The gift of magi The story tells of a young married couple‚ James (Jim) and Della Dillingham. The couple has very little money and lives in a modest apartment. Between them they have two possessions that they consider their treasures: Jim’s gold pocket watch that had been his father’s and his grandfather’s‚ and Della’s lustrous‚ long hair that falls almost to her knees. It’s Christmas Eve‚ and Della finds herself running out of time to buy Jim a Christmas present. After paying all of the bills
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T.S. Eliot’s poem "Journey of the Magi" interprets the wisemens’ trip to go see baby Jesus from a different perspective than most of us are used to hearing. The biblical version that is most popular doesn’t seem to mention anything bad or difficult about the journey that they made. The wisemen had a lot going against them to make their traveling terrible. It was in the winter‚ they rode on smelly camels‚ and the upset camel men were no comfort to the wandering Magi’s. In the first part of the poem
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Nano-Bio-Sensing Sandro Carrara Editor Nano-Bio-Sensing Foreword by Giovanni De Micheli Editor Sandro Carrara EPFL Lausanne Switzerland sandro.cararra@epfl.ch ISBN 978-1-4419-6168-6 e-ISBN 978-1-4419-6169-3 DOI 10.1007/978-1-4419-6169-3 Springer New York Dordrecht Heidelberg London Library of Congress Control Number: 2010938597 # Springer Science+Business Media‚ LLC 2011 All rights reserved. This work may not be translated or copied in whole or in part without the written permission
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Identifying language techniques Composers use various language techniques or features to make their texts more interesting and engaging to the responder. Some language techniques used by Stephen Herrick in The Simple Gift are: • simile: comparing one thing with another using the words ‘like’ or ‘as’ • metaphor: a comparison where one thing is said to be another • colloquial language: everyday speech characterised by informal language and shortened words (g’day‚ can’t) • direct
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Elements of Nonfiction Name: __________________________________________________Date:______________ While some readers enjoy getting lost in imaginary world of fiction‚ others prefer the authenticity of stories from real life. Nonfiction is writing about real people‚ places‚ and events. There are two broad categories of nonfiction. One category‚ called informative nonfiction‚ is mainly written to provide factual information. Nonfiction of this type includes science and history texts‚ informational
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UNIT FIVE TEXT FIVE UP THE DOWN STAIRCASE By Bel Kaufman (Fragment) Bel Kaufman‚ an American writer. She worked as a teacher of the English language and literature in a New York high school for 15 years. "Up the Down Staircase" (1964) is her first prominent work. The book deals with the experiences of a young high school teacher. Sept. 25 Dear Ellen‚* It’s FTG (Friday Thank God)‚ which means I need not set the alarm for 6:30 tomorrow morning; I can wash a blouse‚ think a thought‚ write
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William Shakespeare’s tragedy‚ Macbeth‚ deals with the issue of manhood in a slightly unconventional way. Instead of presenting a protagonist who conveys the true nature of manhood through his every action and thought‚ Shakespeare presents his audience with Macbeth‚ a character who is forced to struggle with the definition of manhood throughout the entire play. In addition to Macbeth‚ Shakespeare also presents his audience with the varying viewpoints of different men and even women of the play as
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My First Day In High School (by: Romhel Jay D. Lopez) When I graduate in elementary the school I want to get in high school is Eastern Mindoro College or as known as E.M.C. Because they give a better teacher and wonderful event. So that why I want to study in this school. Day before the school year comes I buy my school supply and other material for school in the supermall .I’m so excited when I buy my school supply because it so wonderful and many other than when I was in Elementary. After
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Elements of Fiction Theme “The subject of discourse; the underlying action or movement; or the general topic‚ of which the particular story is an illustration.” Shipley “When literary critics use this term‚ they generally mean the idea or point of the work. Though many writers like to think of themselves primarily as storytellers‚ yarn spinners‚ and fabulists‚ themes and ideas are inevitable. Every work raises questions‚ examines possibilities‚ and imagines the consequences of actions. You
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of the antagonist into the adult world”. (d) Say what opportunities for self- evaluation these short stories provide for you and adolescents who will interact with them in the classroom. 4. Fully explore the writers’ use of irony in “The Gift of the Magi” and “The Necklace.” For each story :
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