The most valuable gift It only takes a few seconds to realize how under-appreciated the gift of life really is. I can still remember the exact moment in which I began to understand that life is the most valuable gift that I have ever been given. Never again since that moment have I forgotten how quickly that gift can be taken away. A few seconds earlier or later‚ a few inches left or right‚ or maybe just a little less luck could have changed what turned out to be a life-altering experience into
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Committed Murder of Medgar Evers In the morning about 12:20 am of June 12‚ 1963‚ Medgar Evers reached home after a long meeting at the New Jerusalem Baptist Church situated at 2464 Kelley Street. . He got out of his car‚ arms filled with “Jim Crow Must Go” T-shirts‚ and walked toward the kitchen door when a shot was fired from a high-powered rifle‚ striking Evers in the back. Myrlie heard the shot‚ ran outside with the children behind her‚ and saw Medgar lying face down in the carport. Next-door-neighbor
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Irony in “The Gift of the Magi” In The Gift of the Magi‚ O Henry uses irony to place special emphasis on love and sacrifice. O Henry is known for his use of irony in his short stories. Irony is defined as: “the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning” (dictionary.com). In The Gift of the Magi‚ O Henry uses verbal‚ situational and dramatic irony to tell his story. The most obvious and prominent type of irony used in The Gift of the Magi was situational irony
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us to understand what the theme of a story actually is. The theme of “The gift of Magi” is selflessness. Symbolism and Plot are two literary elements in this story that contribute to the theme. The theme in a story is associated with an idea that lies behind the story (R.W. Clugston‚ 2010) To understand what the theme of the story is we have to figure out what the literary symbols are and what they stand for. “The Gift of Magi” tells a story of what lengths Della and Jim would go to make each
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It’s important to have the best air rifles for hunting. Hunting and rifles are part of so many people’s lives. Some people hunt as a hobby while other people are more serious and hunt on a professional basis. But‚ how many of us‚ do really think about rifles and where the hunting rifles really began. Here’s some interesting facts about rifles and the history about where rifles began. The first rifle The first rifle barrels appeared during the sixteenth century. During the sixteenth century‚ the rifle
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Best Compression Pants 1. Intro: What are compression pants? Why are they used? etc (Approx 400 words) It has now become the norm top sport various athletes with a skin-tight compression pants‚ compression shorts and compression socks. Compression garments is fast taking its space as a favorite sports performance gear by professional and recreational athletes. The garments become popular after scientific reports indicated that it offers ergogenic aid. The other benefits of compression garments include
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I’ll demonstrate the benefit and advantage of the silicon watch. Finally‚ we will talk a look at the target customer. This presentation will provide Q&A section of the end. Before I started‚ allow me please to ask you a few question. How many people think Silicon watch enable your high-tech lifestyle and best your needs? If you want these things‚ then you want the silicon watch. Initially‚ I’d like to begin with some background information. As you all know‚ watch market has been initiated into
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The Ever Changing Electoral-College When the United States first gained its independence‚ a set of laws and regulations had to be formulated in order to keep the country running. The Founding fathers came up with these laws and regulations in a meeting now known as the constitutional convention. In this convention‚ the method for electing the president and vice president was created and it was called the Electoral College. The Electoral College is a method the United States uses to vote for the president
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Summary “The Gift of the Magi” “The Gift of the Magi” is a wonderful short story. It is the brilliant story that shows the true meaning of selfless love that the author tries to let the readers to know from the Christmas gifts. It is not what the gifts are ‚ but the meaning behind the gifts is more important. This text is a story about Della and Jim Young ‚ a married couple with very little money. On the
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Explain the changes in attitudes to Australia’s involvement in the Vietnam War Australia’s attitude to its involvement in the Vietnam War changed due to a number of factors. Australia’s attitude changed from supporting the war during the beginning to opposing the war as it progressed. This is due to the fact that there was little understanding of why the war was occurring as Menzies manipulated the Public View by playing on the fear of communism. Also most of the older generation and veterans believed
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