Sorry for the caps, I was trying to get people to notice it. I’m just starting this story, and I wanted some opinions. I know that there are some grammar mistakes, but, other than that, what do you think of it?

I grabbed my carry-on from the compartment overhead, and slung the strap over my shoulder. The flight attendant shooed everyone out of the plane. I went quickly, wanting to see what the place I would be living in for the next few years would look like. My parents walked up ahead; my brothers stayed back, laughing at a joke. Their jokes were a twin thing that I would never understand. I lingered in the middle, trying to pick who to walk with.
I felt someone come up behind me and grab me by the waist. “Greyson,” I laughed, “put me down.”
I heard him laugh back. “You really need to gain some weight, Verity. Wait, how did you know it was me?”
“Because Riley’s smart enough to know that the airport security will tackle you if they feel necessary. And, judging by the looks your getting, they’re considering it.”
“Nah. Once they know who our parents are, they won’t dare touch us.”
“You actually want them to know?” I asked, hoping that Greyson is kidding.
Riley came behind beside us. “Know what? That dad’s the guy that cured brain cancer and mom’s addicted to botox; and dad’s break-through medical advancement made us the richest people on Earth.”
“Exactly,” I answer, pulling the hod of my hoddie over my head, just in case someone was listening in on our conversation and wanted see us.
“Darlings,” my mother calls, waving her perfectly manicured hand at us. My mother looked more like my sister than a parental figure. She was often mistaken as my stepmother, seeing how old my dad was. “Come on over here! You’re father needed to make a quick call.”
My brothers and I amble towards our mother. “Oh, I’m so excited to see our new house, aren’t you?” she asked us.
That was the last thing I was looking forward to. We had moved thousands of miles away, into a practically empty city, so my mother could have a custom built 70,000 square foot home. “Mmm,” I replied, looking at my nails.
“I’m, like, so excited,” Greyson answered in an overly girly voice.

Thanks so much!

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If you watch it carefully, she raises her left leg –very unnatural– and that makes her fall into the fountain. Now at this point a normal person would go home, but she goes right to mall security…why? WTF does she think they should do for her? Clearly she knew they wouldn’t review the tapes unless given a reason, and then they release them and it goes viral. Okay, she’s not recognizable because it’s grainy and from a distance. She could have laughed along with everyone else…nooooooo…she goes on National news to whine about her public humiliation! (Making it more public!!!)

I said it the first time I saw it…this woman is setting herself up to sue! Can you believe it? What say you? I say she gets nothing but her 15 minutes of fame, humiliating or not!

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I’m backpacking through Europe this summer, and there are certain points during the trip where I’ll only be in a location for a day and am leaving early the next morning, and I don’t want to pay for a hostel (If I only have a day in the city, I’ll be out late trying to see as much as possible. Then I’ll have to get up early for my train. So all in all I may only be spending about 5 hours sleeping in a hostel, and I feel like as a traveler on a budget it’s a waste of money…that’s just me personally though)

The cities that I wouldn’t want to get a hostel for (and instead sleep at an airport) would be:
Zurich
Pisa
Milan
Rome
Madrid

I have flights from Rome to Madrid, and from Madrid back home, so I shouldn’t have trouble getting away with sleeping at the airport in the event that a security guard asks for a ticket. For Zurich, Pisa, and Milan, I will be traveling by train, but I feel like an airport would be a safer place to sleep. It would obviously be before security. And I probably wouldn’t be sleeping straight through–rather, I’ll read a book, listen to my ipod, and maybe take a nap for two hours tops. Then just sleep on my train rides).

Has anyone ever slept in an airport and not had a reservation for a flight? Again, an airport just seems safer than a train station, and if I’d only be sleeping for a few hours, I’d rather not go through the trouble of booking a hostel for one night and having to waste my cash to pay the balance upon arrival at the hostel when I’ll only be there for a few hours and I could easily hang out somewhere else during the night for free.

Sorry for being wordy–I just wanted to explain the situation so that I didn’t get answers like "get a hostel instead" or "why would you want to sleep at an airport?" I’ve been on the sleeping in airports website, so I’ve read reviews of people who have, but I saw a review about someone being asked if they had a ticket so I wanted to see if anyone has an experience where they’d sleep in an airport and then go to a train station the next day.

Thanks for the advice!
Mike–I didn’t realize that, although I put Rome and Madrid under this as "only staying one day," I will be in each longer. I’m flying round trip Newark-Madrid, and will be staying in hostels there at the beginning of the trip, but then I will return to Madrid the night before my flight home and plan on staying in the airport all night and sleeping on the plane. I will be in Rome for three full days, and on the morning of the 4th day I fly back to Madrid and then fly home the next day. Since hostels in Rome are on the expensive sign, I thought maybe I would just get the hostel for two nights, and sleep in the airport the third night.

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I am an 18 year old student and i decided to start writing a book to hopefully get some extra money but i would quite like opinions before i carry on. The plot is that he wins the lottery and lives the high life for a couple of months until his wife is kidnapped. He ends up becoming so desperate to save the love of his life he will do anything to save her. Thanks for your time.

Gamble
Jamie stopped and tried to catch his breath as he looked backwards and forwards from the television to his ticket then to his wife. The world around him seemed to slow down as the final number was released from the machine. His stomach turned over and over as the final ball was revealed. He had hit the jackpot.

Jamie Sugden, pulled into the car park beneath the high rise of which his small 1 bedroom apartment was part off. He unclipped his seat-belt, sat back in his chair and took a deep breath. ‘A break’ he muttered under his breath, ‘give me a break.’ He climbed out of his old beaten up ford fiesta and slammed the door a little harder than he meant too, ’perhaps the gym is working after all’ he thought to himself as he turned and locked the car manually. With the thought of himself building up huge muscles in his head he smiled and walked over to the lift, the same journey he had taken day after day. The lift made strange noises that never filled Jamie with confidence as it came down and opened slowly in front of him. He clicked the illuminated number’23’ on the side as he entered the lift and was taken straight up to the floor where his one bedroom apartment was situated.

A tradition of Jamie’s as he got to the door of his flat was to take one more deep breath lifting his shoulders then slouching back to his normal standing position, he then reached into his jacket pocket and pulled out his keys. He had to turn the key twice in the door to unlock it which meant his wife was at home. The door was only over double locked when his wife was home because she never trusted the security of the building. He pushed open the door to the sound of loud music and the smell of another homemade casserole on the stove. ‘Great’ he thought, ‘looks like I won’t be finding my break here tonight’.
Nekobus, thanks for your feedback but part of it doesn’t make sense to me at all. It is quite obvious that the story is skipping back in time i wouldn’t miss out such a massive chunk in the book. It’s not as if i would write the first paragraph and never go back to it again, that is the main plot of the book so i will get to that part as the book continues. You said that going back in time was not interesting but then said instead you were dying to find out about the characters. So the first paragraph has done what all good books do, it has made you want to read on! Sorry if i am being unreasonable but that’s just what i thought when i read the answer.

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Yesterday, I was at a store and found a hat that I wanted to show my mom. We’d already looked at it once in the store but I was going to show it to her again because we thought it was so funny. She was looking at shoes and I was going to hide it from her and then pull it out and show it to her so I put it in my jacket pocket quickly because I saw her coming towards me with my sister.

She started telling me how she didn’t buy the shoes because they didn’t have her size, etc. and we started walking. I thought we were just walking to a different area in the store so I didn’t bother removing the hat from my pocket. Next thing I know, we’re in the parking lot at the car and I realize I still have the hat!

I freaked out and threw the hat in the trunk of our car. I was so embarrassed by my mistake that I just jumped in the car and we left. At first I was like "Whatever, its just a hat…" but the further we got away from the store, the worse I felt and the more I realized I could get in big trouble over one stupid little hat. I felt sick all day long and when we got home, I grabbed the hat before anyone saw and ran upstairs with it. As soon as I could (about 3 hours after the incident), I drove straight back to the store to return it and confess.

I took it in and went to customer services and explained what happened and offered to pay for it. The 3 cashiers there laughed and thanked me for bringing it back. They said no one had even noticed it was gone, told me not to worry and didn’t even make me pay for it so I thanked them kindly and left the store.

After I got home, however, I worried that I might still get in trouble. Do people review security tapes from earlier? What if someone saw me take the item on camera and didn’t see me bring it back? I mean I didn’t talk to the manager, just to the ladies at customer services and they didn’t file a report or write it down or anything. I know that it will look suspicious on camera if I quickly stuff a hat in my pocket and walk out of the store less than 5 minutes later without buying anything and I don’t want anything else to happen with this. Should I go back and talk to the manager or just leave it alone? How long should I wait until I know that nothing is going to happen?
Well, they don’t know my name but I was afraid they might look on the outdoor camera’s and see our license plate number on our car as we drove away. But I can’t imagine going to all that trouble for a hat…

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This was a poem written for a series called the Hunger Games. Obviously it refers to certain events that you may not know of if you haven’t read the series, thank you!

Depleted flasks
Scornful glares
Contemptuous frowns
Such scrutiny from cynical families opposed to beloved fares.

The blame they sustain brought upon the failed rescuer so they may lift their despairs
Overwhelmingly more than he can bare

Should one grieving soul care.

A befuddled mind
Features bovine
A Stolid hush echoing throughout abandoned rooms
Hazy eyes drowned in lament, though once so divine
And full of yearning.

Yearning for her lilt laugh
More melodic than any composed air
Her hued frocks he believed were so daft
(Though he’d never tell!)
Her lush hair that belonged to the town, so fair

The jaunty boy’s laugh no more than a squeak
Longing to be heard, though so young and so meek
His admirable aspiration to obliterate restricting chains.
Tethering him to a fate that with determination would meet it’s bane.

Wanting
Yearning with an unbridled mind.

For the fearful cries of his mother as
His fathers’ desecration grew more aggressive with time.
Mother’s attempts to repress disparaging tears,
Distant memories; Fathers boots trudging home as the hour turned late.

These moments diverse, were so because of one faulty drawing.
A hapless fate.

The scintillating warmth of a hearth would turn
Frigid in the dark of an unparalleled hell on Earth.

The hell was
TRITE
And anguish so common among the revered.

Who sold their souls for the haughty crown of the victorious
Those who escaped their horrific plight
Oblivious to the unfortunate fate in return
Would realize the expense of the exposure to light
A horrible epiphany.

But as time progressed viewers found this aftermath boring really.

And so time diminished another victory.
And so time would cease another jubilant laugh.

And so time would transpose a lilt voice,
Honeyed to counter her lover’s new aversion to life
And muffle the angry grumbling of his fathers various protests to strife.

But Mother’s embraces would be lost to fear.
When security was in the cradling of a seized reminder of the slaughter; a wicked knife.
And the malevolent beast that though disguised would always lurk near.

So time would leave Haymitch a familiar feeling
Scarred, Unchanged.

And without
LOVE

Her childish staunch in better days.
The games Riley would invite his sullen brother to play.
The reassurance they gave and the promise to never initiate another fray.
The bottles she hid away.

Time would meet the crimson hand.
Covert, but radiating a response to unintentional barb
The decision, a mistake that lead to the onslaught of dreary days
Would then seek comfort.

Depleted flask.

P.S. Some people argue whether age matters when reviewing or giving criticism.

I am 12, but I take criticism fairly well and do not immaturely hate people for it.
Thanks to past criticism on here I was able to improve!
Haha, yeah I imagined people might confuse this poem for Peeta’s P.O.V.

It is actually Haymitch’s P.O.V.

A flask is what you drink liquor from and Peeta’s pretty sober!

Thank you!

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Hello. I am an asylee who’s case is still under review in the courts. My parents arrived in the US without a Visa. I do not have a passport, a green card, or citizenship status. All I have is my work permit, a social security card, and my driver’s license. I have been in the US ever since I was 18 months old and have never returned back to my home country. I am looking to marry my current boyfriend in the near future and wanted to know what the process would be to marry him and what happens afterwards?

What forms do we have to fill out and in what order?

Will someone from the government visit out home to make sure our marriage is valid? This is only a concern of mine because I will be in graduate school after we marry and thus not living with him. Plus we can’t afford our own place right now so even if we did live together it’d be at one of our homes.

Also, how quickly would I be able to obtain a green card? This marriage is based on love not to change my immigration status so please answer with some kindness. Thank you in advance

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This was a poem written for a series called the Hunger Games. Obviously it refers to certain events that you may not know of if you haven’t read the series, thank you!

Depleted flasks
Scornful glares
Contemptuous frowns
Such scrutiny from cynical families opposed to beloved fares.

The blame they sustain brought upon the failed rescuer so they may lift their despairs
Overwhelmingly more than he can bare

Should one grieving soul care.

A befuddled mind
Features bovine
A Stolid hush echoing throughout abandoned rooms
Hazy eyes drowned in lament, though once so divine
And full of yearning.

Yearning for her lilt laugh
More melodic than any composed air
Her hued frocks he believed were so daft
(Though he’d never tell!)
Her lush hair that belonged to the town, so fair

The jaunty boy’s laugh no more than a squeak
Longing to be heard, though so young and so meek
His admirable aspiration to obliterate restricting chains.
Tethering him to a fate that with determination would meet it’s bane.

Wanting
Yearning with an unbridled mind.

For the fearful cries of his mother as
His fathers’ desecration grew more aggressive with time.
Mother’s attempts to repress disparaging tears,
Distant memories; Fathers boots trudging home as the hour turned late.

These moments diverse, were so because of one faulty drawing.
A hapless fate.

The scintillating warmth of a hearth would turn
Frigid in the dark of an unparalleled hell on Earth.

The hell was
TRITE
And anguish so common among the revered.

Who sold their souls for the haughty crown of the victorious
Those who escaped their horrific plight
Oblivious to the unfortunate fate in return
Would realize the expense of the exposure to light
A horrible epiphany.

But as time progressed viewers found this aftermath boring really.

And so time diminished another victory.
And so time would cease another jubilant laugh.

And so time would transpose a lilt voice,
Honeyed to counter her lover’s new aversion to life
And muffle the angry grumbling of his fathers various protests to strife.

But Mother’s embraces would be lost to fear.
When security was in the cradling of a seized reminder of the slaughter; a wicked knife.
And the malevolent beast that though disguised would always lurk near.

So time would leave Haymitch a familiar feeling
Scarred, Unchanged.

And without
LOVE

Her childish staunch in better days.
The games Riley would invite his sullen brother to play.
The reassurance they gave and the promise to never initiate another fray.
The bottles she hid away.

Time would meet the crimson hand.
Covert, but radiating a response to unintentional barb
The decision, a mistake that lead to the onslaught of dreary days
Would then seek comfort.

Depleted flask.

P.S. Some people argue whether age matters when reviewing or giving criticism.

I am 12, but I take criticism fairly well and do not immaturely hate people for it.
Thanks to past criticism on here I was able to improve!

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1.
Central Brokerage Associates sells securities. The definition of a security does not include, as an element,
Answer

a.an investment

b.a common enterprise

c.a reasonable expectation of profits

d.profits derived entirely from the efforts of the investors
2
Frank, an officer of Gamma, Inc. learns that Gamma has developed a new source of energy. Frank tells Gail, an outsider. They each buy Gamma stock. When the development is announced, the stock price increases and they each immediately sell their stock. Subject to liability for insider trading is:
Answer

a.Frank and Gail.

b.Frank only.

c.Gail only.

d.neither Frank nor Gail.
3
Dave and Earl decide to open a restaurant and operate the business as a corporation. At the directors’ initial meeting, the directors may
Answer

a.adopt articles of incorporation only.

b.adopt bylaws only.

c.choose a corporate name only.

d.adopt articles of incorporation and bylaws and choose a corporate name.
4
The four shareholders of Delta, Inc., want to prevent each other from selling the shares to third parties without first being given the opportunity to buy them. The shareholders can provide for this in
Answer

a.a buy-sell agreement that includes a "take-along" clause.

b.a buy-sell agreement that includes a right of first refusal.

c.a key-person clause that specifies who can sell what to whom.

d.none of the above.
5
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service orders Ed to stop using a certain type of fishing net from his boat. To appeal this order to a court, Ed must
Answer

a.appeal simultaneously to the agency and the court.

b.bypass all administrative remedies and appeal directly to the court.

c.exhaust all administrative remedies.

d.ignore the agency and continue using the net.
6
Mary is an administrative law judge (ALJ) for the National Labor Relations Board. In hearing a case, Mary has the authority to make
Answer

a.decisions binding on the federal courts.

b.determinations of fact.

c.new statutory laws.

d.new rules and regulations.
7
Best Toy Company begins marketing a new toy that is highly flammable. The Consumer Product Safety Commission may
Answer

a.ban the toy’s future manufacture and sale, and order that the toy be removed from the market.

b.ban the toy’s future manufacture and sale only.

c.do nothing until there is an injury or damage on which to base an action.

d.order that the toy be removed from the market only.
8
Gamma Company owns a hazardous waste disposal site that it sells to Omega Properties, Inc. Later, the EPA discovers a leak at the site and cleans it up. The EPA can recover the cost from
Answer

a.Gamma only.

b.Gamma or Omega.

c.neither Gamma nor Omega.

d.Omega only.
9
Tech, Inc., sells its brand-name computer equipment directly to its franchised retailers. Depending on how existing franchisees do, Tech may limit the number of franchisees in a given area to reduce intrabrand competition. Tech’s restriction on the number of dealers is
Answer

a.a per se violation of the Sherman Act.

b.exempt from the antitrust laws.

c.subject to continuing review by the appropriate federal agency.

d.subject to the rule of reason.
10
Handy Tools, Inc., charges Irma’s Home Store five cents per item and Jack’s Hardware ten cents per item for the same product. The two stores are competitors. If this substantially lessens competition, it constitutes
Answer

a.a market division.

b.an exclusionary practice.

c.a trying arrangement.

d.price discrimination.

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