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 beard with envy.
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It’ is hard to believe that my best friend Kelly and I have a lots of differences. Even though‚ we love each other we are completely different In our personalities‚ work experience and how we take care of our family. We both have great personalities. Kelly and I have been friends since I was 5 years old. We went to the same school and stayed in the same class until we went to high school. For example‚ Kelly is very friendly and she has a great humor. She is very outgoing and love to talk with
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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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The Feasibility of Malunggay Extract (Moringa Oleifera) as Cockroach Killer Introduction I. Background of the Study In our society today their are lots of people who are trying to find out how to kill dirty insects in their house one of this example is the cockroach. In our house their are lots of cockroaches flying over our heads‚ in our things and any parts of the house. In support of that problem I created an insecticides to kill cockroaches and it is Malunggay Extract as a Cockroach killer
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All of this began with a dream. The whole world would soon know this as the “I Have a Dream” speech by Martin Luther King Jr. He made us visualize that the world would get better because there would be no segregation‚ that was his dream for white boys and black girls to hold hands and be happy together as if there was nothing wrong with doing that. Martin Luther King Jr. was born into a black family on January 15‚ 1929. In 1948 MLK became a minister at a baptist church (Major King Events Chronological
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America’s gift to my generation is all of the job opportunities and education that this country offers. In other countries‚ students who are not smart enough do not attend a normal high school. In America‚ it is required that all children have an education until they get to high school‚ where they are offered the opportunity unless they choose to drop out. We also have many job opportunities that come with our education. If you put in the effort in school you will be able to go to college and get
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English 95 Ms. Schauer March 17‚ 2012 How Have I Grown as a Writer? In the past a thousand weeks‚ I feel like I have accomplished a great deal. As the quarter ends‚ I find myself reflecting not only how I have survived my fifth quarter but also what I have learned. The most important thing I have learned so far is how to become a better writer. I did not think it could really happen to me. I did not think I could handle all the work. I did not think I could actually become a better writer. Somehow
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I never knew a friendship could be so strong and last so long. The day we met was way back in time‚ And our friendship has lasted from that day on. A friendship like ours is hard to find‚ And sometimes it could take a lifetime to find that one true friend Who would be by your side when times get too hard to face all alone. I never would have known we could grow together so close. Most friendships can end in a turn of a knob or a tick of a clock‚ But ours has lasted throughout the hard times
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On August 28 of 1963‚ Martin Luther King Jr gave a speech at the March on Washington that changed the nation. It was given the title “I Have A Dream”. He spoke in front of thousands and thousands of people that day. His accomplishment that he wanted to purfil during his speech was to have everyone‚ whether they were white or black or if they were a Catholic or Jewish to listen. To understand that it was finally time for everyone to accept each other’s differences. He protested the racial inequality
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The Greatest Man I ever Knew By Ma-Ria D. Fitch June 20‚ 2011 CM1200 April 6‚ 1956‚ the greatest man I ever knew was born with his twins cord wrapped around his neck cutting off his oxygen. His twin was still born‚ but somehow‚ he survived. He was born black as the ace of spades and his entire life was filled with mental and physical disabilities. He was epileptic‚ had asthma‚ chronic bronchitis‚ chronic migraines‚ chronic joint and muscular pain‚ and when he died in October of 2008‚ he also
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