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    Performance Task TDA Essay “Choices have consequences with it.”This quote relates to”The Necklace” and “The Monkey’s Paw” text because it shows how the character had to make choices and consequence with the story. In the story the characterization is how the character acts in the “ The Necklace.”The thesis is characters from “The Necklace”and “The Monkey’s Paw “text taught me how the author expresses feeling throughout the story. The next‚ character trait in each story reveal how Mathilda

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    Daniel's The Gift Summary

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    It was America in the fifties‚ a simpler place‚ a simpler time. THC GIFT “FEW MODERN WRITERS CONVEY THE PATHOS OF FAMILY AND MARITAL LIFE WITH SUCH HEARTFELT EMPATHY …DANIELLE STEEL HAS AGAIN UPLIFTED HER READERS WHILE SKILLFULLY COMMUNICATING SOME OF LIFE’S BITTERSWEET VERITIES. WHO COULD ASK FOR A FINER GIFT THAN THAT?” —Philadelphia Inquirer PRAISE FOR DANIELLE STEEL’S THE GIFT “AS A DANIELLE STEEL ADMIRER‚ I CONSIDER THIS BOOK TO BE HER FINEST. … A quiet‚ unforgettable series of family portraits

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    The Simple Gift - Notes

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    The Simple Gift Study Notes for Essay * First person account brings a direct understanding of the experiences and perspectives of each character and to each other. * The lyrical format brings a harmonious quality to the interactions and expressions. * The novel stands as a metaphor for life within a challenging social and family structure – and the seamless way in which children often live their lives homeless without being detected. * The novel has a swift reading style and an appeal

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    Simple Gift Speech

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    belonging to any type of culture or cultural related ideals Historical; relating to a sense of belonging to ancestors‚ countries or a towns history Social; Relating to a sense of belonging to social groups‚ friends‚ or workplace. The Simple Gift by Steven Herrick is a Verse-Novel‚ that deals with different aspects of belonging. It is Written from the perspective of the three main characters‚ Billy‚ Old Bill and Caitlin‚ with each character written like a journal entry. The Book begins

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    The Gift Of Years Analysis

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    Life is a constant give and take situation. In the beginning as infants we depend on parents or caregivers to nurture us of the needed essentials to grow and take our place in the world‚ contributing to society in a productive way. The Gift of Years starts by describing the legacy an individual creates through the beginning of their lifetime. People like to think what they do on a daily basis is important and means something bigger that translates into leaving a legacy for people to remember them

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    The episode of Black-ish that we were assigned titled‚ “The Gift of Hunger” was quite comical‚ but there was a deeper meaning behind all of the humor. In this episode‚ Dre‚ the father of the family‚ was attempting to make his kids‚ Zoey‚ Andre‚ Diane and Jack more grateful for all of the luxuries in their lives. The parents of this family‚ Dre and Rainbow‚ are both very successful in their careers. Because of this‚ they “spoil” their kids to a certain extent. Dre was not aware of how little he makes

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    The main character Mme. Loisel in the short story The Necklace wrote by Guy de Maupassant is dishonest a jealous. First off‚ Mme. Loisel is a dishonest lady. One evening when she went out with the borrowed necklace she lost it and did not say a thing to Mme. Forestier until she replaced it. On page 32 Maupassant writes " Mme Loisel decides to replace the necklace by saying we must take the steps to replace the piece of jewelry." Instead of being honest about it she replaces it without telling her

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    nothing but human to want more. This essential quality is what makes people human. By striving to be better‚ this species has done countless extraordinary things by wanting to elevate ourselves higher than others. However‚ Guy de Maupassant’s “The Necklace” shows the story of young‚ beautiful‚ 19th century housewife Mathilde Loisel aspiring to be a luxurious white collar. Even though it is human nature to want more‚ Mathilde ravening desire to appear as higher class blinds her of what she has and becomes

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    Journey of the Magi’ has been penned down by Nobel prize winner TS Eliot an is a contrast of experiences based on the nativity of Christ. The monologue describes the journey of the Magi to Bethlahem in search of spiritual pacification and is an account of Eliot’s own conversion to Anglican faith‚ making the journey and objective correlation for Eliot. As per the Gospel story‚ the Magi were the three wise men namely Balthazar- King of Chaldea‚ Gaspor - King of Ethopia‚ Melchoir -King of Nubia who

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    Society has many effects on the narrator in “Two Kinds” and Madame Loisel in “The Necklace”. Whether it is helping us achieve feats or our actions in public‚ we can be affected both negatively and positively. In the short story “The Necklace” Madame Loisel is dirt poor. When her husband‚ a simple Clerk‚ comes home holding a white envelope which says “The Minister of Education and Mme. Georges Ramponneau beg M. and Mme. Loisel to do them the honor of attending an evening reception at the Ministerial

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