The definition of love is " a deep‚ tender‚ ineffable feeling of affection and solicitude toward a person." In "The Gift of the Magi‚" the two main characters possess a love for each other that is so strong that they are willing to sacrifice their greatest treasures for each other‚ with no regrets. Also‚ they do not obsess over superficial things like appearances. Therefore‚ the moral of the story is that it is not the material things that matter‚ it is the love you have for another person‚ and the
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believe that it will just happen.When in reality you must pursue and be determined to finish your job. Kids nowadays are lazier than ever and let other people such as their parents do every thing for them.In the texts “Flowers for Algernon”‚ “Gift of the Magi”‚ and the movie “Space Jam” it is showcased that determination can lead to success. “Flowers for Algernon” shows many examples on how determination leads to success. Charlie who is a mentally challenged 37 year old‚ wants to be smart like everyone
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In the story “The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry the two main characters are a husband and wife who give up their most precious possessions to be able to afford gifts for each other on Christmas Eve. The story follows the wife Della throughout the day as she tries to find a way to get money so she can buy her husband Jim a Christmas gift. Throughout the story there are a lot of themes that are shown through Della and Jim’s actions. The three most important themes found in this story are sacrifice
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Figure [ 1 ] ATTY. FELIPE L. GOZON Chairman‚ President and CEO GMA Network‚ Inc Mater Entrepreneur 2004 Atty. Felipe L. Gozon is credited for the impressive turnaround in recent years of GMA Network‚ Inc.‚ a conglomerate of companies engaged in radio and TV broadcasting‚ post production services‚ filmmaking‚ music recording‚ and new media. Atty. Gozon was part of the triumvirate which‚ in the mid-1970’s‚ brought GMA from the original American owner‚ Mr. Robert "Uncle Bob" Stewart. The
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The script CHRISTOPHER STREET is a character driven drama‚ propelled by the theme of second chances. In this story‚ an actor with AIDS is given a second opportunity to relive his life and make better moral choices. The plot incorporates a “time travel” premise in which the protagonist wakes up 30 years younger. Time travel type stories are popular and have been successful (PEGGY SUE GOT MARRIED‚ BACK TO THE FUTURE‚ THE TERMINATOR‚ 12 MONKEY‚ etc.). The idea of a rather selfish‚ self-destructive
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Intertwined in the stories of “Gwilan’s Harp” by Ursula K. LeGuin‚ “The Washwoman” by Isaac Singer‚ and “The Last Leaf” by O. Henry‚ lays a burden of loss. All of these stories experience the greatest loss when a character dies. Torm‚ Gwilan’s faithful husband in “Gwilan’s Harp”‚ a humble‚ hardworking washwoman from “The Washwoman”‚ and Behrman‚ the unsuccessful artist from “The Last Leaf”‚ all perish in their stories. The characters that die impact the other characters in the story in different
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Hope is a feeling that keeps a person going. Hope is belief in an optimistic result that is related to different events and situations that occur in a person’s life. Hope implies a certain amount of determination. A person is determined when he or she believes that the outcome of an event will be positive even when the facts that are laid out are negative. This form of hope can be seen through famous people who used hope to overcome their struggles Lance Armstrong was diagnosed with serious cancer
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can bring it back‚ and only memories of it’s presence remain. The inevitability does not lessen the pain and emptiness it leaves in it’s wake. In three short stories‚ “Gwilan’s Harp” by Ursula K. LeGuin‚ “The Washwoman” by Isaac Singer‚ and “The Last Leaf” by O. Henry‚ the theme of loss is illustrated through the loss of a family member‚ prized possession‚ and a friend. Any heirloom passed down through a family gains personal value with each consecutive generation‚ and Gwilan’s harp is no exception
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In O’Henry’s “Gift of the Magi‚” Baldwin’s “Sonny’s Blues‚” and in Bontemps’s “A Summer Tragedy” one discusses the love they have is a healthy relationship. In O’Henry’s “Gift of the Magi” James and Della sold their prized possessions for each other‚ and they are poor. In Baldwin’s “Sonny’s Blues” Sonny and his brother builds a bond. In Bontemps’s “A Summer Tragedy” Jeff and Jennie dies together out of love and being brave. Have you ever loved someone so much? Even though James and Della do not
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The text under analysis is a story written by O’Henry. O’Henry is a pseudonym of William Sydney Porter. He was an American writer‚ noted for his numerous short stories. He worked in various jobs: as a rancher‚ bank teller‚ as a journalist. He founded a comic weekly magazine “The Rolling Stone” before being employed by “The Houston Post” to write a humorous daily coloumn. In 1898 he was convicted of embezzlement and served a three-year term in the federal penitentiary. After that he contributed short
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