The Phone Call - Short Story She ran, not knowing where she was heading. The only thoughts in her head at that time were "Must run! Must keep going. Can't stop!" She was starting to regret eating the snack earlier. As she hardly ate a thing, the tiniest morsel of food could seem like she had eaten a three course meal. But if she had known before about what was going to happen she would have lost her minute appetite. But she couldn't have known it was going to go pear-shaped, could she? It had started out as a normal November morning, chilly and breezy, with the lazy sun not quite quenching the thirst for sunlight from the grass. The girl had set off for school, Cliffmont High School, at about 7:00am, her usual time. It was only a mile walk to the bus stop, but it took her a good fifteen minutes. She lived in the outskirts of Detroit, in a place known as Plady Way. It was not the friendliest area. Arriving at school was something the girl enjoyed very much. She liked to make an entrance. As it set off, she could hear the engine whispering quietly underneath her, while the heating purred loudly, like a cat being stroked under its chin. At the next stop, a girl got on. She had not been at the school before and everyone was curious to find out who she was. She was pretty, though she had unusual features. She had wide, staring, deep blue eyes, a perfect nose, and full lips. Her hair was long, a nice medium brown. She was slim, with long legs, and perfectly manicured hands. Her name was Lyla. Lyla sat down, six rows from the back, right opposite the girl, and stared at her inquisitively. "Hi, I'm Lyla!" She stated, and then ad... ... middle of paper ... ...painful, and Lyla was covering her mouth. Lyla reached down and got a pillow from under the bed. The girl wriggled, struggling to get free. Out in the waiting area, the girl's parents had arrived. The nurse was leading them through. They passed a relaxed, pretty girl with unusual features; wide, staring, deep blue eyes, a perfect nose, and full lips. She was calmly heading for the hospital exit. The parents carried on walking. "I think she might be still asleep," the nurse informed them, "but you can go and sit by her if you want." All three entered the room. The girl's eyelids were closed, but her chest was no rising and falling like it was meant to. The nurse looked at the monitor, and saw with alarm that there were two straight lines on the screen. It was producing a monotonous bleeping tone. Cammy was dead.
around at 4:45. This sets the time frame of the investigation. The next morning, the
(Behind the limo shots) I think I got out on the street about 12:15 or 12:20 - something along there.
the voice and hands, the stroking of shoulders and the touching of hair were a
after the eighth grade so her parents enrolled her at West Virginia State College in
South Street Hospital (SSH) is 1 of 12 not-for-profit healthcare systems in the Great West Hospital System. Their corporate call center located at Great West handles all 12 hospitals. Dr. Canton is a colorectal surgeon at SSH. His office received an irate call from Mr. Gutsy canceling his surgery scheduled for the next day. He claimed that a woman from SSH had called him demanding that he bring money to the admitting center for his co-pay but stated that he could not remember her name. He stated that he did not want to go anywhere that makes these kinds of demands (Buchbinder & Shanks, 2012).
In “Calling Home”, by Jean Brandt and “An American Childhood” by Annie Dillard, both girls are confronted with their sense of conscience and of right and wrong. In the process, both girls experience memorable lessons as a consequence of the decisions they make. In “Calling Home”, thirteen year old Jean realizes that her actions not only affect her but more importantly, her loved ones, when she is caught shoplifting and arrested during a Christmas shopping trip with her siblings and grandmother. In “An American Childhood”, seven year old Annie realizes that adults and their feelings are valid and that they can be just as vulnerable and full of tenacity as a child after she and her friend find themselves being chased by a man who is none too amused at being a target of their snowball throwing antics. In both stories, Annie and Jean are smug in their sense of power and control. Both girls exhibit a general lack of respect for authority by justifying their actions and displaying a false sense of entitlement to pursue and attain whatever they wish, as if ordinary rules do not apply to them.
To begin, she tells the reader what time of day and what time of year the story
in time enough to shower, eat dinner, and have some family just before bed. This was my
as soon as she was out of the room. Her manners were pronounced to be very bad indeed,
Cell phones otherwise known as smart phones by today’s standards are an immense help to most Americans in many way. We use our cell phones daily for communication with friends and family through texting and phone calls, scheduling appointment, or social media. However the convenience of smart phones is being abused daily in several ways that can lead to severe impacts with the distractions they pose.
8:50 am, and was shouted at by Mrs Robinson. It was 23rd June 2000. I
7:45am, it was time for me to leave because we had to be at school my
The Telephone System The telephone is one of the most creative and prized inventions in the world. It has advanced from its humble beginnings to its wireless communication technology today and for the future. The inhabitants of the earth have long communicated over a distance, which has been done by shouting from one hilltop or tower to another. The word "telephone" originated from a combination of two Greek words: "tele", meaning far off, and "phone", meaning voice or sound, and became the known term for "far- speaking." A basic telephone usually contains a transmitter, that transfers the caller's voice, and a receiver, that amplifies sound from an In the transmitter there are two common kinds of transmitters: the carbon transmitter, and the electric transmitter.
On our first day of school, I arrived 5:30 in the morning and because it is the first day