Independence day

Good Morning Philippines, Respected teachers and my dear friends. I wish you a happy independence Day. INDEPENDENCE DAY means a day when we had got freedom from not only brute rulers but freedom from what from fulfillment of right needs†¦ Today on June 12,2014 Philippines is celebrating Its 16th Independence day and we are proud to say that we earned our freedom 116 year back, which was by an act passed by the American parliament and we were the first to get ourIndependence through the act which Is a mark of respect. Independence Day Is the day to commemorate all the works of certain people or Individuals who contributed much for the liberty of their country. More that celebrating the freedom of the country from slavery, dictatorship and tyrant rule, It Is also the day to acknowledge all the sufferings and hardships of these people we called heroes. We recognize their bravery and thank them for all the things they contributed for the freedom of their entry and countrymen.But let me remind you all that willing Independent was the end of our struggle, it was Just the beginning of our greatest challenge and that was to make us prosperous. As a Filipino citizen , we are proud of its golden past. We had one of the oldest and richest civilization of the world. Today we not only need to be proud of our glorious past but also work to make our present and future better than our past . We need to make our self so capable that we can praise its present ND this can be only done, when we work hard for it.And we can only work hard, if we have a feeling of patriotism & nationalism in our heart. Patriotism is a very deep and meaningful word, and its meaning changes according to the demand of time. During pre Independence time, Patriotism meant to get out of our houses and fight against foreign rule, whereas today a true patriot is that person who gives best of his services in the development, progress and fulfillment of his nation as the best human resource. Independence Day If we are to ask American citizens, â€Å"What is the most terrible crime of all? † would we be surprised if most of them immediately relate to the 9/11 tragedy and choose terrorism as the answer? Of course not. A different answer, however, might be given to us if we asked them several years ago, before the disaster happened. It is human nature, to underestimate the proportion of an issue, until they have experienced it, first hand. But the Americans have now experienced the bitterness of terrorism, they have lost husbands, wives, parents and siblings during the shocking tragedy, and certainly they have taken lessons from it as well.For decades, United States has been the most powerful nation on the surface of the earth. Is it logical to figure that an attack on this country was made without months, or even years of preparation? The attackers must have reliable information about the country’s defense before they start planning, where have they retrieved them? Should not these kinds of information be classified? These are necessary questions, and they will lead us to anticipate the next threat of terrorist actions. Information leaks about sensitive defense system are certainly important factors that made the 9/11 attack possible.Other leaks of information might cause another threats to America in the future. Here is where American Counterintelligence takes a vital role. American Counterintelligence has found that leaks of information have often happened in the United States governmental and intelligence environments. It turned out; the history of Americans sold out their country goes back a very long way. II. Is Espionage Treason? In its nature to jeopardize the life of hundreds or even thousands citizens, espionage should be consider an act of treason.But different of opinions still exist regarding actions that is classified as treason. Is espionage valued as low as defecting or a conspiracy against one’s country? A little trip in history w ill give us the solution. The crime treason has first found itself inside a constitutional foundation in 1350. It was a part of the Statute of Edward. Among the seven categories found in the statute of Edward, the words â€Å"adhering to enemies† and giving them â€Å"aid and comfort† has been classified as an act of treason. These words had also appeared in the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, on the year 1787.In its formulated Article III, section 3, the Constitutional Convention mentioned that treason consists of levying a war against the country, adhering to their enemies, and giving to them aid and comfort. After the Second World War, A review of eight convictions of treason has made the Supreme Court established four elements of treason, and providing â€Å"aid and comfort† to the enemy is still one of them (â€Å"Why Not Call It Treason? †) So it is obvious that espionage has and still considered as treason by US constitution, ancient and modern. Therefore, for the sake of many, sentences for espionage should not be made light.III. America’s First Counterintelligence Chief It was John Jay who’s first coordinated a national level of counterintelligence efforts. His job was leading a legislative committee to investigate a plot to sabotage defense and infrastructure targets in New York. In his investigations, Jay employ at least 10 agents, a few of the famous ones are Nathaniel Sackett, Elijah Hunter and Enoch Crosby. All of his agents were operating under enormous pressure. Some were undercover; being unmasked meant death to all of them (Rose P. K. ,1999). Enoch Crosby, is the best secret agent that John Jay have.He uses various names and identity to retrieve information about the pro-British’s activities. After he get â€Å"to famous† for his work in one place, he was assign to another area, joining another pro-British Colony (Rose, 1999). IV. Cases of Modern Espionage Although cases of tr eason by espionage are abundant since the Independence Day, we will elaborate new ones, in order to recognize an up to date espionage practices. Aldrich Ames’s treason was one of the most popular counterintelligence cases. How could it not be? Ames was the director of CIA Counterintelligence at the time.He was recruited by the Russian and has been supplying staggering amount of information for 10 years. A great number of US agents working undercover in Russia were arrested and killed because of Ames. Ames’s capture in 1994 didn’t come easy, especially after James J, Angleton (his predecessor) was falsely accused by his rivals as a Russian spy also (Hermon). Soon after Ames started to work for the Russian in 1983, suspicion about a spy in American Counterintelligence emerged. But in 1985, when John Pollard, a Jewish agent was arrested with spying for Israel, Aldrich Ames took the opportunity and put the blame to Pollard.In 1987, Pollard was sentenced to life in p rison in 1987. His other successful attempt to turn away the spotlight was by sacrificing another â€Å"more expendable† Russian Spy in the CIA. His name is Edward Lee Howard. But by the help of Ames, Howard managed to flee to Moscow which granted him Political Asylum. Finally, by the testimony of Raffi Eitan, Director of the Office of Scientific Liaison that activated Pollard, Aldrich Ames was uncovered as one of the highest ranking Russian Spy in US Intelligence Agency (Carmel, 1994). But this is already 8 years longer than it supposed to be.Robert Philip Hanssen, age 56, was a veteran counterintelligence agent who was captured selling highly classified national security information to Russia and the former Soviet Union. He was with his colleague â€Å"defending the country† while secretly stabbed them from the back also. He sold up to 6. 000 pages of valuable documentary material in over than 20 separate occasions. In one occasion, FBI agents found that he trade the information with diamonds and more than $ 600. 000 US. Along with the sold documents, Hanssen had compromised FBI counterintelligence investigative techniques, methods and operations.Hanssen has been charged with espionage and conspiracy to commit espionage which are violations with a possible sentence of life in prison or the death penalty (US Department of Justice, 2001). Katrina Leung, a businesswoman and a fundraiser for the Republicans, has successfully compromised 20 years of intelligence work on the People’s Republic of China. Katrina poses as an informant, paid by the Bureau to give information about Chinese Intelligence Operations in America. But at the same time, she was also seducing two senior FBI agents for information.That information regarding the American intelligence was then delivered to Beijing, ruin two decades of counterintelligence work (Marshall, 2003). V. Mistakes and Suggestions One of the factors making it hard for the FBI agents to perform their du ty is the organization’s structure. The bureau is apparently assigned on 2 similar missions which required the opposite skills and quality. The first mission is law enforcement and the second is Intelligence work. Although the two missions are similar, but sharing information, which is a necessity in law enforcement activities, would be disastrous for intelligence work.The double mission structure is making the work complicated and even impossible for FBI agents. Furthermore, the effort to change the structure is made difficult by the decision â€Å"not to change† of the newly arise Republicans (Marshall, 2003) The culture of working alone or in a small team has not make situations any easier. Once an agent is recruited, he/she is referred to as â€Å"special agents† and considered a part of a certain powerful group. This group is unlikely to have suspicion against its fellow agents unless there is no one else to be suspected. This is an obvious mistake.An intel ligence agency is an organization working on the basis of suspicion. None should be consider above suspicion, even ones with seniority. The cases of Aldrich Ames and Robert Philip Hanssen should teach the FBI a very important lesson. In the world of intelligence, it is rather difficult to keep guard on every single possibility of breach. One intelligence agency will always do their best to penetrate all the others. If we are an American agent, working undercover in Russia for instance, we will always worry about a mole in American Agency, exposing our identity to the Russians, and vice versa.So how will we ensure the safety of our agents? , or how would we make easy to discover a mole inside our agency? One way to do it is, by what is called â€Å"compartementation† â€Å"Compartementation† is a design or organization, where individuals are sealed apart from others as humanly possible and information is shared only on a need to know basis. Although the design will make information sharing a little difficult, without it, a mole in the crowd could operate long enough to cause immense destruction before getting caught.A very good example of this is the Aldrich Ames case that we have elaborated before (Marshall, 2003). VI. Conclusion Since the Independence Day, intelligence has always been a mandatory but dangerous work. But due to its role keeping sensitive and classified information regarding a nation’s system of defense, being a dangerous job, is not all that surprising. As an attack on a country has always started with their leak of information, counterintelligence is nothing to be taken lightly. Severe punishment over traitors must also be made to set an example for others, in order not to have it repeated.Experience has shown us that the US counterintelligence activities have not been maximized. Possible reformation to increase the efficiency of the organization hasn’t been conducted yet. Meanwhile, double agents have reached as f ar as the highest level of American Counterintelligence Organization, and have been compromising national security for years before being captured. It is imperative for the organizations to really work on the basis of suspicion, to increase compartementation for a more trustworthy system of investigation.Hopefully, tragedy of counterintelligence such as Ames’s and Hanssen’s would never again be repeated for the sake of the country. Bibliography Carmel, Chezi. 1994. â€Å"The Conspiracy Against Pollard†. Maariv Weekend Supplement (on-line). Available from http://www. jonathanpollard. org/1994/031894. htm Accessed March 29 2005 Freeh, Louis J. 2001. US Department of Justice (on-line). Available from http://www. fbi. gov/pressrel/pressrel01/hanssen. htm Accessed March 29 2005 Hermon, Haim. â€Å"Free Jonathan Pollard†. Available from http://hhermon. tripod.com/jpollard/ Accessed March 29 2005 Marshall, Joshua Micah. 2003. â€Å"Counterintelligent†. Wa shington Monthly (on-line). Available from http://www. washingtonmonthly. com/features/2003/0307. marshall. html Accessed March 29 2005 Rose, P. K. 1999. â€Å"The Founding Fathers of American Intelligence†. Central Intelligence Agency. (on-line) Available from http://www. odci. gov/csi/books/940299/art-1. html . Accessed March 29 2005 â€Å"Why Not Call It Treason? ; from Korea to Afghanistan†. Available from http://www. henrymarkholzer. com/articles_why_not_treason. shtml Accessed March 29 2005

A Streetcar Named Desire By Susan Glaspell - 1462 Words

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The Oxford Dictionary gives five different definitions of...

The Oxford Dictionary gives five different definitions of the meaning of â€Å"politics.† One definition is: â€Å"activities within an organization that are aimed at improving someone’s status or position and are typically considered to be devious or divisive.† Another definition is: â€Å"a particular set of political beliefs or principles.† For a long time, politics has shaped the way that people write and think about life. Politics has been a major influence on literary works, such as Dante’s Inferno, Don Quixote, and Corinne, Or Italy, and in these works you get the chance to understand the political beliefs from the author’s point of view instead of from another character in the novel. Dante’s Inferno, although seemingly a religious epic poem,†¦show more content†¦Dante was one of the few apart of this political power. In The Inferno, one can see examples of Dante’s political beliefs by who he places in hell and how he actually feels about them. 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The Explusion Of Civil Disobedience, By Henry David Thoreau

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Night Creature Crescent Moon Chapter 28 Free Essays

â€Å"Luc!† The sitter burst out the front door, pausing when she saw the three of us nearby. â€Å"I’m sorry, Mr. Adam, he slipped away again. We will write a custom essay sample on Night Creature: Crescent Moon Chapter 28 or any similar topic only for you Order Now † Hurrying forward, she scooped Luc into her arms. â€Å"You’re like an eel, boy.† â€Å"Bye,† Luc said as she turned and carried him back to the trailer. The child cast curious glances at me the entire way. â€Å"You don’t belong here,† Adam said. His words hurt, but I was determined not to show it. â€Å"I know.† â€Å"I’ll take you home.† â€Å"To Boston?† â€Å"Would you go?† â€Å"No.† â€Å"There isn’t a loup-garou, Diana. You’re wasting your time. If you stay, someone’s going to get hurt.† â€Å"People are dying. What’s killing them, Adam? You?† â€Å"What if I was?† I blinked. â€Å"I – uh – what?† â€Å"What if I was killing them?† â€Å"You said there wasn’t a wolf.† â€Å"Exactly. So it must be a person.† â€Å"But†¦ the police found proof of an animal killing people.† â€Å"Then it’s an animal, which means it isn’t me.† â€Å"Unless you’re the loup-garou.† â€Å"I’m not a wolf.† â€Å"Yet you disappear under every crescent moon.† â€Å"I don’t disappear. I stay at my shack.† â€Å"Why?† â€Å"Things happen under that moon.† He took a deep breath. â€Å"I mean things have happened. To me, in de army. I try not to remember, but – â€Å" He let the breath out and his shoulders slumped. I wanted to touch his hair, hold his hand, but I knew he wouldn’t let me. â€Å"Luc was wrong,† he said. â€Å"I don’t like de crescent moon; I despise it.† â€Å"What happened?† Instead of answering, he took my arm and half-led, half-dragged me to the ancient Chevy parked in the driveway. The thing appeared to be at least forty years old. A little restoration would do wonders, just like the mansion. Right now the car was a mess – rusted, blotchy, no true color to speak of. Adam opened the passenger door and I balked. â€Å"Get in,† he said through gritted teeth, â€Å"or I will make you.† I glanced at the trailer. Luc waved from the window. I got in the car, wincing when a busted spring thumped me in the ass. The seat was badly torn, as if an animal had clawed it apart. The car was so old, it didn’t have air-conditioning. In a near-synchronized movement, we rolled down the windows. The morning was already hot enough that the wind felt good in my hair. â€Å"I’m not gonna tell you what happened,† Adam murmured. â€Å"I can’t† The â€Å"can’t† stopped me. I understood that special ops were a secret. â€Å"What happened to your wife?† His fingers tightened on the wheel. â€Å"She’s gone.† â€Å"How?† I imagined terrible things – things that had put the shadows in his eyes. Was this why he couldn’t love me? Death was something I understood. â€Å"Packed up her stuff, cleaned out our bank accounts, and ran. The bitch.† I gaped. â€Å"What? She’s dead.† â€Å"I hope so.† â€Å"Luc said his mother was dead.† â€Å"She is to me. To him, too.† His gaze shifted to mine, then back to the road. â€Å"She isn’t coming back, if that’s what you’re worried about.† â€Å"I’m worried about your sanity. Why would you tell your child his mother is dead when she – ?† â€Å"Took off. Abandoned him. Left when he was not much more than a year old and never came back. She didn’t want him. She hates him almost as much as she hates – â€Å" His mourn snapped closed over the last word. But I could figure it out. His wife hated him. I doubted he’d tell me why. â€Å"You didn’t see her again?† â€Å"Nope.† â€Å"Didn’t hear from her?† â€Å"Zap.† â€Å"So you’re still married.† â€Å"Not in my mind.† â€Å"Terrific,† I muttered. â€Å"If I don’t know where she is, how can I send her the divorce papers?† He had a point. Still – â€Å"It was never a real marriage,† he insisted. â€Å"You got a license?† â€Å"Yeah.† â€Å"Then it was real.† â€Å"I never loved her. She never loved me. We got married because†¦Ã¢â‚¬  He shrugged and I understood. â€Å"You couldn’t keep it in your pants. What a shock.† Silence settled over the interior of the car. But I was unable to remain quiet for long. â€Å"Why did you tell me you couldn’t have children?† â€Å"I can’t. Not anymore. After Luc I – † He fell silent, as if he could no longer find the words. I had no such trouble. â€Å"You were in an accident? Caught the mumps? What?† â€Å"I had a vasectomy.† My mouth fell open. I seemed to have that problem a lot lately. â€Å"Why?† â€Å"I don’t make de same mistake twice.† â€Å"But – What if you met someone? Wanted more children?† â€Å"I won’t.† My chest hurt, as if someone were pounding on it with a lead pipe, trying to break my heart. â€Å"You can’t know that,† I managed. â€Å"I will never marry again. Never have another child. It’s de way things are.† I never planned to marry again, either, knew with utter certainty I’d never love anyone the way I’d loved Simon. I hadn’t wanted a baby with him; I definitely didn’t want one with anyone else. So why did Adam’s words bother me so much? Because I smelled a lie in there somewhere; I just wasn’t sure where. Perhaps it was the lie of omission. He had another life, a family I didn’t even know about And if he’d lied about that, he’d probably lied about something else. â€Å"Why didn’t you tell me about Luc?† â€Å"My life in de swamp is different from my life with my son.† I stiffened. â€Å"And I’m part of your life in the swamp? How flattering.† â€Å"Diana, you don’t understand – â€Å" â€Å"I think I do. You don’t want your precious son being contaminated by the trampy woman you’re screwing.† His jaw tightened. â€Å"That isn’t what I said.† â€Å"You don’t have to.† I crossed my arms and stared out the window. â€Å"I’ll do anything to keep Luc from being hurt.† I shot him a glare. â€Å"You think I’d hurt him?† â€Å"Not on purpose. But – † He lifted his hand from the steering wheel, then lowered it. â€Å"He wants a mother. I can’t give him one.† â€Å"You could.† â€Å"No,† he said with cold finality. â€Å"You plan on stayin’, cher? You want a ready-made family? A little cabin in de swamp? Drive a car pool? Make bag lunches? Soccer games and Little League?† When I hesitated, he nodded. â€Å"That’s what I thought. So I keep him away. Why get his hopes up? He’s gonna have a hard enough life as it is.† â€Å"Why is his life going to be hard?† â€Å"That’s just de way Me is.† â€Å"You know the future?† â€Å"Sometimes I think I do.† I stared at him as he stared out the windshield. â€Å"You say the strangest things.† â€Å"I don’t want you to tell anyone about him.† I spread my hands wide. â€Å"Who would I tell?† â€Å"No one knows he’s my son. I want to keep it that way. People around here, they think I’m nuts.† â€Å"I wonder why,† I said dryly. He ignored me. â€Å"Luc should have as normal of a life as possible.† â€Å"Why wouldn’t he?† â€Å"My Me isn’t normal.† â€Å"It could be.† â€Å"No. I have responsibilities. Things I have to do – â€Å" A thought broke through my confusion. â€Å"Are you still in the army? Some super secret agent crap?† â€Å"No,† he said shortly. â€Å"What, exactly, do you do?† He didn’t bother to answer, which only made me more suspicious. But his next words hurt so much, I forgot all about that. â€Å"I don’t want you to see Luc again.† â€Å"Fine,† I snapped. I didn’t plan on seeing Adam again, either. Just because I didn’t want children didn’t mean I was going to take kindly to being told I wasn’t allowed near one. Adam was making me feel bad, and I already felt bad enough. He turned off the main road and slowed at the sight of a car parked in front of the mansion. Cassandra sat on the porch. As we pulled up she stood, hand raised to shield her eyes from the bright morning sunlight. I glanced at my watch. Seven forty-five. Damn, I’d told her I’d call by 7:00 A.M. and let her know I was okay. I was surprised Detective Sullivan wasn’t here, too. â€Å"Who is that?† Adam murmured. â€Å"Cassandra.† â€Å"She don’t look like a voodoo priestess.† â€Å"Exactly what does a voodoo priestess look like?† â€Å"Hell if I know.† Cassandra’s face flooded with relief when she saw me. Her gaze went to Adam, and her eyebrows shot up. I’m sure he had that effect on all the women. I climbed out of the car. â€Å"Sorry. I forgot to call.† â€Å"I can see why.† I turned to introduce Adam, and he drove away. I was left gaping at the taillights of his Chevy. Sure, I’d planned to blow him off, but he hadn’t even given me the chance. â€Å"Antisocial much?† Cassandra murmured. â€Å"You have no idea.† â€Å"What happened last night?† â€Å"He isn’t the loup-garou,† I blurted. Her only reaction was a slight lifting of her dark eyebrows. â€Å"How do you know?† â€Å"I touched him with your knife, and he didn’t explode.† â€Å"Not into flames anyway.† â€Å"What’s that supposed to mean?† She smirked. â€Å"You had sex.† â€Å"See that in your crystal ball?† â€Å"Didn’t have to. I can tell by the way you watched him go.† â€Å"Hell,† I mattered. â€Å"Isn’t it? So where were you?† I opened my mouth to tell her, then remembered Adam’s admonition about Luc. Not that I’d promised anything. Not that I owed Adam anything. Not that Cassandra was any type of threat. Then again I had no idea whom I could trust and whom I couldn’t I’d thought Adam and I had something – if not love, well, at least lust and extreme like. Discovering he had a son, that he was, technically, married, had shaken my confidence. Go figure. Having him say he didn’t want me near his child hurt But I wasn’t going to make myself feel any better by telling Cassandra. I don’t think anything would make me feel better. â€Å"Diana?† Cassandra pressed. â€Å"Where were you?† â€Å"His place.† â€Å"In the swamp.† I nodded. We had been, most of the time. I remembered something else about Luc – he wasn’t supposed to exist. I’d found no record of his birth at all. Had I missed it? Had it been lost, stolen, misplaced? I was so confused. The sound of vehicles turning off the main highway made both Cassandra and I glance up. A delivery truck and an unmarked police car rattled down the driveway. â€Å"Sullivan,† Cassandra murmured. She didn’t sound pleased. â€Å"Ms. Malone.† He nodded at me, then Cassandra. â€Å"Priestess.† He put a sarcastic twist on the title and Cassandra’s eyes narrowed. â€Å"You better watch it or she’ll turn you into a toad,† I said. â€Å"Wish I could,† Cassandra murmured. Sullivan didn’t appear worried. â€Å"I’d be happy to call you Miss, Mrs., or Ms. if I knew your last name.† â€Å"You mean you haven’t been able to uncover that information with your superior detecting skills?† Cassandra asked. â€Å"I’ve been a little busy.† â€Å"What is your last name?† I asked. â€Å"I don’t need one. ‘Priestess Cassandra’ sets me apart. It isn’t as if there are two in town.† I tilted my head. She didn’t want to tell me. How interesting. I never would have thought Cassandra had something to hide. Maybe everyone did. â€Å"Which one of you is Malone?† the deliveryman asked. â€Å"Me.† I took the clipboard he offered and signed next to my name. The stuff from Frank had arrived. Thank goodness. In less than a week the crescent moon would rise and now I’d be ready. â€Å"What’s that?† Sullivan asked as the delivery guy unloaded a cart with a long, thin box atop two shorter fatter ones. â€Å"Cage, tree stands, tranquilizer gun.† â€Å"You got a permit for that?† I stopped in the middle of opening the box on the top. â€Å"I was told the gun laws in Louisiana are†¦ lenient.† Sullivan scowled. â€Å"You got that right. But trapping an animal and transporting it across state lines is a different matter.† Hell. I hadn’t thought of that. Luckily Frank had. On top of the dart gun lay documents, all made out and stamped nice and legal, signed by the governor and giving me the right to take pretty much anything anywhere I wanted to. Frank might be an annoying pain, but he was an organized, think-ahead, rich annoying pain with a lot of connections. I handed the papers to Sullivan. Frustration washed over his face. He handed them back to me with a scowl. â€Å"Did you ever tell Adam Ruelle I wanted to talk to him?† â€Å"We already had this conversation.† â€Å"He still hasn’t contacted me.† I shrugged. Adam wasn’t going to call the detective. Not in this lifetime. â€Å"Why did you call me if it wasn’t about Ruelle?† he demanded. I’d forgotten about the call I’d placed, the message I’d left, but I remembered the question I’d had. â€Å"Did you ever identify the man who was strangled in the swamp?† â€Å"No.† â€Å"Isn’t that strange?† Cassandra murmured. â€Å"Shouldn’t someone be searching for him?† â€Å"Eventually. Maybe.† Sullivan shrugged. â€Å"You’d be surprised how many John Does there are in the world. Especially around here. Speaking of which, we never found Charlie Wagner’s body.† I tried very hard not to look at Cassandra. Probably as hard as she was trying not to look at me. The detective glanced back and forth between us. His eyes narrowed. Before he could ask us questions we wouldn’t answer, I asked one of my own. â€Å"The St. Tammany police thought there was a rabies problem in the swamp.† â€Å"There’s something. My boss called in a specialist.† â€Å"What kind of specialist?† â€Å"There’s been a problem in several states with a new strain of rabies.† â€Å"Really?† Cassandra murmured. â€Å"Funny we didn’t hear about it.† â€Å"They try to keep information of that nature quiet. People panic.† â€Å"Can’t imagine why,† I said. â€Å"Guy should be here in a couple days. He’ll do his thing, and then we can concentrate on our other problems.† â€Å"Which are?† â€Å"Who strangled a stranger and who’s stealing dead bodies.† He squinted at Cassandra as he said the latter. She just rolled her eyes and turned away. â€Å"Maybe you should wait to do your trapping until our rabies expert is finished,† he said. â€Å"What if my wolf is the one with the rabies problem?† And I kind of thought he was – if you considered rabies was a euphemism for the curse of the crescent moon. â€Å"Then you’d definitely better back off. You don’t want rabies, Ms. Malone. Even with the new medicines, it isn’t pretty.† Hey, I didn’t want to be baying at the moon, either. I wasn’t going to take any chances. â€Å"You’ll wait until I give the go-ahead before you move forward with†¦ ?† Sullivan made a vague motion toward the cage and the dart gun. â€Å"Of course.† â€Å"Great I’ll be in touch.† The detective climbed into his car and rumbled down the drive toward the highway. Cassandra cleared her throat. When I glanced at her, she lifted a dark brow. â€Å"You really plan to wait?† â€Å"Hell, no.† How to cite Night Creature: Crescent Moon Chapter 28, Essay examples

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