One Word Essay
MoneyMoney, money, money. Everything now evolves around money, don't you agree? Prices are now going up higher and higher, resulting in people reducing their expenditures on luxury items. However, once the prices go up, it never drop.
Majority do believe that "money makes the world goes round". This is because, money can be used to please someone as one may be able to buy something he or she wishes for or just do whatever things he or she wants to do. For example, one can be wishing to stay in a bungalow eversince he or she is young. And when he or she grows up, he will work hard and earn lots of money to buy the house he had always dreamt of. This will not only fufill his wants, but also giving him a sense of accomplishment as he managed to make his wish come true, through his own potential and hard works.
However, money may also change people's characters, especially when they become too greedy. For example, one may become very stingy as he wants to get more money from a particular place. As a result, he may do all sorts of tricks, even if it means to hurt someone close to him, just to get what he wants. Thus, people dearest to him may eventually leave him.
Furthermore, money may also be invaluable when it comes to 'buying' someone's heart. Money cannot buy true love when it comes to a relationship. Money cannot buy kinship either when it comes to family. This is because some people may value kinship, love, relationships even more than money and thus, even giving a lot of money to them cannot bribe them.
In conclusion, money is valued differently by different people. It is up to each individual on how one would want to spend it - by donating them or buying something just to please yourself.
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June Holiday 4
"I promise that I would be back," assured Zac as he slowly let go off Denise's hands. He walked up the stairs and smiled at Denise before he board the airship. "I'll be waiting for you!" shouted Denise as she looked at her lover one more time.
It was a period when the two worlds were having war. All the young and strong men are summoned to protect their country while the others stay behind. Zac was one of them, summoned to be a soldier.
Denise watched as the airship departed. No one could ever predict if they will be back. But she believes, Zac will. They have been together long before the war started thus their love for each other was very strong.
At the battlefield, Zac and the other soldiers were already prepared to sacrifice their lives for their countries. Zac held his sword tightly, while his another hand, held the necklace Denise had gave him before he left tightly. "Charge!" as all the soldiers ran forward and fought bravely. Zac had defeated more than fifty enemies when he suddenly felt something piercing through his chest. It was an arrow. Despite of his injury, he continued fighting till the end. Finally, the fight had ended. Dead bodies are lying around the place while blood covered the soil. Zac stood up and attempted to go back to the campsite. However, he had lost too much blood when the arrow shot him. "No, I must go back. I have promised Denise," Zac told himself. After travelling for some distance, Zac felt that he could not take it anymore. He collasped. He attempted to stand up again, but failed. Having no choice, he tore a piece of his clothing off and wrote on it before he finally close his eyes.
A few days later, families were brought to the battlefield so that they could look for their sons, brothers, husbands. Denise rushed there immediately. After identifying all the corpses, she heaved a sigh of relief as she did not see Zac around, thinking that he might still be alive. Suddenly, she heard someone shouted, "There's another one here!" Assuring that it would not be Zac, Denise walked up to the corpse. To her horror, it was him. She immediately rushed forward and held him up. Crying really hard, she realised a peice of note in his hand.
It wrote: "Denise, I love you."
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June Holiday 3
Kumar shook his head. "This could not be happening," he assured himself as the incident flashed through his mind again and again.
It was Mothers' Day, so Kumar had brought his mother to the restaurant for dinner. It was her favourite restaurant. "This is the place where you and my dad first met," his mother always told him. Then she will start talking stories about her past like how did she and Kumar's father got married together. And Kumar always enjoyed listening to them. Suddenly, halfway through their dinner, Kumar's mum told his son, "Kumar, my heart is aching. It hurts a lot." Anxious, Kumar went around the restaurant calling for help. The next thing he knew, his mother had collasped before the ambulance reach.
Pacing up and down the hospital now, Kumar wished that his mother would be alright deeply in his heart. Soon, eight hours have passed as Kumar became more anxious. Suddenly, the light of the operation room was switched off. Kumar rushed to the doctor as soon as he came out of the operation room. "How is my mother, doctor?" asked Kumar. To his horror, the doctor gave a pat on his shoulder and said,"We have already tried our best, sorry."
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June Holiday 2
"Mummy, when is daddy coming back?" asked the six-year-old boy. Joanne stopped her work, she was not supposed to let Jean know the truth. The painful truth.
Joanne was married to a irresposible and uncaring drunkard. He had always hit her and asked her for more money instead of him supporting the family. As Jean had very little memories of how his father really looked like, he had always wanted to see him. Joanne still remember that fateful day when they were arguing over family matters.
"Do you know how much your son misses you everyday? Joanne shouted at him.
"I don't know, and I don't want to know. Now, if you don't mind. I need more money for beer." her husband hissed.
"Money, money, money. All you know is to get money from me! Can't you just get a job outside?"
"Shut up! Don't tell me what to do. You're in no place to do so!"
"I'm your.." Her husband gave her a tight slap before she could even finish her sentence.
"You're just a woman," her husband shouted in her face and went out of the house. Unable to take all those beatings and scoldings, she decided to leave the family with her son.
Joanna gently rubbed Jean's forehead. Tears were already welling in her eyes. "Son, I will tell you when you've grow up." Being a obedient boy, Jean nodded. But little does he know that that was how his father was like.
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June Holiday 1
"A-Are you nuts? How can you do this?" Gina stared at Philips with her big eyes. "Don't worry, they won't know that it's us who've done it," Philips giggled. After placing the 'lizard' at the doorstep, Philips quickly pulled Gina and hid behind the bush. Gina then whispered, "I don't think this is a good idea, Philips. You know that Mrs. Edna is scared of.." "Here she comes," Philips cut in.
Mrs. Edna opened the door and indeed screamed out loud when she saw the 'lizard' at the doorstep. "I told you that it was fun looking at people getting freaked out," laughed Philips. "Oh really," a voice said. Shocked, Philips and Gina turned around and saw Mr. Edna standing behind them, fuming mad. Having scared Mr. Enda's wife, both Philips and Gina have no choice to get punishments from Mr. Edna. After that incident, the brother and sister learnt their lesson: Never prank people anymore.
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T2W10
Words used: idyllic, mortify, omnipotent, zenith, condescending
"Now I understand your defination of an
idyllic life. You have indeed
mortified me just now," Jessica said as she wiped off her tears rolling down her rosy cheeks. "Being
omnipotent is all you have ever wanted, I'm so disappointed in you!" As she ran off, crying. Hubert could only stand rooted to the ground, watching her girlfriend run off.
As Hubert realised that to reach the
zenith of his career, he must sacrificed some things: relationships. That is a lesson he had learnt after
condescending to his teachers for a few years.
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T2W9
Words used: gusto, lithe, pathetic, indolent, obese
Lily stood behind the curtains, looking at the ballerina practicing her dance with
gusto. "How I wish I could on the stage just like her someday," she thought. The ballerina was beautiful,
lithe. Her dance, really elegant and graceful. Suddenly, a voice shouted at Lily, "Lily! What do you think you're doing there?!" It was her ballet instructor, Mrs. Green. "I-I'm sorry, Mrs. Green,"Lily apologised immediately. Mrs. Green stared at Lily for a few seconds before she hissed Lily in her face, "Spare those
pathetic thoughts. You won't be as good as her, because you're just an
indolent one." Lily felt as if millions of small needles have pierced through her heart. Those comments from Mrs. Green had really hurt her.
Mrs. Green had always criticised Lily, and Lily would normally just forget about them. But this time, things are going to be different. Hurt, angry and disappointed, Lily stared and shouted at Mrs. Green, "You're just one
obese woman who only know how to criticise people, and you've never gave a thought for their feelings!" With that, Lily stormed out of the studio. "Finally," Lily thought. "I've done what I wanted and scolded her."
But after a walking down a few streets, Lily wondered, "Where am I supposed to find a ballet instructor?" Suddenly, a advertisement of the streetlight caught her attention. "Ballet Instructor. Please call 6123 4567." Excited and overjoyed, she called the number immediately. Little does she knows that another story is about to unfold.
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