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Write about someone who never planned to make history but is now about to deliver a speech in front of millions.

Posted in Teens on Oct 26, 2022

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“The Doomsayer” by Cathy Magden

Submitted to Contest #80

Tevi glanced at the speech he had prepared in the morning. The way his hands shook, he couldn’t follow the words on the lines anymore. He'd always known this day would come. It wasn’t the idea of making a speech in front of the nation that gave him the jitters. His station was always going to require it of him at some point, but he never imagined having to pair it with this sort of historical change—the sort that might spell his doom before night’s end. A growl of frustration rumbled from his chest as he jumped to his feet and tossed the ...

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“Lucy Wins? (Excerpt from The End)” by Stephanie Albright

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Kevin's POV The press was there from all around the world and as she walked out onto the front porch, followed by the rest of us, they scrambled to get ready. When it seemed that they had sorted themselves out, Lucy stepped down onto the top step and said, “Hello.”     A few of them returned her greeting and laughed, not at her, with her. “I have never had a press conference before, so I have no idea what to do,” she said simply.     One of t...

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“Lifting Up” by Ricabie Gabriela

Submitted to Contest #80

As Jenny walked through the unimaginable destination,she realized the different faces of each of us during the pandemic. Fearful, anxious minds of most of us. How can we get up or Do we still have hope in the normal life we have experienced? When will we be able to return to a time of happiness and without fear? Will we still experienced that? She hope so, because many of us are already struggling. Unable to be with a loved one in life and not free to do what we want, the situation is very different now than it was then. Many has changed ...

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“Soccer Ball” by Carolyn McBride

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She stood there, just inside the doors, going over her speech one more time, and I couldn’t help but think that I was gazing at history in the making. Herstory, perhaps. I was assigned as her bodyguard the day she decided to run for the White House. The first woman to make it this far, and an Independent at that, there was no way I was turning down this assignment. Rarely was I more than five ...

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“Tunnel Vision” by Tanja Cilia

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As soon as I saw the tunnel, I knew that it just had to be mine.I knew why and wherefore I wanted it – I knew I would even sell my tiara to obtain enough funds, if I had to. But of course, I wouldn’t have to. Of course not.My mother had always told me about “the light at the end of the tunnels” and she was being her usual ambiguous self. Yet, here it was, in Glorious Technicolor – or as much as an underground tunnel could be thus – and it was what I had visualised all my life.You know ...

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“A Message from Dadda” by Deborah Mercer

Submitted to Contest #80

I don’t know if it’s more daunting and disconcerting to pick out individual faces or to let them all blur into a sea. I try to focus on the potent symbol of the earth with the olive branches. I have seen it on television enough times. But now millions will be watching ME on television, and there is still something so bizarre and alien about it. I’m not the kind of person who does this! I’m just a dumpy middle aged school...

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“Sitting Backstage” by Cam Weppler

Submitted to Contest #80

As I sat backstage at the biggest auditorium I had ever seen, I remembered that night in my backyard. Laying there at 2 a.m looking up at the stars, wishing for more. More than what that tiny town gave me. My whole life I saw my neighbors all following the same path. The women would finish highschool, where they peaked. They would marry their high school sweetheart, move into a house that was paid for by their parents an...

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“Everything Fades” by Iona Cottle

Submitted to Contest #80

Back home, in the kitchen she’d kept spotless, was a picture. It hung by the back door, and Anna-Lee had walked past it so often that she didn’t see it any more. If she’d been asked to describe her kitchen, she’d talk about the double stove, and the wonderful gas hobs. She’d talk about her large fridge and the separate freezer, and all the racks she had on the wall for hanging her utensils. With a sparkle in her eyes she...

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“Myself” by Black Raven

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Walking up the stage, I look back to my past. The people cheer at my sides while I wonder what would have happened if he hadn't pushed. If he hadn't given me an ultimatum, maybe I wouldn't be here. Here about to give a speech to a million people. They asked me what had driven me to share my stories, what made me want to write. Could it have been him, or was I meant to do this? Hah! 'meant,' my ass. I made this life. ...

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“I said, they heard.” by Shreya Kandari

Submitted to Contest #80

I was seated on a chair, on the left side of a big hallway, my legs were shaking, so were my hands. Trembling with fear of losing the confidence that I mustered up. The technical and makeup staff was moving in hustle and bustle continuously, but I was feeling if the time was slow for me. I bit my lips and rubbed my hands. I have always felt nervous before a huge conference. As this was going to be a special one and in a ...

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“The End” by James Morris

Submitted to Contest #80

President Johnathan Macmillan is a tall man that immediately says "powerful leader" as soon as you take one look at him. He is walking quickly down the White House hallway towards the Oval Office when one of the staff members caught up with him. He looked at her and said in a driving voice, "Tell me what you know, and quickly. I'm headed to address the press in five minutes." "Mr. President, NASA has conf...

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“Bahrain” by Fatima MOHAMMED

Submitted to Contest #80

Bahrain is the smallest of the gulf countries with a population of just over half a million. The tiny emirate state is formed of a group of 33 islands in the Persian gulf. For many decades now, the political reality in Bahrain has been dominated by the ruling Al-khalifa family, which enjoys absolute control over all branches of state authority. As a result, the monarchical rule has descended into an oppressive tyranny qu...

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“I Just Realised I Changed the World” by Ishita Nigam

Submitted to Contest #80

Malala Yousafzai never thought she would be celebrating her sixteenth birthday giving a speech in front of the United Nations. That her birthdate would be declared as Malala Day for the whole world to celebrate forever. This is a story of how that young girl would have felt before stepping on the stage. This is my version ...

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“(Today) We are Victorious!” by Carole Cobos

Submitted to Contest #80

Eliza of Lertahn was never what one would call an ambitious child. Talented? Definitely.Obedient? Very much.But behind the intelligence of her gaze, there was never any hunger or passion. Just existence.A person who was going through the motions. Cycling through life.Eliza accepted this about herself. She celebrated in her ability to be aloof. She never thought that the quiet inside of her was because she was lacking. She always thought it was b...

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“The Gravedigger's Promise” by Alexander Katz

Submitted to Contest #80

*This is based on a true story, as it was told to me by my great uncle Eddie. It's not pleasant, but he'd be happy to know it's being told.* Eddie Weinstein wiped the sweat from his palms on the back of his pants. His heart pounded as if it wanted nothing more than to burst forth from within his chest, sprout legs, and make a dash for the woods. God, I’m not ready for...

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