The Gift of the Magi In the short story “The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry I feel that there is more than one theme that can be seen through the story‚ that of love‚ giving and sacrifice. The theme in a story is a representation of the idea behind the story. (Clugston‚ 2010) The main idea is that the best gift is that which is most sincere and comes from the bottom of the heart instead of an extravagant‚ lavish possession that would bring nothing to the warmth of the human relationship. The author
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Hello my name is Charles Hamburg but previously known as Boipelo in my tribe. I hate saying this but I was striped of my freedom and brought to a foreign land that I had never thought existed. I never thought I would be kidnapped from my country and become a servant to the foreigners of the West. Well‚ let me tell you how my perfect and simple my life was before it taken away from me. It was a peaceful summer day‚ where I played with my children and enjoyed my wife’s company. It was a great moment
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up I was always exposed to social media. I have an older sister that I watched grow up before me and experience everything first. I got to see what would be happening to me in two years. I got to see what junior high and high school would be like. I got to see what graduating and turning eighteen was going to be like. When my sister started junior high is when I started to see more of the social media. When I was in fifth grade my sister just started junior high. She got into MySpace and I tried
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Irony Essay In the short story The Gift of Magi‚ written by O. Henry‚ you are introduced to Della. A young wife who is determined to buy her husband‚ Jim‚ a Christmas gift. However‚ when the families’ income was cut back‚ Della tried to make her $1.87‚ which was her total savings‚ enough to buy Jim a gift before Christmas. With Christmas being tomorrow‚ she tries to figure out what she is going to do. She sits on her couch clutching to what is all she has. Her small amount of savings reminds
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critical and important building blocks for our nation that still continue to impact our lives every day so many years later. I am thankful for the beliefs and ideas they based the foundation of our Constitution on. When thinking about the biggest impact on my generation‚ it is difficult to narrow it down to just one or two. However‚ I feel that America’s greatest gift to my generation is Freedom of Religion and Freedom of Speech. Religious freedom has long been a part of our everyday lives even
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MY LIFE‚ MY STORY When I was a kid‚ my elderly relatives would ask me‚ “What do you want to be when you grow up?” I remember answering them‚ “A doctor”. Back then‚ nobody‚ including myself‚ thought of a fallback in case I didn’t pursue. Now‚ I am a doctor by day‚ and a fish hobbyist at night. Caring for pets‚ particularly fishes‚ has been my hobby for almost 25 years. When I was in nursery school‚ I would ask my parents to bring me to the pet store and buy some guppies and gold
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satisfaction. I relate things that give me some sort of satisfaction as giving my life value. When asked what gave my life value I honestly had no idea what really gave my life value. I had to ask others around me because I was stuck. Of course no one knew what gave my life value‚ because it is my life and they don’t know what happens to me as soon as I step off campus or even when I leave the room. I went back to the articles written by Chris Jones‚ Amanda Ripley‚ and even the speech from Steve Jobs. I now
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I grew up in Taiwan. It was the goal of many parents there to get a good education for their children so they could go to university in the United States. So after high school I was sent to a university in the Midwest in 1969 to study mechanical engineering. It was very difficult for me. I knew hardly any English and there were very few Chinese-speaking students there. I was lonely. Terribly lonely. I cried a lot when by myself in my room. But I made it through. It took me five years‚ but I made
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Hello‚ I have to write an essay on my life goals. I’m having trouble with writing a thesis and basically the entire essay. I need 5 paragraphs and so far I only got 3. Heres what I got so far... Everyone seems to ask themselves what do they really want from their life? What are we all really striving for? While people should ask themselves what can they do to help others? When a person helps other they meet their physical and emotion need. Helping others also brings compassion and compassion
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The Gift of the Magi Valery Taylor ENG 125 Prof. Matthew Norsworthy April 30‚ 2012 The Gift of Magi In this short story‚ The Gift of Magi‚ O.Henry focuses mainly on one most important theme which is selfless love. In this writing‚ whose title is an allusion to the gift of the three wise men to Jesus when he was born‚ the writer clearly shows the value of personal affection and the true meaning of giving gifts. In short‚ the main idea is that the best gift is that which is most sincere and
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