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    “The Gift of the Magi” by O.Henry is a short story about James and Della Dillingham Young‚ and the events that occur one Christmas eve. The story begins with Della Dillingham Young frantically gathering her money to purchase a gift for her husband Jim Dillingham. Della loves her husband Jim so much‚ that she sacrifices her beloved hair in order to purchase a wrist band for Jims watch. Unbeknownst to her‚ Jim sacrificed his watch to purchase a set of combs that she always desired. Love‚ sacrifice

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    When faced with the task of making changes‚ referencing individuals in history becomes the norm. The individuals that banded together against injustices for the betterment of others‚ the individuals who were opposed and wanted nothing more than to see them extinguished and most importantly‚ the individuals who lost their lives in the fight and are immortalized as the ones who could do no wrong. History is littered with these perfect victims‚ the ones that evoke sympathy from their studiers. The ones

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    Themes Themes are the fundamental and often universal ideas explored in a literary work. The Forcefulness of Love Romeo and Juliet is the most famous love story in the English literary tradition. Love is naturally the play’s dominant and most important theme. The play focuses on romantic love‚ specifically the intense passion that springs up at first sight between Romeo and Juliet. In Romeo and Juliet‚ love is a violent‚ ecstatic‚ overpowering force that supersedes all other values‚ loyalties

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    Project in religion Titles of Mary John Paolo H. Lacusong Gr. 4 – St. Alypius Title of Mary | Description | Our Lady of Peace | In the early part of the 17th century‚ the Dukes of Joyeuse held in veneration a modest-sized statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary entitled Our Lady of Peace. The family agreed that the person among them showing the most sincere devotion to Our Lady should hold custody of the statue. When a member of the family joined the Order of Friars Minor‚ Capuchin (Franciscans)

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    In today’s world‚ people often make decisions without analyzing the reasons behind their choices. Because of this‚ people tend to overlook the key factors that helped them make their often life-changing decision. Although this may not be a bad thing‚ it certainly aids in contributing to the outcome of people’s lives. The author‚ Sue Monk Kidd‚ is an expert at depicting concepts that may influence individuals to make certain decisions. In the novel‚ The Secret Life of Bees‚ throughout her transformative

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    can stay home.” Christoph Waltz.Villains are like school‚ you don’t really like it but you would be nowhere without it. A villain is a character that is evil and creates problems in the story. Queen Levana from Marissa Meyer’s Lunar Chronicles‚ and the Sirens from Homer’s The Odyssey. Queen Levana is the queen of Luna and lets know one dampen her reign‚ she will do anything to get what she wants. The sirens are mythical creatures that attract men to their island with their voices and then as soon as

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    Everything was remodeled to the precise liking of the Queen of France. Windows were in enlarged and shuttered‚ light and warmth were brought into the palace‚ for possibly the first time in forever (Rice 21).

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    live creates a contrast with the warmth and richness of their unconditional love for one another. Again Henry makes a sharp contrast between the richness and the obvious poverty in which Della and Jim lives by making a reference to the Magi‚ the Queen of Sheba‚ and King Solomon; all are royal and rich in the Bible. This contrast is intended to show that Della’s and Jim’s love for one another exemplifies what it truly means to be rich. In “The Gift of the Magi”‚ Henry ties up the loose ends by

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    An epigraph at the beginning relating to bees sets the tone for the each chapter. The first chapter epigraph states: The Queen‚ for her part‚ is the unifying force of the community; if she is removed from the hive‚ the workers very quickly sense her absence. After a few hours‚ or even less‚ they show unmistakable signs of queenlessness.” Man and Insects. The Queen bee is the novel’s symbol of a mother figure and is used throughout Lily’s journey for identity and the conflicts she faces in

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    at when O.Henry compared Della and Jim’s riches with the riches of the Queen of Sheba and King Solomon. The comparison between their riches show that what Jim and Della had was enough to be compared with famous wealthy people‚ but it isn’t what they have materially at the end that makes them rich but what they have in the inside. Jim and Della’s treasures versus the treasures of the Queen of Sheba and King Solomon. “Had the queen of Sheba lived in the flat across the airshaft‚ Della would have let

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