Despite the tension wracking his muscles and the huskiness of his voice, the agent's gaze was unwavering as he asked Valentina to leave him in peace. His eyes remained locked on hers, staring straight back and meeting the challenge in her own. He wasn't going to look away first and, truth be told, he didn't want to look elsewhere. As much as that expression had put him on edge, there was an allure to it as well. An allure to Valentina Rossi; not the type of women to take a backward step, or to be intimidated by Cole Whittaker? Most were intimidated merely by his badge and profession.
He continued to stare, his fingers relaxing slightly on the liquor tumbler as he felt some give in the glass and instinctively knew it was about to shatter.
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"Oh well, we can't always get what we wish for, Valentina." Forcing a smile, Whittaker took a deep breath and composed himself as she approached. She stepped up, body only inches apart and he could smell her scent, the tension rising in him again. Cole stood with a smirk on his face, eyebrow cock, and met her intense gaze. Her words were just as intense, and despite his lack of obvious reaction, they affected him more than she'd know, causing a stirring in his groin. “And, to your earlier question… the one about Curic… No, I don’t like bad boy assholes. I like men. Powerful, strong, dangerous men capable of handling every bite, and scratch, that I can give him." Was she talking about him? Taunting him again. Maybe he should just give the bitch what she wanted, throw her against the wall, rip off her clothes and fuck Valentina Rossi into …show more content…
Way to ensure Curic walks.
He itched to grab hold of her and get her out of his personal space. Or to slap her, and see the expression on her face. Thankfully Valentina moved before he did either. "Good luck finding him. Men like that don't grow on trees." He forced a beaming smile, which dissipated with Valentina's next words.
“Thank you, for seeing more than… well, what everyone else sees.
That left Cole speechless. Too busy trying to interpret it's meaning to be able to respond, she left him standing there. When the door to the upstairs bedroom closed, he remained where he was, and stared up at it for a full minute before he moved. "Fuck." After he banged his fist on the table, Cole poured yet another drink, and returned to the window. He found the darkness of the night soothing as he replayed the scene with Valentina in his head.
What had it meant?
Nothing.
Simply a game of cat and mouse between two strong personalities. Forced together, each just wanted to stake out their
“I can’t wait till I get to see mom again” Cole said “But I am not looking forward to try to fit back in”
one to plot to kill. So they kind of need each other in a way.
Todd Jesdale, the experienced soul of our coaching squad, is an adroit man in seemingly all aspects of life, especially of those pertaining to rowing. He crushed me.
When informing the readers that her fans would often write not only about her work but also about “… [her] youthful indiscretions, the slings and arrows I suffered as a minority…” (Tan 1), this bothered Tan to an extent because she By educating herself she was able to form her own opinion and no longer be ignorant to the problem of how women are judge by their appearance in Western cultures. By posing the rhetorical question “what is more liberating” (Ridley 448), she is able to get her readers to see what she has discovered. Cisneros also learned that despite the fact that she did not take the path that her father desired, he was still proud of all of her accomplishments. After reading her work for the first time her father asked “where can I get more copies” (Cisneros 369), showing her that he wanted to show others and brag about his only daughters accomplishments.
their governments. From the outset, both characters know that they are eventually going to be
A stab in the heart by one’s own hopes is truly the cruelest way to leave this world. Sadly, that is exactly what happen to Sarah Cole in Russell Banks’ short story entitled, “Sarah Cole: A Type of Love Story.” The man who dated Sarah for a short period of time tells the tale. He calls himself Ron, for Ron could have been him, but he doesn’t want to say who he is for fear of looking cruel. He wants to believe what he did was right when he left her. They both didn’t handle their differences properly. The relationship could have been different if they communicated to each other what the relationship meant to them, if Sarah wasn’t so aggressive, and if Ron could let go of his vanity. All these aspects together caused the metaphorical death of Sarah because how Ron ended the relationship it killed all of Sarah’s hopes to having a better life.
Self assured confident women of today do not bode well with manipulative, superficial people. Modern women have evolved in to forward thinking strong independent people who will not stand to be taken advantage of. The evolution of the modern woman stems from the sensibilities of the characters portrayed in this film. While it would appear to some that being manipulative, superficial, and tenacious are all negative qualities; women through out the ages have relied on these qualities to get them where they want to be. In today’s world, ambitious, resourceful, independent and innocent seem to be far more acceptable adjectives to use when describing a woman climb to the top. Being able to balance these qualities is the key to becoming a successful woman.
This conflict built up the story and created a sense of suspense and a sense of not knowing what
He used to think that everything in life sucked and that none of it was his fault. He never took the blame for anything, which made him an irresponsible human being. Cole was going to go to jail, but his parole officer, Garvey, thought that the Native American circle justice would be more affective. Instead of being punished in bars, Cole was banished to an Alaskan island for a whole entire year by himself. Garvey thought Cole shall be healed and not penalized. Cole got mauled by a Spirit Bear because Cole was going to attack it. Cole saw the bear again and touched the animal, and felt trust. No one had ever trusted Cole before, so this was the first time. From then on, Cole looked at the world
Many short story writers have written about the gender and role of woman in society. Some of these stories express what Barbara Walter calls, “The Cult of True Womanhood” meaning the separation of both man and woman in social, political and economic spheres. In order to be considered a “true woman” woman were to abide by the set of standards that were given to her. Women were expected to live by the four main principal virtues - piety, purity, submissiveness, and domestication. In Kate Chopin’s short story, “The Storm,” Calixta the main female character breaks away from “The Cult of True Womanhood” when she has a sexual encounter with her past lover Alcée. The storm goes through many twists and turns that tie with their adulterous actions. Although she breaks away from the four main principal virtues, she in the end is considered to be pure innocent of heart because the action in which occurred happened instantly, and as white as she was, she was taken away from her innocence.
The author creates tension between the two characters with their words, actions, and his choice
In Robert Lipsyte’s book, The Contender, and in Ring Lardner’s short story, Champion, the two main characters, Alfred Brooks and Midge Kelly, pursue the same career, yet their journeys through it could never be more different. Their motives, their journeys, and how they treat women heavily define who they are. While Alfred takes the hard and honest route to fame, Midge goes straight for the win. As a result, Alfred’s life of a contender makes him more of a champion than Midge ever is.
‘ Two households, both alike in dignity’. From ancient grudge to new mutiny’. And then in the middle of it all there is a pair of lovers. both from different families and backgrounds. The way in which the conflict and the brawl, which makes the violence.
...tella as a heartless femme fatale, rather than as a virtuous, self-effacing “angel of the house”.’
Rabiner after narrating Letty Cottin’s successful story asks the readers “Now where does that leave me?’’(Rabiner 585)-at this stage the reader foreshadows that the writer is not affected by the jubilant story because it is least relatable. Another rhetorical question is poised to the readers after Rabiner finishes the narration of her own story- “Now I ask you- do I need to read about the triumphant lives of Helen Gurley Brown or Mary Wells Lawrence?’’(Rabiner 587); this underpins the irony presented by the author that the stories of illustrious women projected in the media are far from reality. These rhetorical questions are directly addressed to the audience, and hence sound natural to the article. The audience is able to think while concurrently transitioning smoothly to another thought efficaciously presented by Rabiner. Furthermore, the writer after giving a detailed list of achievements by women asks “If they can do it, how about you?’’(Rabiner 585), and follows by a number of dashes to create a hasty breathlessness. This craft of involving the readers directly to her argument and evoking their expressions adds to the fact that these strategies have been effectively used. The diction employed the writer is simple and comprehensible for the intended audience coupled with the short and few long sentences. Therefore, the use of rhetorical questions helps Rabiner cement her