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Write the 'origin story' of a person who goes on to achieve great things.

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“I Will Stand” by Sierra Butler

"I don’t want this. I want to eat melting ice cream on a hot summer day. I want to complain about homework and tests with my friends. I want to learn how to drive with my dad. I want to embarrass my little sister on her first date. I want a normal life, not this. Anything but this."The dim light from the setting sun glinted off the tears that were running down her cheeks."Here we go again," Liz said with an exasperated sigh. "Haven’t we already been through this? Life ain’t all sunshine and rainbows."

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“Zip2” by Tvisha Yerra

“Go get the newspaper!” I frown, and shake my head. Like I would ever do anything useful willingly.“Do it yourself.” Grunting, I sigh and slump against the wall.My cousin glances at me and tsks. “Well then, don’t just sit there!”“Well, then, what am I supposed to do? Netscape didn’t reply yet.” I wrinkle my nose. I know I don’t have a computer science degree, but would it be so hard for them to at least say that? When you get turned down harshly, it hurts. But when you get turned down silently, it hurts even ...

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“Hot Air Balloon” by ℤ ℍ☮️

March 5th, 1780The Hot Air Balloon speaks to me. It sits tucked away beyond the rolling green hills in another realm. The balloon is far away on the land of green, flowers, and houses but I am stuck on the sea of rapid waves, storms, and currents. But none of it shall matter because our hearts are bound together like strawberries and whipped cream.It is not lonely though. It is only I who is lonely. The balloon meets friends every day, from kids to old men.Today, Gilbert told me that we must sail...

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“SEEING IS BELIEVING” by Uzonna Cyril

SEEING IS BELIEVING “Seeing is believing” has been and continues to be one of my leading principles in life and am not ready to have a rethink on that no matter how hard you persuade me. Besides it is not going to be a bad thing at all being another Thomas. Who knows sharing and taking a bit of the two known Thomases? Thomas Aquinas and Thomas the...

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“The Unspoken Voice” by Erick Morin

Crowds of people exit the stadium, screaming and cheering. An aura shrouds the area, an enchantment of ecstasy. The voices streaming out onto the parking lot and streets expel a sense of gratitude, a sense of happiness. The whole city can feel the brilliance being poured out of the stadium like an overwhelming surge of electricity energizing the souls of everyone living there. As the stadium empties, the hero of the nig...

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“"CHALLENGES ARE OUR GREATEST TEACHERS"” by Swati Sharma

A magic happened, a little girl born on the plannet. She grew under the superb guidance of her elders. They made her strong, independent girl so that she could face any challenge and hardship in life. In return, she didn’t let them down. She didn’t just become strong and independent but also become bold, confident and a fearless girl who can achieve almost anything in her life. In addition to thi...

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“Ray Charles” by Blane Britt

When I get to thinking about people who came up from the ranks I think about Ray Charles. Its funny because I never liked his music and the songs he sang. But the thought of him and his struggles with heroin addiction is as close to me as any other person that I don’t truly know. I got addicted to that drug at the age of 14 years of age. When I first hit that spike in my arm I can’t nor do I want to tell you what it trul...

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“Karl or Carl” by Kathleen March

How am I ever going to complete this assignment? Write the 'origin story' of a person who goes on to achieve great things. Don’t we have enough stories about Horatio Alger, Huckleberry Finn, and Abraham Lincoln? Maybe not, so I’m going to tell another one. *** Once upon a time there was a little boy w...

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“Greatness is not always on the top” by Harken Void

This is the story of someone who started at the bottom and worked all his life to get to the top. Only, that’s not how it appears on the surface. If you or I were to look at him, we would see the exact opposite is true; that this person started at the top and descended to the very bottom. But that is because we do not know the whole truth. We do not understand this person’s perspective, and we judge his actions according...

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“The Fate of the Second Daughter” by Tori Routsong

“Eldest sister?” Bernice looked down at her little sister, whose big brown eyes were, as always, brimming with unbridled curiosity. “Yes?” “Do you know where Father is?” The eight-year-old scrambled up onto a chair next to her sister, peering hungrily at the figs that Bernice had halved for herself. Bernice sighed, and pushed the plate towards her sister. “Go nuts.” “Thanks!” Wi...

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“Origin story: A Dog's Life” by John Steckley

Origin Story: A Dog’s LifeIt was the beginning of the new and the newsworthy. But it was also the end of old and the anonymous. The day started off as many had before it. It was six o’clock in the morning and I was taking a walk in the park with my labradoodle Ross. Labradoodles are part Labrador retriever, part poodle, and in his case seem part kangaroo as well. He has black curly hair, kind of what you might expect on a shag rug. As usual we had both to compromise as to what speed we should tr...

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“DEAD AND ALIVE IN ME” by Ophoke Leonard

DEAD AND ALIVE IN MEI am still in wonderment looking for features to explain this incomprehensible heart, ornamented in virtues, outpouring judgment with sympathy, always hanging patiently as she relies on what hope brings each moment and seasons that visits her home, drawing closer to the pain of others without counting the cost of what it may take. Who is this queen who never laughs or triumph at the neighbour’s miseries? Oh! It is breathtaking, intriguing to prese...

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“The Inverted Crock” by Nihal Raven

The crock resting on my neck is the root of most of my problems. Its inverted mouth remains sealed, nothing can escape from it, except blood, and that will be my end. So, no worries there.The real problem is the literal mouth and the uncontrollable blabbering it does. My racing thoughts reverberate inside the crock, causing me immense pain, but they lose their energy if I keep mum long enough. That’s why I shall not speak much until this damned spring lasts. Otherwise,...

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“The Dark Knight” by Kira Krieger

A shadow of a figure was running in the dark. All around were tall trees, and only a small fraction of the moon’s rays got through the canopy. The ground was a black void with no difference between the dirt and the tree roots.  A pack of wolves howled in the distance. With every gust of wind, the tree branches and leaves banged and rustled like a toddler playing with pots and pans. Under all of that was a low mu...

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“Light Chameleon: Part Final” by Emilie Scarchilli

“Loretta, isn’t it time for those temperature checks Dad wants?” Sam shook her by both shoulders of her multipurpose suit. “Loretta? Where’s the scanner?”The glinting walls that surrounded them crowded into her vision until she could almost feel the points of ice. When she tried to turn her head, she couldn’t look at her cousin.“The inner pocket,” she managed. “Be careful. Temperature may have damaged it.”Sam fumbled for the scanner, and she heard the crinkle of chemically-engineered insulation. Sam’s suit-to-suit com...

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