SMA Barunawati English 101

She didn't like the food. She never did. She made the usual
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complaints and started the tantrum he knew was coming. But this
time was different. Instead of trying to placate her and her
unreasonable demands, he just stared at her and watched her
meltdown without saying a word.

2. Hopes and dreams were dashed that day. It should have been
expected, but it still came as a shock. The warning signs had been
ignored in favor of the possibility, however remote, that it could
actually happen. That possibility had grown from hope to an
undeniable belief it must be destiny. That was until it wasn't and
the hopes and dreams came crashing down.

3. Twenty-five years Dana had been waiting. She tried to be patient

during that time but she hadn't always managed to be as patient as
she'd like. But today the opportunity had finally come. The thing
she always imagined would make her the happiest person in the
world was about to happen. She didn't know why at this specific
time she all of a sudden felt sick inside.

4. There was nothing to indicate Nancy was going to change the

world. She looked like an average girl going to an average high
school. It was the fact that everything about her seemed average
that would end up becoming her superpower.
 5. She asked the question even though she didn't really want to hear
the answer. It was a no-win situation since she already knew. If he
told the truth, she'd get confirmation of her worst fears. If he lied,
she'd know that he wasn't who she thought he was which would be
almost as bad. Yet she asked the question anyway and waited for
his answer.

6. Welcome to my world. You will be greeted by the unexpected here

and your mind will be challenged and expanded in ways that you
never thought possible. That is if you are able to survive...

7. She had been told time and time again that the most important
steps were the first and the last. It was something that she carried
within her in everything she did, but then he showed up and
disrupted everything. He told her that she had it wrong. The first
step wasn't the most important. The last step wasn't the most
important. It was the next step that was the most important.

How had she been so wrong? All her instincts and intuition
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completely failed her for the first time in her life. She had so
heavily relied on both when making decisions up until this moment
and she felt a seismic shift take place in her self-confidence. If she
could be so completely wrong about something so simple as this,
how could she make decisions about really important things taking
place in her life? She wasn't sure what she should do next.

9. There are only three ways to make this work. The first is to let me
take care of everything. The second is for you to take care of
everything. The third is to split everything 50 / 50. I think the last
 option is the most preferable, but I'm certain it'll also mean the end
of our marriage.

10. Sometimes it's simply better to ignore the haters. That's the lesson
that Tom's dad had been trying to teach him, but Tom still couldn't
let it go. He latched onto them and their hate and couldn't let it go,
but he also realized that this wasn't healthy. That's when he came
up with his devious plan.

11.It was difficult for him to admit he was wrong. He had been so
certain that he was correct and the deeply held belief could never
be shaken. Yet the proof that he had been incorrect stood right
before his eyes. "See daddy, I told you that they are real!" his
daughter excitedly proclaimed.

12. Another option you have is choosing the number of syllables in the
words you speak. You probably have never considered this option
before, but you have it every time you open your mouth and speak.
You make so many choices like this that you never even think
about, but you have the choice with each one. What are you going
to do with this knowledge?

13. Green vines attached to the trunk of the tree had wound themselves
toward the top of the canopy. Ants used the vine as their private
highway, avoiding all the creases and crags of the bark, to freely
move at top speed from top to bottom or bottom to top depending
on their current chore. At least this was the way it was supposed to
be. Something had damaged the vine overnight halfway up the tree
leaving a gap in the once pristine ant highway.
 As she sat watching the world go by, something caught her eye. It
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wasn't so much its color or shape, but the way it was moving. She
squinted to see if she could better understand what it was and
where it was going, but it didn't help. As she continued to stare into
the distance, she didn't understand why this uneasiness was
building inside her body. She felt like she should get up and run. If
only she could make out what it was. At that moment, she
comprehended what it was and where it was heading, and she
knew her life would never be the same.

15. I don’t like cats and they don’t like me. I used to be allergic to
them and I would get stuffed up and have hives. That doesn’t seem
to happen anymore. But I still don’t like them. I lived with 3 cats
that were not good at peeing in the litter box. They seemed to find
something important to me and pee on it. Most of the time they
peed on photographs or papers that would be ruined. Cats also
bring fleas into the house. There is nothing worse than having to
flea dip cats and also flea bomb a home. That is why I don’t like
cats.

16. Rhonda prided herself on always taking the path less traveled.
She'd decided to do this at an early age and had continued to do so
throughout her entire life. It was a point of pride and she would
explain to anyone who would listen that doing so was something
that she'd made great efforts to always do. She'd never questioned
this decision until her five-year-old niece asked her, "So, is this
why your life has been so difficult?" and Rhonda didn't have an
answer for her.
 17. Why do Americans have so many different types of towels? We
have beach towels, hand towels, bath towels, dish towels, camping
towels, quick-dry towels, and let’s not forget paper towels. Would
1 type of towel work for each of these things? Let’s take a beach
towel. It can be used to dry your hands and body with no difficulty.
A beach towel could be used to dry dishes. Just think how many
dishes you could dry with one beach towel. I’ve used a beach
towel with no adverse effects while camping. If you buy a thin
beach towel it can dry quickly too. I’d probably cut up a beach
towel to wipe down counters or for cleaning other items, but a full
beach towel could be used too. Is having so many types of towels
an extravagant luxury that Americans enjoy or is it necessary? I’d
say it's overkill and we could cut down on the many types of
towels that manufacturers deem necessary.

18. Many people say that life isn't like a bed of roses. I beg to differ. I
think that life is quite like a bed of roses. Just like life, a bed of
roses looks pretty on the outside, but when you're in it, you find
that it is nothing but thorns and pain. I myself have been pricked
quite badly.

19. Twenty-five hours had passed since the incident. It seemed to be a

lot longer than that. That twenty-five hours seemed more like a
week in her mind. The fact that she still was having trouble
comprehending exactly what took place wasn't helping the matter.
She thought if she could just get a little rest the entire incident
might make a little more sense.

20. Breastfeeding is good for babies and moms. Infants that are
breastfed get antibodies from their mothers against common
 illnesses. Breastfed babies have less chance of being obese as an
adult. Breastfeeding a baby lets the infant-mother pair bond in a
very unique way. Mother’s who breastfeed lower their chances of
developing breast cancer. Usually, mothers who breastfeed lose
their pregnancy weight more quickly and easily. The benefits of
breastfeeding are numerous.

21. This is important to remember. Love isn't like pie. You don't need
to divide it among all your friends and loved ones. No matter how
much love you give, you can always give more. It doesn't run out,
so don't try to hold back giving it as if it may one day run out. Give
it freely and as much as you want.

22.The day had begun on a bright note. The sun finally peeked
through the rain for the first time in a week, and the birds were
sinf=ging in its warmth. There was no way to anticipate what was
about to happen. It was a worst-case scenario and there was no
way out of it.

23. "What is the best way to get what you want?" she asked. He looked
down at the ground knowing that she wouldn't like his answer. He
hesitated, knowing that the truth would only hurt. How was he
going to tell her that the best way for him to get what he wanted
was to leave her?

24.You know that tingly feeling you get on the back of your neck
sometimes? I just got that feeling when talking with her. You know
I don't believe in sixth senses, but there is something not right with
her. I don't know how I know, but I just do.
25.Barbara had been waiting at the table for twenty minutes. it had
been twenty long and excruciating minutes. David had promised
that he would be on time today. He never was, but he had promised
this one time. She had made him repeat the promise multiple times
over the last week until she'd believed his promise. Now she was
paying the price.