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For Fola who has been homeschooled all her life, she wanted a normal life far from the demons of her past that she never seems to outgrow and hence, her decision to attend a normal school.Nothing prepares her for the quick and instant friendship with the school's prettiest face, Mojirola which ultimately leads her to Tobi. Her friendship with the two was everything she ever wanted.Except that it might end up becoming her greatest nightmare.

44 Chapters

Overshadowed stars

She wears a mask everyday to hide her insecurities by being cheerful. She always felt inferior to her sister who's perfect in everything unlike her. Her life took a complete u turn when she met "Him"......AIDEN PARKER. He's the most handsome man she ever met. He's tall, handsome, hot, he's perfect. If only he hadn't been such a cocky, annoying and arrogant prick. "I haven't noticed it till now. Nice butt, you're looking hot." he commented making her feel annoyed than she already is. "Seriously!? I can't believe that you're flirting with me. Last time I remember, you were dying to get back with my sister." He winked at her instead of giving a reply, and that act alone made her scoff in disbelief. "What a cocky bastard he is!" She mumbled under her breathe. What would happen if they had to be in a relationship with each other? She's a person who always keeps watering her insecurities while he's a man who is just so full of himself. Will he help her to shine brighter?

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38 Chapters

Chasing Stars with Another Woman

My fiancé goes missing after a grand and lavish engagement party. He leaves nothing but a letter behind. It states that his childhood sweetheart has a terminal illness—her only wish is to see the aurora. On the day he returns to the country, I visit him, wanting to call off the engagement. Ivana Jennings stands beside Jacob Gardner and weeps. "I'm sorry for putting you two in a tough spot, Ariel. I'll leave now. I'll never disturb you anymore!" Jacob stops her and shields her behind him. He looks at me frostily. "I'll kill you if you dare do anything to Ivana!" I sneer. "I don't deal with just about anyone for two reasons. Firstly, I don't want to dirty my hands. Secondly, I don't want to deal with rabid dogs."

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REWRITE THE STARS

“This fire could consume us both, ‘querida’.” Slowly, he kissed each knuckle of her hand, causing zings of pleasure to curl up and down her body. “Once I start kissing you, I might never stop. Ever!” A shudder of pleasure went through her at those words. Pleasure… Desire… Fear. “Come,” he said, “it’s late. It’s time for bed.” Have you ever wished you could start your life all over again? Spain… Marbella… a tall, dark, handsome man. This seemed the perfect start to a unique love story. And it was... for a while. The gorgeous heiress Calleigh decides to go to Spain for a short vacation. Once she arrived here, she fell under the spell of the powerful and breathtaking Spanish tycoon Gabriel De León in a hot-blooded encounter that took away her soul, heart, innocence… and memory. Gabriel looked everywhere for Calleigh Swanson and found her in a hospital, lost and lonely. Her betrayal left him angry and disappointed. So, what better way to punish the woman who nearly ruined him than to marry and destroy her body and soul? Only she's now carrying… his child.

25 Chapters

When Stars Fade

After being pushed down the stairs by my husband's first love, I suffered a difficult labor with our second child and died in a corner of their family's private hospital. Before I died, my six-year-old son cried and begged for his father to save me. The first time, Shawn sneered. "Your mom's gotten smarter, using you to play the victim and trick people." After that, he flung my son's hand away and left heartlessly. The second time, my son told him I was bleeding uncontrollably. Shawn was clearly impatient. "She's being so dramatic, it's just a miscarriage, nothing serious. She's always made mountains out of molehills!" After chasing my son away, he even told the doctors not to care for me. "It's my fault for spoiling her. She'll know what she did wrong once I let her have a hard time for a few days." The last time, my son went to my husband's first love Jasmine, kneeling in front of her and knocking his head on the ground, begging her. Shawn flew into a rage and ordered bodyguards to throw my battered and bruised son out of the hospital room, allowing others to laugh at his misfortune. "If you come bother Jasmine while she's resting again, I'll kick your mom out of our family! She'll never see you again!" My son crawled to my side, leaving behind a long trail of blood. And so, I laid there helplessly as I felt the warmth escape both my son and I. 'Are you happy now, Shawn? You'll never see us again.'

9 Chapters

Twelve Red Lights, One Big Red Flag

My girlfriend called me frantically out of the blue, saying her mother's water had broken. She begged me to take them to the hospital. But I lazily hung up the phone and turned away, buying myself an ice cream bar instead. In my previous life, her mother had also gone into labor late in life. I had risked everything to rush her to the hospital, running twelve red lights, pushing my car to the limit until the fuel gauge nearly burst. Yet, despite all that, her mother had lost the baby. Worse still, she turned around and accused me of killing the baby. My girlfriend had hated me for it, blaming me for her mother's inability to have children again. That very night, she and her shameless relatives took over my family's house, forcing my parents into such anger and despair that they ended up in the hospital. My company went bankrupt, and as if that weren't enough, I was beaten so severely that both my legs were broken. In the end, I fell into a deep depression and took my own life. But when I opened my eyes again, I found myself reborn. This time, I uncovered the secret her mother had been hiding.

11 Chapters

How Many Stars Did The Flag With Stars Have In 1777?

3 Answers2025-08-28 16:29:00

There's a simple line in a Continental Congress resolution that stuck with me the first time I dug into early American history: the 1777 Flag Resolution called for thirteen stars. It sounds almost poetic—'a new constellation' was the phrase used—meant to represent the thirteen original colonies. I still get a little thrill picturing a blue field dotted with those thirteen white stars, even though the document didn't spell out how to arrange them.

What I love about this is how practical and symbolic things were mashed together. The resolution (June 14, 1777) also set thirteen stripes, alternating red and white, so the whole flag was a visual shout of unity. Artists and craftsmen over the years tried different patterns—circles, rows, and more fanciful designs—because Congress never dictated a strict layout for the stars. That created regional variations and the legends, like the Betsy Ross story, which are charming even if not fully proven.

Thinking about it now, those thirteen stars became a living emblem: as new states joined, so did stars, but the thirteen stripes remained as a nod to origins. If you ever wander through museums or reenactor events, spotting the different star patterns turns into a little game of historical detective work. For me, it's that mix of simple law, evolving art, and human stories that keeps the flag fascinating.

How Did The Flag With Stars Get Its Current Layout?

3 Answers2025-08-28 02:02:56

I get a little giddy talking about flag history — there's something oddly cozy about how a handful of stars became this carefully measured pattern. The short story is that the current 50-star layout was officially adopted on July 4, 1960 after Hawaii became the 50th state in 1959, and it uses nine horizontal rows of stars that alternate between six and five stars (so it reads 6–5–6–5–6–5–6–5–6). That staggered arrangement gives the field a balanced, almost woven look, which helps the flag look symmetrical whether it hangs limp or flies full — and that’s a big reason it survived as the practical choice.

What I love is the mix of formal decisions and human stories behind the geometry. For decades the government didn’t rigidly dictate a single star layout; early American flags experimented wildly — think the circular 13-star pattern tied to 'The Star-Spangled Banner' era — and as new states joined, different patterns were tried. Over time officials standardized star sizes, spacing, and proportions (various executive actions and specifications smoothed out the details), because uniformity matters for manufacture, military use, and official displays. There’s also the charming anecdote that a young student named Robert G. Heft submitted a 50-star design as a school project and later claimed his layout helped inspire the final pattern — whether you take that as folklore or fact, it captures how many ordinary folks engage with the flag’s look.

So the current layout is a mix of practicality (symmetry, visibility, production ease), legal adoption after Hawaii’s admission, and a long evolution of earlier patterns. Whenever I see those stars arranged just so, I think about every tiny decision — spacing of the canton, the rows, the margins — that makes a flag feel finished.

Where Can I Buy An Authentic Flag With Stars For Display?

3 Answers2025-08-28 06:22:54

I get oddly excited about flags — they’re like tiny billboards of history and care. If you want an authentic flag with stars for display (I’m assuming you mean a U.S. flag), aim for manufacturers and veteran-friendly sources rather than generic marketplace knockoffs. My go-to starts with long-standing companies like Annin Flagmakers and Valley Forge Flag Company; both have been around for ages and make stitched, durable flags in multiple materials. They offer sewn stars and stripes (not just printed), and you can often choose cotton for an indoor, heirloom-quality look or nylon/polyester for outdoor durability.

If you’re hunting for something truly historic or specially made — a reproduction of a vintage pattern, a hand-stitched piece, or a particular 13-star layout — check museum reproduction shops, specialty makers like Gettysburg Flag Works, or auction houses and reputable dealers who handle genuine antiques. For government-issue or ceremonially correct flags, local VFW posts, American Legion halls, and military surplus stores sometimes sell retired yet authentic flags (they’ll often explain condition and provenance). When buying, inspect the stitching of the stars (are they appliquéd or printed?), the header and grommets, and whether there’s a manufacturer’s label. Also consider how you’ll display it: framed in a shadowbox, hung on a pole, or draped — each needs different materials and construction.

A practical tip from my own wall: get a slightly larger flag for indoor display if you want it to read well from a distance; a stitched cotton flag looks incredible under glass. If authenticity matters, check for 'Made in USA' and ask sellers about sewing methods. And if you ever retire a worn flag, learn the respectful disposal practices — it’s part of the whole ownership ritual and feels right to me.

What Do The Colors On The Flag With Stars Signify Today?

3 Answers2025-08-28 21:44:56

Whenever I see the stars and stripes waving at a Fourth of July parade, I get this odd mix of nostalgia and curiosity about what the colors actually stand for today.

Officially, for the United States flag, the colors have been given meanings: red stands for valor and bravery, white for purity and innocence, and blue for vigilance, perseverance, and justice. Those phrases come from historical documents and later congressional descriptions, but in day-to-day life I find those words are just the starting point. To veterans, red might more vividly mean sacrifice; to kids learning the Pledge, white is a simple badge of honor; to activists the blue sometimes becomes shorthand for institutions they’re debating.

Beyond the U.S., the same three colors can mean very different things. Red can mean revolution, courage, or bloodshed; blue can be freedom or a maritime heritage; white often means peace or a blank slate. Meaning shifts with politics, fashion, and pop culture: flags get co-opted by movements and reinterpreted. For me, the modern take is less about the textbook definition and more about the lived stories people attach to those colors—my neighbor’s grandfather saluting, a protest sign draped in fabric, a soccer crowd singing beneath banners. Colors keep their core symbolism, but they keep changing with us.

What Does The Flag With Stars Represent In U.S. History?

3 Answers2025-08-28 18:10:56

The stars on the American flag are like a simple, stubborn history lesson stitched into fabric — each star stands for one state in the Union. When I saw a faded 13-star banner in a small local museum as a kid, it hit me how the flag itself grew as the country did: you start with 13 stars for the original colonies, then more stars get added every time a new state joins. The number of stars is literal counting; the arrangement and style have been changed dozens of times, but that basic idea — one star per state — stays constant.

Sometimes people read more symbolism into the stars: the circular 13-star pattern you see on some Revolutionary War-era flags is often said to represent equality among the original colonies, while later straight rows suggested growth and order. The most famous moment tied to the stars for me is the 'Star-Spangled Banner' — when Francis Scott Key watched the 15-star, 15-stripe flag fly over Fort McHenry, he wrote the poem that became the national anthem. That particular flag and the stories about Betsy Ross sewing a circular 13-star pattern are part myth, part history; historians debate details, but the emotional power of those stars is real. I like to think of the flag as a living timeline: add a star, and the flag records another chapter in a nation's story — sometimes proudly, sometimes contentiously — and that keeps me coming back to museums and old paintings to see how people felt about those stars in their own time.

Who Designed The Original Flag With Stars And Stripes?

3 Answers2025-08-28 18:01:08

I get asked this one all the time when I'm wandering through museums or arguing flags with friends: there isn't a single, irrefutable person who designed the original Stars and Stripes. The Continental Congress passed the famous resolution on June 14, 1777, that specified 'thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new constellation.' That wording set the rules, but it didn't attach the look to one artist or seamstress. In other words, the concept came from Congress, not a lone creative genius.

If you want personalities, two rise up in the popular story. Betsy Ross became famous because her descendants told a family tale—spelled out publicly in 1870 by her grandson—that she sewed the first flag and suggested the circular star pattern. Historians are skeptical because there's no contemporary documentation. Francis Hopkinson, a New Jersey delegate and designer-type, actually claimed later that he had created American symbols and even submitted a bill to Congress in 1780 seeking payment for the flag design. Again, the paperwork isn't airtight for the 1777 Stars and Stripes, and many historians now think the final look was a collaborative, evolving thing. From my visits to the Smithsonian and reading dusty letters, I like thinking of the flag as a practical, political creation shaped by many hands and ideas—Congress set the rules, and folks like seamstresses, naval officers, and local craftsmen filled in the art. It feels more democratic that way, honestly.

When Was The Flag With Stars First Adopted Officially?

3 Answers2025-08-28 20:13:43

I've always been tickled by little historical facts that pop up when you least expect them — like how a simple line in a Continental Congress journal birthed one of the most recognizable flags in the world. On June 14, 1777, the Continental Congress passed a resolution that is usually quoted as: 'Resolved, That the flag of the United States be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new constellation.' That date is why we celebrate Flag Day on June 14.

I like to tell friends that this resolution officially adopted the flag with stars for the new nation, but it didn’t lock down the star arrangement or exact proportions. That ambiguity is where the Betsy Ross legend and a bunch of regional variations come from. Over the years, as states joined, Congress kept updating the flag — and by 1912, President Taft issued guidance to standardize star placement and proportions, which made the modern look more uniform. So, the short historical nugget: the stars-as-a-union flag was first officially adopted on June 14, 1777, though its appearance evolved steadily after that. Whenever I see a faded flag at a parade, I think about that jumble of creativity and law that turned into the 'Stars and Stripes' we all learn about in school, and it makes me want to read more old documents with a cup of coffee.

Can The Flag With Stars Be Customized For Indoor Display?

3 Answers2025-08-28 13:53:41

Honestly, yes — a flag with stars can absolutely be customized for indoor display, and I've had way too much fun messing around with this kind of project. If you're going for a decorative piece, you can change scale, fabric, star styles (embroidered, applique, printed), and even add a subtle border or backing to match your room. For a national flag, though, I try to be thoughtful: many folks prefer keeping proportions and star placement accurate out of respect, so I usually make a replica rather than altering an official design drastically.

From a practical perspective, materials matter. I swap heavy cotton or silk for a drapey look, choose a stiffer canvas if I want the flag to hang flat, and sometimes mount the fabric on a wooden frame like a stretched canvas — that makes it look gallery-ready. If you need it in a hallway or public indoor spot, ask about flame-retardant treatments; many printers and textile shops can apply those. Lighting and framing transform everything: a backlit panel or a slim shadowbox gives stars a neat glow without touching the flag itself.

One small tip from my experiments: test a miniature first. I ordered a 12x18 sample with different star finishes and hung it beside a bookshelf to see how it played with my lamp. If you want it to feel official but custom, keep the star count/proportion true, change texture or color subtly, and consider professional sewing for a clean finish. I love how a well-made indoor flag can become a cozy focal point — what's the space you're thinking of using it in?

Why Is The Flag With Stars Flown At Half-Staff Sometimes?

3 Answers2025-08-28 18:57:37

Flags going halfway down the pole always catches my eye, and it’s usually a quiet, official signal: the country is observing mourning or respect. In the United States, the stars-and-stripes is flown at half-staff after major national losses — think the death of a president, a justice, or large-scale tragedies — when the President issues a proclamation. Governors can do the same for state officials or local tragedies. There’s a procedure too: you raise the flag briskly to the peak for a moment, then lower it to the halfway point; when lowering for the day you bring it back to the peak again before taking it down. That little ritual of peak-then-half is meant to show both honor and grief.

I’ve seen it in my own town after a beloved teacher died and again after a national calamity, and each time it feels like a shared breath. There are also traditions — for example, on 'Memorial Day' the flag is often at half-staff until noon and then raised for the afternoon — and ships use the term 'half-mast' instead of half-staff. Beyond rules, the sight serves as a communal marker: someone authorized has declared today a moment to remember, and people naturally slow down a bit to reflect.

What Etiquette Rules Govern The Handling Of A Flag With Stars?

3 Answers2025-08-28 04:05:37

I've handled flags at parades, baseball games, and quiet memorials, and one thing that always sticks with me is how much the small rituals matter. For a star-spangled banner (or any flag featuring a canton of stars), the union — the part with the stars — should always be treated as the dignified focal point. When a flag is hung horizontally or flat against a wall, the union belongs in the upper-left from the viewer's perspective. If you hang it vertically, rotate so the stars remain in the upper-left. That little detail makes a huge visual difference and shows respect.

There are a bunch of practical rules that come up again and again: never let the flag touch the ground, never use it as clothing or a table covering, and don’t let it be used for advertising. When carrying a flag in a procession, it should be to your right (its own right) or centered high on the flagstaff; other flags take the position of honor to their right (your left as observer). At night, fly it only if it’s properly illuminated — otherwise, take it down at dusk. If a flag becomes worn or torn, retire it respectfully; many communities have dignified burning ceremonies run by veteran groups or scouts.

I also like to point out the humane bits: hoist briskly, lower ceremoniously, and if it’s at half-staff for mourning, follow official guidance about when to lower and raise it again. Folding into a tight triangle so only the stars show is standard for the U.S. flag and is a nice visual touch when presenting it, like at funerals. These rituals are less about rigid rules and more about showing common respect — after all, gestures stick with people long after the ceremony ends.