A Gift of Goats is a Gift of Hope Story and Photos by Darcy Kiefel‚ Heifer International Photojournalist In a mud home made vibrant by beautiful flowers‚ Leokodia Byabasaija extended her hand to welcome a stranger. Byabasaija‚ a beautiful woman who conceals the hardships of her life with an engaging smile‚ lives in the village of Kisinga‚ Uganda. Not long ago she had a happy life with her husband‚ Lesio‚ and their children. Married in 1968‚ the couple‚ working as peasant farmers‚ raised
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Janine Giandomenico October 10‚ 2012 “The Gift of the Magi” "The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry is a tale rich with the simplicity of times past‚ while carrying forward one that transcends time an history…the unconditional love and sacrifice of man (Jim) and wife (Della). Published in 1906 in “The Four Million”‚ it was his first collection of short stories‚ it included a surprise ending that come to be considered typical of Henry’s other writings. “The story is also thought to exemplify the
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Precious Summary The film Precious directed by Lee Daniels is a solemn movie dealing with the unfortunate truths of everyday life for some individuals. The film staring Gabourey Sidibe who plays the main character Clarice “Precious” Jones along with co-stars Mariah Carey and Leni Kravitz is based in the Ghetto of Harlem in the year of 1987. Precious is a sixteen year-old illiterate morbidly obese teenager whom has grown up in the Ghetto of Harlem in a dysfunctional family. Her mother Mary verbally
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hoping to get rid of his persistent cough. While there‚ he took up residence on a sheep ranch‚ learned shepherding‚ cooking‚ babysitting‚ and bits of Spanish and German from the many migrant farmhands. He was a good musician and had an active social life in Austin‚ playing both the guitar and mandolin. Over the next several years‚ Porter took a number of different jobs‚ from pharmacy to drafting‚ journalism and banking. But banking in particular was not to be O. Henry’s calling‚ he was quite careless
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Precious is an outstanding movie showing emotions and dealing with problems that no one wants to hear‚ so in this film‚ it shows the unfortunate events that keep happening in the real world with women. Gabourey Sidibe plays a troubled teen with an abusive background as Claireece "Precious" Jones and her journey of salvation. This movie shows the life of Precious dealing with the rape of her father‚ the abuse of her mother and the relationships around her. Lee Daniels directing the movie helps the
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The Gift of Magi by O. Henry‚ Analysis he Gift of Magi was written in 1906 by William Sidney Porter and American writer best now as O. Henry‚ as part of his second collection of short stories. Nowadays O. Henry is best known for his excessive sentimentalism‚ sadness‚ nostalgia and especially for twisted endings. The Gift of Magi is a story of a “Young” couple‚ not rich‚ in Christmas Eve‚ who want to surprise the loved one with the best gift possible for ea other but they are struggling with money
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The Gift of the Magi Valery Taylor ENG 125 Prof. Matthew Norsworthy April 30‚ 2012 The Gift of Magi In this short story‚ The Gift of Magi‚ O.Henry focuses mainly on one most important theme which is selfless love. In this writing‚ whose title is an allusion to the gift of the three wise men to Jesus when he was born‚ the writer clearly shows the value of personal affection and the true meaning of giving gifts. In short‚ the main idea is that the best gift is that which is most sincere and
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Precious Hollywood has never understood the real meaning of poverty‚ culture class‚ deviance‚ or sexual orientation until a director‚ Lee Daniels‚ had read the book “Push”‚ by Saphire‚ which the movie is an exact replicate of the book. When I had first seen the movie‚ I was very astonished at all the cursing and abuse that they had shown‚ I was also amazed that the director Lee Daniels‚ went over the line to show how hard it actually is to be a poor‚ young 16-year-old‚ African American
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The Ultimate Gift Book Review In the book The Ultimate Gift‚ it starts out with a multi billionaires (Red Stevens) will‚ being read to his “assorted misfit in-laws outlaws and other wise”(21). The instructions of the document say that after you have received your inheritance you must leave the room immediately. The last one left is his great nephew Jason Stevens‚ a snotty rich kid that has no respect‚ and expects to receive his millions and leave‚ however to his dismay; Red Stevens had bigger plans
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the honoring of the gods of the land. Egyptians has love for their land the poor laborers were encouraged to regard the fingers of their left hand and to consider the five things they were most grateful for in their lives‚ this was called the Five gifts of Hathor. The cult of Hathor was very popular in Egypt‚ among all classes and epitomizes of Egyptian culture. (Mark‚ 2013) Just as other religions of the world‚ Egyptians held strong to their beliefs with the belief that they were co-laborers with
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