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    India's gift to world

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    "India’s gift to World" Swami Vivekananda‚ the Hindoo monk‚ delivered a lecture Monday night under the auspices of the Brooklyn Ethical Association before a fairly large audience at the hall of the Long Island Historical Society‚ corner Pierrepont and Clinton streets. His subject was "India’s Gift to the World". He spoke of the wondrous beauties of his native land‚ "where stood the earliest cradle of ethics‚ arts‚ sciences‚ and literature‚ and the integrity of whose sons and the virtue

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    THE GIFT OF MAGI Della and Jim Young‚ the main characters in "The Gift of the Magi‚’’ are a young married couple with very little money. Jim has suffered a thirty-percent pay cut‚ and the two must scrimp for everything. On the day before Christmas‚ Delia counts the money she has painstakingly saved for months. She is dismayed to find she has less than two dollars‚ hardly enough to buy anything at all. After a good long cry‚ Delia determines to find a way to buy Jim the present he deserves. As she

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    The Gift of the Magi and its Background Mindy Phillips Introduction to Literature ENG125 Instructor Julie Alfaro January 21st‚ 2013 In my paper I am going to be describing the short story The Gift of the Magi. Throughout my paper I am going to describe what I feel is the theme of the story itself. I will also be explaining and identifying symbolism used and described in the story‚ as well as talking about the point of view that the narrator used in the story. Finally‚ I will be describing

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    Gift of the Holy Spirit

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    Gifts of the Holy Spirit Gifts of the Holy Spirit enable us to live a holy Christian life. The Gifts of the Holy Spirit are: 1. Wisdom - desire for the things of God‚ and to direct our whole life and all our actions to His honor and glory 2. Understanding - enable us to know more clearly the mysteries of faith 3. Counsel - warn us of the deceits of the devil‚ and of the dangers to salvation 4. Fortitude - strengthen us to do the will of God in all things 5. Knowledge - enable us to discover

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    Prize Giving Harwood

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    • Social Satire • Set Narrative- tightly structured rhyme scheme • 3rd person (omniscent) narrative and uses a double vouce. This distances Harwood from her characters which still enabling her to give her perspective. Eisenbart’s psyche is presented from Harwood’s perspective as she is being judgemental and mocking him through the use of words such as “grace” and “rudely declined”. • Iambic Pentameter (10 beats to the line‚ as in Shakespeare) • An Extreamely formally structured poem- Reinforcing

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    thanks giving day

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    “What Thanksgiving means to me. In my country‚ Korea‚ having same holiday Thanksgiving called by Chu-Seok. Thanksgiving is upon us. I have to say‚ fall is one of my most favorite times of the year – first Halloween‚ then Thanksgiving‚ and then Christmas‚ all right in a row. The decorations‚ the music‚ the food‚ the holiday spirit – I like it. Coming from a large family – and having a large extended family – only heightened the holiday cheer growing up‚ and I used to help create that cheer

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    because they were funny. Whether they tell real or fictional stories‚ most children’s books often try to teach a meaningful lesson. Some children books teach about friendship‚ bravery‚ and diversity. While others tell us it’s important to love. In The Giving Tree‚ Shel Silverstein tells a fictional story about a tree and young boy’s relationship. The tree and young boy established a very close connection‚ as the boy got older he began separating from the tree. Even though he separated from the tree‚ the

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    Different Manifestation Gifts

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    the manifestation gifts (1 Corinthians)‚ the redemptive gifts (Romans 12- prophet‚ servant‚ teacher‚ exhorter‚ giver‚ ruler‚ & mercy)‚ and the ministry gifts in which we walk out our other gifts (Ephesians 4). The redemptive gifts are possibly received at conception‚ rather than salvation. (It is one of God’s mysteries as to when we truly receive a redemptive gift. The Bible does not make clear the exact timing. See Jeremiah 1:5 for indication of initial gifting.) The gifts tend to shape our

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    A Gift Beyond Description

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    A Gift Beyond Description Scripture: 2 Corinthians 9:15 A. My text this morning is 2 Corinthians 9:15. It is a short verse‚ only 8 words long. Listen as the apostle Paul says‚ "Thanks be unto God for His indescribable gift."  This is the time of year when we are concerned about choosing just the right Christmas gifts to give to the special people in our lives. But let me ask you‚ "Have you ever received an indescribable gift?" Have you ever received a gift that was beyond description? 

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    perspective of the Natives‚ that the nature of relationships of Natives and Non-natives in early America was at first beneficial‚ but over time the relationships became corrupted and would slowly deteriorate due to Europeans belief of supremacy over Natives‚ Europeans forced conversion of Natives’ lifestyle to Europeans’ beliefs‚ and Europeans hostile take over of Native land. The act of gift giving created a kinship between Natives and Europeans and eventually a very lucrative trading market was

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