The Doorbell Rang Essays

  • Timmy: A Short Story

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    One day Timmy was home alone because his parents went to work. Timmy doesn’t like to stay home a lot especially at night. It was a cold Friday and it was seven o-clock. Timmy lived in a neighborhood with three other kids. The kids didn’t come outside much and the neighborhood was mostly old people. Timmy was scared because he watched a movie the night before and all the people in the movie died. Timmy went downstairs to get something to eat and saw something run in the backyard. At first he thought

  • A Party on Friday the 13th: Short Story

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    list went on and on. Later that night Jenny and Emily went to the grocery store to pick up some food and drinks. When Jenny and Emily got home they set up decorations and picked out some scary movies they could watch in the living room. Then the doorbell rang. Someone was at the door, but the party started at 8:00, and it was 7:00. “J-Jenny?” Emily said nervously. “W-Who’s at the door?” Jenny asked. “We’re home!” said Emily’s parents at the door. When Emily’s parents walked in the house they noticed

  • My Hero's Short Story: Druid Traditions

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    I was trying to get a hold of my thoughts when the doorbell rang. Throwing on my bathrobe, I went downstairs and answered the door. It was Aunt Colleen. “Is it twelve already,” I asked, thinking that I must have lost time as I fought myself through the maze of my war memories? “No,” Colleen replied, “I had

  • Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin In The Sun

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    A Raisin In the Sun                                        Staci King Lorraine Hansberry                                        A-2 PCP Penguin Books                                        10-29-99 1988 Rpt. 2 A Raisin In the Sun is a drama play that takes place “sometime between World War II and the present.” The family lived in Chicago’s Southside. The town was very “dusky” and as each day passed the nights got colder. The Younger family lived in a small old apartment with only two small rooms

  • Personal Narrative: My Final Hockey Victory

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    players were meeting me at my house to carpool to the final game of the state championship tournament. Everyone knew that the hard work had paid off when we won the semi-final game the preceding day. The time on the clock was 4:30 when the doorbell rang, fifteen minutes early. My three teamates were extremely anxious to get to the Center. I opened the front door and to my surprise the whole team was outside in their cars. They were all spiffed up in their shirts and ties, determined to win

  • Up To Heaven

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    Foster that fueled the wife to make her ultimate decision. Although there are a few little clues that help present this stance, the three main ones that have led me to this guilty verdict is the change in attitude, her twitch and the usage of the doorbell upon arrival. Mr. Foster thoroughly enjoyed tormenting his wife. The most important thing to Mrs. Foster was being on time, if she was late or was close to it

  • Creative Writing: Bloody Marry

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    Robbin's sixteenth birthday. Her parents eventually decided that she was mature to bring her friends Charlie and Hallie for a sleepover; however, both of these girls bullied her constantly and were not frightened of anything. “Ding Dong” the doorbell rang loudly. Robbin froze as the bell constantly kept echoing in her head while her heart rapidly pumped . Hallie and Charlie walked in, pulling off the most innocent face and pretending like they were angels in front of Robbin's parents. At first,

  • Halloween: A Short Story: Spookley, A Ghost

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    Every night on Halloween, Spookley had to sit upstairs in the attic and watch through the window at all of the other kids who got to go out and trick-or-treat. Unfortunately, for Spookley, he couldn’t go out and trick-or-treat. Spookley was a ghost. He had never gone trick-or-treating in his entire life. This year, however, was different for Spookley. Spookley had come up with this idea one day when the kids who lived in the bottom half of the house had been getting their costumes ready. Spookley

  • Personal Narrative: Missing Person Cases

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    The Bell and Dragon were a popular place. Just as I was about to start up the road to the hotel, I saw a unique place. The sign stated that it too was also a Bed and Breakfast. Since it was closer than The Bell and Dragon I went and rang the

  • A Fresh Start

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    A Fresh Start A little boy named Braxton Lee Young was going into foster care. Braxton’s dad relinquished his rights on Braxton when he was two years of age. Braxton lives with his mom and currently 12 years of age. Braxton’s mom neglects him. His mom is never home. Braxton hardly goes to school and when he does Braxton always wears the same clothes on. The poor little boy had a weird and bad lifestyle and Braxton couldn’t help it. The school counselor always wondered about him but has

  • J.B.Priestley's Use of Dramatic Ironys to Create Dramatic Tension in the Play An Inspector Calls

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    Priestley wrote this in 1945 but set it in 1912 the audience already know that the titanic sunk'. When the door bell rang Mr. Birling stops to listen and then just carries on what he was talking about. The doorbell rings at a really calm moment not a lot has happened so far in the play. Birling has given some dramatic speeches talking about war and how it will never happen. The doorbell goes and the inspector doesn't come straight in it takes a bit for him to come in; Priestley is creating more tension

  • Motivation In The Workplace Essay

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    Motivation In The Workplace I. INTRODUCTION Motivation is key in the workplace. It is developed from the collaboration of both conscious and unconscious principles such as the strength of desire or need, motivating force or reward estimation of the objective, and desires of the person and of his or her peers/co-workers. These elements are the reasons one has for carrying on a specific way. An illustration is an understudy that invests additional energy contemplating for a test since he

  • Mark David Chapman Character Analysis

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    information as well as many anti-stalking laws. As soon as Bardo has obtained the information he wanted he a yellow Polo shirt and rang Schaeffer's doorbell. The intercom wasn't working, so she had to go down to the apartment building's front door. She saw Bardo, and essentially ignored him and said that he was wasting her time. He waited an hour and rang the doorbell once more. Annoyed, Schaeffer opened her apartment door. Richard Goldman, Schaeffer’s neighbor, claimed he heard two gunshots and two

  • Political Participation Should be Required by Law

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    I rang the doorbell of a two-story brick home in southwest Houston. "Hello sir, I am representing Republican, Dr. John Sanchez, who is running for Congress this November. Would you like some information concerning his platform?" The new Sanchez supporter enthusiastically volunteered to contribute to our campaign. Bouncing down his lawn, I felt I had contributed to our system of democracy in my small way. Each week during the summer of my junior year, I worked with Sanchez's committed team of volunteers

  • The Landlady Alternate Ending

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    Suddenly, Billy realized the true nature of the landlady. She was a terrible, old witch, killing and stuffing her poor, unfortunate victims. He wondered how it was she killed them when he felt like he was running out of breath. The tea!, he thought to himself. She must have poisoned the tea. he needed to get out of there. Billy practically bounded up the stairway, taking three steps at a time. When he reached his room, he closed the door and locked it securely. He tried to open the window to let

  • Squeaky And Gretchen's Big Day Analysis

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    Squeaky and Gretchen’s big day Once upon a time there was a girl named Hazel Elizabeth but people call her Squeaky, Squeaky is a skinny African American and one thing she loves is racing she will participate in every race that she hears of. One morning Squeaky was Watching television she heard that there was going to be a race in two weeks right when she heard the commercial she jumped up and went running to her parents. When she told her parents about the race she came out of the room with a frown

  • Personal Narrative Essay: Women's Right To Vote

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    worry about it? It was all stupid in my opinion. Today was my day off from work, I had to cancel it, being the manager and owner of the business that I am. My husband went to go vote and the kids were at school so I had the house to myself. The doorbell rang and I frowned to myself. “Who could that be? Everyone is at home watching the men vote.” I said as I walked over to the door, opening it. “May I help you?” I asked, looking at the fancy dressed women. “Yes. I’m Elizabeth Stanton and this is Lucretia

  • Personal Narrative Essay: Being An Only Child

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    Growing up, I always remember my parents being happy together. I never had to deal with them fighting or having problems. They were the couple that everyone looked up to. They were both very classy and graceful. They were like the couple you see on TV, always smiling, and upbeat, well, at least, that’s what it looked like. Being an only child, I always received all their love and attention. Being an only child, I always received all their love and attention, but this all changed when my father lost

  • A Comparison Of Ellen And Annemarie Reunite

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    dock we will get a cab from there and then we’ll go to the flower store to get flowers for the Rosen’s Uncle Henrik said. Now remember this will be a surprise for the Rosen’s. Do you want to ring the doorbell Uncle Henrik asked Kirsti, Yes, Yes, Yes Kirsti exclaimed. Kirsti rang the doorbell with excitement, usually Kirsti is shy but when ellen was involved she wasn’t, but Ellen didn’t answer, Ellen’s mama did Ellen’s papa was at work. Kirsti came running in to see ellen, with no manners. Mama

  • Lotus And Ivy Monologue

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    couldn’t have murdered Lotus, because being around all these possible suspects was making her head spin. She turned onto Apple St. and went about 4 houses down until she found Emma’s. Ivy walked up the creaky steps to Emma’s house and slowly rang the doorbell expecting someone to answer. She waited for about 3 minutes until Emma finally decided to let her in. As Ivy walked through Emma’s house no one else seemed to be home. That was a relief because Emma’s parents weren’t the most normal people. However