peaceful and fair chief. Historically‚ Cochise was a chief of Southern Chiricahua Apaches. He has led numerous raids on the settlers living near the frontier between traditional Indians’ land and both American’s and Mexican’s lands. In the story “the Gift of Cochise”‚ Cochise and his warriors attack the little village and kill seven men. Cochise‚ as he enters in Angie’s cabin‚ decides not to kill Angie and her two children. He leaves her in her home‚ living peacefully. This representation is ironical
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The Gift of the Magi shows many ironic aspects. How Della adores her hair‚ thinking so highly that no queen jewels could ever match the beauty of her hair. Or how Jim thinks his watch is so priceless that no king could ever have such a jewel‚ but when wanting to show their affection to one another they sell their priceless jewels just to find out that they each sold their priceless jewels to get something for one another. One a comb for the now missing hair‚ the other a golden chain for the now sold
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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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Reminds Readers (and Revellers) What Christmas Is All About Through various “word gifts”‚ the author instills in readers the authentic definition of the occasion: a threefold gift of love‚ family‚ and faith. The Gift (Xulon Press‚ 2015) by Lila Ellexson Senter offers readers a rare opportunity to appreciate Christmas through certain forms of literature and visual arts. The book makes a wonderful and meaningful gift to anyone who would bother to flip the pages and digest its contents: the book is
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million to the 56 billion animals slaughtered for food for humans. Those 100 million almost seem like a small amount‚ don’t they? The animals used in scientific testing have contributed to many life-saving cures and treatments. In “Animal Testing and Its Gift to Humans”‚ published in The Wall Street Journal‚ author and opinion journalist‚ Frankie L. Trull‚ analyzes the medical miracles and breakthroughs due to animal testing‚ including the treatments
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of our lives and are not easy to forget. The person who has been influential in my life is my high school teacher. Ms. Polin a very helpful and generous person who did a big favor in my life. She helped me in my difficult time. She prepared me for my English Regents exam. She influenced my life in a positive way. One day after class was finished I spoke to Ms. Polin about getting low grades on my exam. I told her that I didn’t pass this Regents for the second time and I was unaware
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Banksy is the pseudonym of a British graffiti artist and painter. Although the street’s artist are usually anonymous‚ Banksy may be one of the most mysterious street’s artists. Banksy‚ who has been acting for over ten years But recently his name has been known and because of his type of activity and protest is popular in media and public. Banksy’s first film was showed in the Sundance Film Festival 2010 for the first time. The film was released in the England in March 2010 And in January 2011 was
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short story‚ "The Gift of the Magi‚" written by O. Henry‚ Mr. and Mrs. James Dillingham Young are in for a big surprise. At Christmastime‚ they each make a sacrifice that is hard to bear‚ but the results show that it pays off. The hard trials they must endure make them realize that unconditional love is more important than material possessions. Since Jim and Della live in a dilapidated flat‚ they obviously don’t have a lot of money. In order to give a gift‚ each one sold his or her most prized possession
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"The gift of the Magi" by O. Henry and the Sesame Street video have numerous similarities and differences. By comparison‚ all four people made a sacrifice in order to get the other a Christmas gift. Although the gifts were very different‚ they were all extremely meaningful to the other. Both stories are very similar in the way they got the gifts. For example‚ Della didn’t have enough money for the watch fob she wanted to get Jim so she cut and sold her hair. While this was happening‚ Jim was selling
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Inspirational narratives and Disabilities Studies In the academic field of Disability Studies‚ scholars note that the disability community objects to being referred to as “inspirational.” When journalism and the media focus on the “Supercrip‚” those extraordinary individuals who achieve amazing things though disabled‚ they are reinforcing a narrative pattern that repeatedly portrays a disabled person who develops from having a severe disability to super-achiever through incredible perseverance‚ in
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