is Della from The Gift of the Magi. Della is a sweet poor woman who needs to buy a present for her husband for christmas but the problem is she only has one dollar and eighty-seven cents. She had been saving that money for a long time. Just like Della I save my money for long periods of time then when the time comes to buy something I spend it all. Della looks everywhere and spends a lot of time trying to find the perfect gift for her husband. Even though I don’t buy a lot of gifts during christmas
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The Gift by Li-Young Lee is a fascinating poem about the particular‚ indescribable relationship between a boy and his father. In the poem‚ Lee reflects on his past‚ detailing one precise moment in time when he received the most fearsome of splinters. It was at this time when Lee´s father sat the boy down‚ and recited for him a story‚ so as to calm him and clear his mind of any worry. As Lee recounts‚ the voice of his father that night remains embedded in his mind and he recalls his father´s hands
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before it had‚ I understood how precious time is. Here are a couple reasons why I think that; I’ve always believed that the greatest gift we can share with those we love is time. There are some things money just cannot buy‚ and in the long run our memories are far more valuable than any material goods we receive. There’s a reason why I always believed that the greatest gift we can share with those we love is time because memories have sentimental value that lasts you a lifetime. Having a Lamborghini
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unknown to one another decided to sacrifice their precious possessions to afford to get gifts for each other. Della‚ Jim’s wife‚ decides to cut off her long hair to sell so that she can buy a platinum pocket watch chain for her husband watch and the husband sells his watch to buy his wife a hair comb for her hair. They both showed their great love to one another‚ but the surprising is that they both had the gift they did not need any longer despite their sacrifices. Question two: Explain how the ironic
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America has many outstanding qualities which allow us to have many freedoms. I think that America’s gift to my generation is to get back a strong work ethic and pride. Many people like to play yet expect someone to support them. We need to get back to the ways that my grandparents and great-parents were raised where you had to work hard‚ do without many times and earn your way through life. They took great pride in their work and always tried to do their best at everything. They either worked hard
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My Mother Is My Blessed Gift There are many people who have inspired me in many ways. But‚ my mother‚ however‚ inspired me the most. She is a very hardworking‚ truthful and a caring person. Besides that‚ she is extraordinary. I am very blissful to be a part of her life and I am overjoyed that she is a part of mine too. However‚ she is not my whole life‚ neither anyone else. I would absolutely idolize my mother as my role model who has a very strong willpower. My mother is actually an ordinary
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CHILD is a priceless gift from God. However‚ baby dumping is a social crisis and has a chronic increase as many cases are occurring in Malaysian society. The baby dumping refers to discarding or leaving alone‚ for an extended period of time‚ a child younger than 12 months of age in a public or private setting with the intent to dispose of the child. Mostly‚among teenagers always seen to be involved in this situation. Teenage parents give birth in a motel room and leave the child for dead
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Christmas is just around the corner. I got him a gift I’m sure he’ll like‚ but I’m worried that I’ll be disappointed again. These unsure feelings take all the joy out of gift giving/receiving. What do you think? – Disappointed Birthday Girl‚ NY Your best bet is to plan these holidays together. Talk about how you’d like to spend a special occasion‚ get his input‚ and then figure out how to execute the plan. Maybe for Christmas your gift to each other could be splitting an awesome hotel for
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new everyday if you listen.”There’s so many adults that didn’t finish high school or dropped out of college. Many of them wish they had finished high school or college‚so they could follow their dreams ‚so they could be successful in life. America’s gift to my generation is education. My generation has the right to attend free public school. Public school is free because taxes pay for it. So every child can go to elementary‚middle and high school for free. After you finish high school you get a diploma
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Sometimes things seem to be so different from each other that in the end‚ they are much more similar that they pretend to be. Mathilde from The Necklace and Della from The Gift of the Magi seem to have many differences‚ although they more similar that they really look like. For both women‚ happiness is something unknown and unreachable; and their lives are nothing more than hopeless. However‚ happiness is different than being rich‚ and while Mathilde does not care about her husband happiness‚ Della
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