Cau 1: Why does O. Henry call his story “The gift of the Magi”? “The gift of the Magi” is a famous short story by O. Henry. It may be mistakento be a fairy tale when it is given that name. However‚ O. Henry calls his story “Thegift of the Magi” because he wants to emphasize the meaning of the gift and showhis love to the characters: Jim and Della. The meaning of the gift is emphasized in the story. It is the gift from the heartthat is more valuable than anything. O. Henry illustrates the meaning
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Twenty Years Later I‚ Beth Thomas‚ a 37-year-old married woman‚ have always been afraid to ride an airplane. People always say the only way to get over your fears is to face them‚ so today will be the day I will face my greatest fear. Why today you ask? Because today is the day of my twenty year High School Reunion. Today will be the day I will see my fellow classmates of the class of Dorman High 2009. Yikes! I Cant believe it! Twenty years have passed since I’ve graduated from high school
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Analysis of “The Last Leaf” "When the last one falls‚ I must go too." Jonsy the protagonist‚ stricken with pneumonia‚ of "The Last Leaf" by O. Henry makes this bleak‚ morbid statement to her friend Sue. In a brief but powerful burst O. Henry uses setting‚ characterization‚ and imagery to eloquently show the folly of wishing for death. In O. Henry’s “The Last Leaf” the story is set “In a little district west of Washington Square where the streets have run crazy and broken themselves
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The Light of Humanity in the Poor Life Reading after the short stories by O. Henry As one of the most prominent short story giants in the history of literature‚ O. Henry’s works possess comprehensive readers. Recently‚ I have finished some of his short stories. I prefer to talk about some of his short stories which are well known. O. Henry’s ending is the symbol of his short story‚ which is famous for its unexpected but also in the way that was expected. Once the readers get into the ending‚ the
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This short story entitled The Last Leaf‚ was written by O. Henry (pseudonym for the American writer William Sydney Porter). It deals with the story of Sue‚ Johnsy and Old Behrman‚ three artists living in a drab district of New York City at the beginning of the twentieth century. One day‚ Johnsy gets sick with Pneumonia and makes it clear she won’t fight death. After the analysis of this short story‚ how can the end be interpreted? The story begins with a description of the area where the
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My life in twenty years! In twenty years I have justice job. I might be a police officer because I will like catching gangsters‚ killers‚ bandits‚ sharks and many others apaches. I also might be a doctor because I will earn a lot of money. Also that more and more people are sick and they need help. I want also to be lawyer because it is interesting job and my father is lawyer. In my free time I will do the things that I like. I will do yoga because
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An Essay: Twenty years from now‚ the world will be a better place to live in People are always looking for new ways to improve their life. Twenty years from now there will be many changes in medicine‚ technology and in environment. Firstly‚ surgeons will be able to replace every part of human body so people will live longer. Secondly‚ there will be some changes in technology. Computers will become much more intelligent and they will be part of our everyday life. Finally‚ there will be also changes
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Porter. After growing up in North Carolina he moved to Texas. His father was a doctor named Dr. Algemon Sidney Porter; his mother’s name was Mary Jane Virginia Swaim Porter. When O’Henry was about 3 years old his mother died of tuberculosis. O’ Henry had to move in with his grandmother. O’Henry loved to read as a child. Who knew this would be the beginning of a great writer. After O’Henry moved in with his grandmother he went to middle and high school. His father’s sister tutored him. After he
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myself. But how would be life in twenty years’ time is very difficult to say because one does not know what will happen the next day. Anyway‚ if I were to comment on this I could say that I am very optimistic when it comes to speak about my future. Even if many persons around myself are a little pessimistic I don’t care what they believe. The only thing I know is that I am going to do my best for my dreams to come true. I will be 34 years old in twenty years time. I will a normal man getting
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Lohmann Barbara- The last leaf by O. Henry THE LAST LEAF BY O. HENRY: A QUESTION OF HOPE AND SELFLESS SACRIFICE O. Henry was an American writer who is known as "The master of the short stories". His writings are characterized by a witty narration with surprising endings. They usually talk about ordinary people and take place in New York City. In "The last leaf" the author uses two central ideas: hope and selfless sacrifice‚ to show that a diseased mind is even more harmful than the disease itself
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