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    My Responsibility to America “Don’t let your fear of the past affect the presence of your future. Live for what tomorrow has to bring‚ not what yesterday has taken away.” These wise words‚ penned by an unknown author‚ have a direct effect on my responsibilities to America. I know that as I mature‚ my responsibilities will increase as my vision for America grows. However‚ I believe that these core responsibilities will remain and that they will enable me to be a responsible contributor to all

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    Della and Jim? In the short story “The gift of Magi”‚ O.Henry portrays a beautiful love of Jim and Della. The deep love of this very poor and young couple leaves nice impression in readers’ mind. That is a true love of deep understanding and great sacrifice. The first outstanding quality of their love is the care for each other and the mutual understanding. Obviously‚ if Della did not care about the very detailed expression of Jim‚ she would not realize that “grand as the watch was‚ he sometimes looked

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    Sacrafice All People have heard the saying “you will always sacrifice for the one’s whom you love”. And I truly believe that; love and sacrifice is a big part of what makes up a relationship. There are the sacrifices love‚ the sacrifice of Christ‚ and the sacrifice that is put into place during a life or death situation. The first type of sacrifice is to surrender for the one’s you love. To sacrifice something for someone your love has to be strong. For example‚ in the story “The Gift of the Magi”

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    how hard the Lion works hard to attain food‚ the fox proposed the idea of sacrificing the Camel so that they could all have a meal. This infuriated the Lion and thought the idea was absurd. Once the Leopard convinced him however‚ he agreed to the sacrifice and the idea was brought upon the rest of the animals. One by one‚ they offered themselves to the lion‚ but excuses were made until the Camel sacrificed himself. None of the animals objected to the Camel’s offer so the "three rouges‚ the false friends"

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    This event is part of a blind tradition. The elements of this lottery which makes it a blind tradition is that it is held like any normal community event; the community is completely blind to the inhumanity of an annual ritual which involves human sacrifices‚ and the members question the lottery and its use‚ but still follow through with the entire process In the beginning of the short story‚ it tells how the children first gather in the square. The children play and talk with each other as they

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    something in your life that you want to protect or cherish. You sacrifice yourself in order to keep these valuable things with you. Self-sacrifice‚ by dictionary definition is sacrifice of one’s interest‚ desire‚ etc.‚ as for duty or the good of another. Self-sacrifice has always been a big theme in many literary works such as Crow Lake by Mary Lawson and Proof by David Auburn. In Crow Lake‚ the author‚ Mary Lawson mentions how Luke sacrifices with his education and love relationship for his family not

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    the people are here for God. For example‚ people continued to sacrifice important dimensions of life‚ so that they could show their loyalty and devotion to God‚ in return for orientation. Also‚ people who repeatedly are true to themselves and to God will receive God’s word and orientation. Lastly‚ humans who follow God’s path and who continue to live a God centered life will be rewarded with inner orientation. People continued to sacrifice important dimensions of life‚ so that they could show their

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    I tend to find myself dreaming about America‚ my vision of America. It is impossible to not remember the service veterans and fallen heroes have fulfilled for the well-being of our country. World War II‚ Vietnam‚ Afghanistan‚ Iraq; these wars tested against our freedom‚ and veterans took up arms and fought until they achieved the greatest gifts of all…liberty‚ happiness‚ peace‚ and freedom. They sacrificed their own brave men and women. They sacrificed seeing their families and friends. They sacrificed

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    "Two gentlemen of Verona" & "An Irish Rose" are the two heart touching stories written by A.J. Cronin. In an Irish Rose‚ the 14 year old Rose plays the central character of the story. She sacrifices her life to look after her baby brother who lost his mother when he was just one month old. In the "Two gentlemen of Verona " we find the touching story of Jacopo & Nicola ‚two brothers aged 12 & 13 who do odd jobs and live a hard life themselves to sustain and treat their elder sister Lucia

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    Unjustifiable measures taken by the Spanish toward Native Americans‚ like the Mayans‚ was a prominent part of history that negatively affected a large portion of Native Americans and surviving Natives began to lash back at the Spanish in multiple ways – one being through the power of literature. So‚ “Three Dirges” presents a conflicting situation between a Spanish military force that controls a Mayan tribe in its potential development and education. The author‚ Marshall Bennett Connelly‚ writes of

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