surprise. Among his short stories‚ The Gift of the Magi is possibly the most well-known. Its enduring appeal can be traced to the universal themes of wealth‚ poverty‚ and generosity wrapped together by the selfless love of the two main characters Jim and Della. In other words‚ the theme of “The Gift of the Magi” is the “Irony of life”. To understand clearly the irony of life in “The Gift of the Magi”‚ we need to know the meaning of a word “irony”. So what is irony? Irony is a situation‚ an event‚ or a
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known as Pax Romana‚ was a time were peace flourished after ongoing battles and civil wars and commerce brought immense wealth to its citizens. The Roman Oration was written and delivered by Aelius Aristides‚ a popular Greek orator who lived during the Roman Empire‚ glowingly praising the Pax Romana (which literally means Roman Peace). In this oration‚ Aristides used hyperbole and exaggeration to describe the Roman Empire whilst managing to capture the universalism and cosmopolitanism that characterized
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healthy relationship. In O’Henry’s “Gift of the Magi” James and Della sold their prized possessions for each other‚ and they are poor. In Baldwin’s “Sonny’s Blues” Sonny and his brother builds a bond. In Bontemps’s “A Summer Tragedy” Jeff and Jennie dies together out of love and being brave. Have you ever loved someone so much? Even though James and Della do not have money‚ they go through a lot to give each other a gift for Christmas. Della sold her prized possession for her husband James “’Twenty dollars
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Q - Why does the writer calls Jim and Della the magi? Ans - the Magi as written in the bible were three wise men who came from east to give presents to the baby jesus in the manger. the three wise men were Gasper‚ Melchior‚ and Balthasor. 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
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opens with $1.87. That’s all Della Dillingham has to buy a present for her beloved husband‚ Jim. And the next day is Christmas. Faced with such a situation‚ Della promptly bursts into tears on the couch‚ which gives the narrator the opportunity to tell us a bit more about the situation of Jim and Della. The short of it is they live in a shabby flat and they’re poor. But they love each other. Trying to keep their marriage happy they would do anything for each other. Della was even willing to sacrifice
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assignment #1: Summarize and analyze Pericles’ speech‚ as recounted by Thucydides. In Thucydides‚ “The Funeral Oration of Pericles”‚ I will analyze and summarize the excerpts used within our primary source course packet to comment upon the core questions of being human‚ having purpose‚ the natural world and the just society that was created by the great civilization of Athens. The oration that Pericles delivers at the funeral for the fallen soldiers in the first year of the Peloponnesian war provides
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that if she did everything that he asked her to do then she will get what she wants. This brings me to Margaret Cavendish‚ Duchess of Newcastle Female Orations. She talks about how we need men in our lives to do the things that we are incapable of doing. Katherina’s speech in act 5 has similarities and differences regarding Cavendish’s female orations. Katherina’s speech in act 5 is talking about how we need men in our lives‚ and how we should appreciate all the things that they do for us. We shouldn’t
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President has ordered him to buy Indian lands and create reservations‚ Chief Seattle‚ the leader of the Suquamish Tribe responds by writing an oration. Seattle’s purpose for the oration was to warn the government of the consequences of the disrespecting their lives and lifestyles. In this speech‚ Seattle uses a lot of comparisons. In many sections of his oration he uses similes‚ phrases that use the words like or as to describe someone or something by comparing it with someone or something else that
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the Magi‚” it is only an object that represents true love‚ money is used to display love for somebody else‚ rather than a love for self. Paul was greedy for the betterment of himself which caused the voices and situations to get worse‚ while Jim and Della used the emotions of greed for the betterment of their marriage. This is no accident‚ proving that the physical presence of money has no influence over the situation at all in either case‚ rather the situation is impacted by who has the money and their
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