she noticed something. She had no backlight on her keyboard. Kelly was very upset about that. So she had to go and return it.
Marcus was eating chinese food. He found a bug in his soup. He told the waitress. She apologized and gave him a box of fortune cookies. Marcus felt blessed because he loved fortune cookies.
"Oliver really loved everything bagels. It seemed many other people did too because they were hard to find. He had to travel to several stores only to find out each was out. He would not settle for a lesser, non-everything bagel. Eventually he found a store that had them so he purchased them all."
I let the dog outside. She ran to the fence to see her friend next door. The dog didn't recognize her. He began barking and trying to attack the fence. We had to get our dog back in the house before she got hurt.
I found a pair of pretty pink socks. They were designed with an 1980's retro style. I fell in love with them immediately. I bought several pairs of the socks. I wore them every day.
"Barbara felt pain in her lower abdomen. Barbara went to the doctor to investigate her pain. Her doctor examined her and performed some tests. Barbara was told she had kidney stones, which needed to be removed. Barbara had the stones removed and is no longer in pain."
Tom needed a costume. He did not have enough money to buy a good one though. He wrote a post on social media about it. One of his friends responded. His friend made a costume for him.
"Mario found himself in the wrong part of town. He was scared as it was late in the night. He tried to find his way back to a lit street. But as he did so, he was assaulted by a gang of young men. When he arrived home, he was battered, but still alive."
Bob had a wonderful pet dog named Bomber. He decided Bomber need a new friend. Bob went to pound and decided to take a new chihuahua home. He named the new dog Fred and introduced him to Bomber. The two were cautious at first but soon became close companions.
"Tom was a serious outdoorsman. Tom loved the cold. He felt it made him healthier to expose himself to cold. Tom decided to swim underwater for 100 yards, without breathing. Tom successfully did it."
"Joe went to work full of energy for the day. He sat down at his office desk to check his meeting schedule. Unfortunately, he had a day full of boring staff meetings. He cried a little to himself as he contemplated his afternoon. Poor Joe was stuck in the meetings all day long."
Today my professor didn't show up to class. He didn't tell us beforehand. My classmates and I were unsure about what to do. We all waited in the classroom for a long time. Eventually we all got tired of waiting and left.
"Kelsey was always helping people. She helped old women, boys, even her teacher. One day she found a sick puppy. The puppy needed help so she brought him to the vet. And now Kelsey has a new puppy, Chester."
Tara was under a lot of stress. She had many exams at school. She also had a full time job. She decided to take up yoga. She found the yoga relaxed her and reduced her stress.
Tim had two roommates. Neither of them ever helped clean. Tim kept telling them to but they wouldn't listen. Eventually Tim became too frustrated by it. He moved out without giving anybody any notice.
When Agnes and Allen married they planned to raise a big family. They tried for many years to conceive. One day Agnes suspected she was pregnant. She bought a home pregnancy testing kit. They both cried when the test came back negative.
The pitcher got the sign from his catcher. He looked over to the runner on first. They locked eyes. The pitcher threw the ball towards home plate. The runner was off like a shot stealing second base.
"John was an aging world war two veteran. John's family invited him to go on a vacation trip. John hesitated to say yes, knowing his mobility was limited. Then his family told him they bought a motorized scooter for him. John was delighted to go on the trip, with scooter in tow."
I tried to blow up several balloons. We were preparing for a birthday party. I felt like my lungs were going to explode. I finally found a pump to do the work for me. I blew up over 50 balloons that day.
Mary was walking in the park when she heard a noise. She could hear a weird type of squawking. Mary looked all all over for the loud noise. She saw a hurt bird near the bottom of a tree. Mary picked up the bird and took it Doctor Tim.
Terry took his kid to mcdonald's. The kid loved the playpen. The kid went on the bouncing area. They then ate some food. They had fun.
"Gary was a teacher. He needed school supplies for his class. He couldn't afford it, though. He asked the parents to donate supplies. None of the parents sent in supplies."
Tom was invited to a Halloween party. He looked up last minute costumes. He made one with what he had. Tom's costume was surprisingly good. Everyone at the party liked it.
"Andy loved learning about things. He went to a new museum to learn about history. He looked at each exhibit. At the end of it, he was impressed. The museum had done a wonderful job teaching him about history."
"Tyler thought of a way to save money. He planted an apple tree to save money on apples. The tree took some time to grow. When the tree grew, Tyler picked some apples from it. He made apple pie to celebrate the accomplishment."
"With time, our son was beginning to lose his fear of stairs. We increased the weights he carried at his therapy appointments. He started carrying up to ten pounds at a time. He was no longer using the railing. I laughed and told the therapist he was doing better than me now."
The family was at granddad's rural cabin. Granddad said his rifle was not loaded and gave it to Jim. Jim aimed at his younger brother's head. Dad grabbed the gun and said never point a gun at a person. Dad aimed out a window into a hill and the gun fired.
It was Ron's day off and he had a lot to do. He had to thoroughly clean his house. He had to wash his clothes and his blankets. Go grocery shopping and fix his car. But Ron was tired and slept and laid in bed all day.
Tina couldn't afford expensive baby formula. She got a cheap brand from china. Eventually her kid got sick. Tina couldn't afford the medical treatment. Tina eventually buried her child.
Tom enjoyed meditation. He wanted to reach deeper states of meditation. He had heard about zen but never learned about it. He learned about zen. He applied the techniques and it improved his meditation.
I was playing with my six year old neighbor one day. We decided to draw cupcakes on the sidewalk. She started to examine my cupcakes and her face changed. She was jealous because she thought my cupcakes looked better. She rushed off to her room and wouldn't talk to me anymore.
Tom wanted to contact his friend. He was writing an email. He deleted the email. He decided on something more personal. He wrote a letter and mailed it.
Tom was trying to play online. His connection kept lagging. Tom noticed everyone else in his family was using the internet. They were streaming high definition videos. Tom knew he couldn't ask them to stop.
"One day Anna walked in on her husband doing something gross. He was biting his toenails! She was disgusted, but he told her he'd done it for years! Anna was astonished. However, she was also secretly impressed by his flexibility!"
Tom was taking a shower. The phone started to ring. It startled Tom who slipped. He fell and hit his head on the tile. Tom was never the same after that.
"Samantha won Miss World Pageant 2015. She played out her role enthusiastically. Going into 2016, she was ready to figure out what is next in her life. She decided to start looking for a mate. So she filled out profiles on 10 dating sites."
Gene was thinking of buying a new home. He went and looked at homes on the market. Gene found a home he liked. Gene made a bid on the home. He was able to purchase the home.
"When I was little, I hated car shopping. My parents took me to several dealerships over many weekends. Tired and cranky, I complained that I wanted to go home. In anger, they made me stay in the hot car while they went shopping. I curled up in the floorboard, shivering even though I was very hot."
"After winning sleepy bear from the claw machine, we went back for more. My husband said the machines were easy to use. He took some quarters and played a few more times. He won a stuffed pink penguin. Now the penguin and bear sleep at the head of my bed."
Johnny had a bunch of work he had to do. He really didn't want to spend the time to do it though. Johnny let himself get distracted by every little thing. He spent days playing games and reading books. Johnny finally got the work done but it was of poor quality.
Tom wanted to call his friend using skype. Tom tried to make the call. Tom's friend could not hear Tom. Tom's microphone was broken. Tom bought a new microphone and called his friend back.
"Jackson was always a fan of beer. From advertisements to the many uses of beer. When he turned thirty he decided to buy a brewing kit. Doing research, and carefully studying his brew he waited. Until a few weeks later, where he had his own home brewed beer!"
Fallen is turning eight years old. He wants to visit the aquarium for his birthday. His parents agreed. They take Fallen to a large indoor aquarium. Fallen was able to see many types of marine animals.
"It was all down to this. It was the bottom of the ninth inning, full count. The pitcher got ready. He flung the ball towards home plate. The batter cracked a home run to win the game."
Beth loved dancing. She wanted to go dancing with her friends. She asked her friends. Her friends agreed. They all went dancing and had a great time.
Mike's sister told him a steam train was coming through his town. Mike loves to photograph trains so he went to take pictures. His sister gave him the wrong time so the train was not there. Mike's sister bought tickets for him to ride the train instead. Mike was very happy because he rode the train another day.
Susy had lost her cat this morning. She looked everywhere for it. Yet it was nowhere to be seen. Susy was giving up hope. But finally her neighbor found it for her.
"Ted was always volunteering at the homeless shelter. There was one homeless man he became good friends with. The man had been homeless for 20 years. After years of friendship, Ted let the man stay at his house. In return, the man would do housework for Ted."
Suzy was dating this boy Fred. But all of the sudden she lost interest. He would talk too much about himself. So Suzy then thought she had enough. She decided to dump him.
"It was Sandra's big moment. The day of the audition had finally arrived. She was nervous, but ready. They called her name and she walked up. She performed and knocked their socks off."
Tony wanted to get a promotion at his restaurant job. He stayed late to get better. He sought advice from his chef. He asked for a promotion. His boss gave him the promotion.
Tom loved browsing the internet. Tom was visiting a new site. The site said his browser could not view the content. Tom had to download a new browser to see the site. Tom downloaded a new browser.
Tina bought a new pair of pants. They were kind of ugly but fit her great. She thought her butt looked amazing in them. Tina wore them out often. The ugly looks worked to bring her attention.
Tina had just turned 18. She decided she was going to register to vote. She was very excited. She went down to the station. She became a registered democrat.
"When we moved to a new state, my son's friend missed him. I received a text from his teacher. It was a picture of his friend crying. She said she wanted to know if he was grown up. She said to tell me if he was grown her heart would be broken."
Tim loved his girlfriend. He didn't realize she was unhappy in the relationship. One day she ended things with him. Tim pleaded and asked for another chance. Unfortunately nothing worked and they broke up.
My aunt purchased a small store space. She filled it with collectibles and party favors. She used her huge helium machine for balloons. The balloons became her best seller. Everyone in town started going to her for party supplies.
Tom loved watching tv. He couldn't afford a bigger screen. For his birthday his friends decided to surprise him. They bought Tom a new big screen tv. Tom was so happy he cried.
Tom lost his laptop. He had tracking software on it. After a few days he got information on who had it. He went over with the police. They were able to get his laptop back.
"Bob loves to go camping. One night, while drifting off to sleep he heard a scary noise. He slowly opened the tent door and shined his flashlight around. Finally, he found the source of the noise: a squirrel. After that, he was able to sleep soundly."
"I had a Skype meeting with my professor today. I felt extremely anxious beforehand because I don't like to Skype. Luckily, it was only a 3 minute call. It was still weird that we were video chatting each other. It was awkward hanging up too."
"I remember when I was younger always playing Mario Kart. We would play it on the old N64. I would always pick Yoshi, and my cousin would be Bowser. We would have so much fun going around the track. Sometimes I think about and miss those fun days."
Tom and Tina's anniversary was coming up. They both decided to get each other cards. The day of their anniversary they exchanged them. It was the same card. They were amused at how like minded they were.
"One day a bat flew into the Taylor house. It scared everyone inside of the house until their voices went numb. Until it was caught in a box by Tim Taylor. Tim brought the bat out, but it escaped right before he got outside. Still though it flew out into the night where it belonged."
Emily wanted to go on a vacation. She searched for good deals on flights everyday. Eventually she found a great deal. She booked tickets to the Bahamas. She was very happy and excited about her upcoming trip.
"George wanted to start a garden. He bought several different kinds of seeds. He planted the seeds in his backyard. He watered them everyday. Soon, George had home grown fruits and vegetables to eat."
"The county of Rochester needed a new park. The county council couldn't decide where to put it though! They couldn't afford the landscaping for one in the old empty lots. So they went to the city and asked for help. The city was glad to help, and soon Rochester had a new park."
A friend of mine got two kittens. They have six toes on each paw. They are called polydactyls. This type of cat used to be carried on ships. They are considered to be excellent mousers.
Jasmine felt very lonely. At school she had no friends. On lunch break she was eating by herself. A boy decided to sit with her and introduce himself. She was very happy she made a new friend.
Jane cooked a bit dinner for her family. Before anybody ate the dog ran into the kitchen. It destroyed most all the food. Jane's family felt bad and took her out to dinner. She appreciated the sentiment.
Mary was behind on her bills. She applied to get a credit card. She wanted to pay bills with the credit card. She was denied for the card. Marry fell even more behind on her bills.