celebration and happiest season or event not only in the Philippines but also in the whole Christian world. This is also the time of the year when family getting together‚ especially when family members from overseas come home with lots of gifts. Exchanging gifts and the family feast highlight the most loved celebration. The celebration of Christmas in the Philippines begins on the 16th of December and ends on the first Sunday of January which is the Feast of the Epiphany (The Three Kings). It is
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and the gifts they brought were gold‚ frankincese and myarrh. they were said to be wise because they followed the star of bethlehem to reach baby jesus. and it is said that these gidfts by the magi were the wisest gifts of all. they invented the art of giving gifts on christmas eve. In the same way in the story "the gift of magi" by o’henry jim and della were considered foolish by the writer as they sold off their most precious possessions so they could buy each other a christmas gift. della sold
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changed one bit. This feeling is like no other. I lose every negative thought and only focus on the goals I am trying to accomplish. In this state‚ I realize that my potential as a student‚ athlete‚ friend‚ and leader is limitless. Whether it’s through the often harsh conditions‚ injuries‚ or‚ let’s just say‚ a not-so-great
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America’s gift to my generation is freedom.The freedom America has given is the ability to say what we want and not have to get made fun of.We can dress like we want and not have to follow a dress code or get made fun of for what we wear.And like what we want and not have to give up our hopes and dreams.The freedom to say what we want‚be want we want and be where we want is the freedom America has given. America has also given us the freedom to go to any school‚and be what we want to.You can go
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The short story “My Favorite Chaperone” by Jean Davies Okimoto tells the message to accept different ways of life because Maya and her family come from Kazakhstan and they are trying to learn the American customs but are stuck trying to up hold their original culture. Since Maya and her family grew up in Kazakhstan and now are living in America things can be very different when it comes to Mama and Papa giving Maya and Maya’s brother‚ Nurzhan permission. The main conflict of the story is that Maya
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Journal 1 – The Gift of the Magi By: Mariyam Meefau Rasheed Student ID: 004T5414 This is a story about a married couple set in the Christmas time in the early 20th century. The story talks about foolish and impulsive sacrifices made by a young couple with a very little amount of money. They make these sacrifices to buy Christmas presents for each another. The Young couple‚ Jim and Della‚ were very poor. The author does not give much insight on their past‚ but describes them just enough to know
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Hayden Albers English 10 Freedom Essay “What Freedom Do I Enjoy the Most?” There are many freedoms that we as citizens in the United States have. But which freedom most appeals to you? To me‚ freedom of speech is the most interesting. Why? It gives us‚ as citizens the right to speak! Freedom of Speech is the right to freely express ourselves‚ encompassing all types of expression‚ including the freedom to create and distribute movies‚ take photographs‚ paint‚ write songs‚ make up dances‚ dress
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My favorite text was by far Sula‚ by Toni Morrison. This novel was one that I understood well‚ including the metaphors‚ plot‚ character development‚ and more. Sula as a whole was very interesting to me. After just a few chapters‚ I couldn’t put the book down. The storyline was very compelling‚ as were a lot of the characters. In comparison to others‚ this book was the easiest read‚ and had an excellent flow‚ which isn’t to say that I don’t like a challenge when I read my books‚ but the writing being
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Stage 1 English Text Response: The Simple Gift (Steven Herrick) In The Simple Gift‚ Steven Herrick explores the boundaries of traditional assumptions regarding a sense of belonging‚ attitudes to homelessness and prejudice. The author challenges the expectations and approaches to homelessness in a way that expands his work on a sense of belonging and the prejudice that comes along with that way of life. In The Simple Gift‚ Steven Herrick both supports and challenges traditional conventions about
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The lack of imagery and metaphor in O. Henry’s short story “The Gift of Magi” make the few Bible allusions stand out. In the last paragraph O. Henry compares Jim and Della to the three wise men that came to give gifts to Jesus on the first Christmas. Also in the exposition of the story there are another two Biblical allusions. Della’s hair is written to be so beautiful that her hair would depreciate The Queen of Sheba’s jewels and gifts. And Jim’s golden watch would have made King Solomon pluck his
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