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    A Gift of Goats is a Gift of Hope Story and Photos by Darcy Kiefel‚ Heifer International Photojournalist   In a mud home made vibrant by beautiful flowers‚ Leokodia Byabasaija extended her hand to welcome a stranger.    Byabasaija‚ a beautiful woman who conceals the hardships of her life with an engaging smile‚ lives in the village of Kisinga‚ Uganda. Not long ago she had a happy life with her husband‚ Lesio‚ and their children. Married in 1968‚ the couple‚ working as peasant farmers‚ raised

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    celebration and happiest season or event not only in the Philippines but also in the whole Christian world. This is also the time of the year when family getting together‚ especially when family members from overseas come home with lots of gifts. Exchanging gifts and the family feast highlight the most loved celebration. The celebration of Christmas in the Philippines begins on the 16th of December and ends on the first Sunday of January which is the Feast of the Epiphany (The Three Kings). It is

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    Heifer’s Passing on the Gift represents a unique approach to sustainable development. It is the cornerstone of Heifer international that shows the innovative idea in optimum utilization of available resources to benefit human livelihood. “There are 12 Cornerstones‚ laid out in a sort of double-barreled acronym: Passing on the Gift Accountability Sharing and Caring Sustainability and Self-Reliance Improved Animal Management Nutrition and Income Gender and Family Focus ON THE Genuine Need and Justice

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    ways throughout these three texts‚ the novel ‘A Simple Gift’‚ by Steven Herrick‚ the song ‘She’s Leaving Home’ by The Beatles‚ and an image from an online art site. By analyzing these texts‚ you’re drawn to many conclusions on belonging‚ such as the idea that the need to belong shapes our behaviour‚ attitudes and actions‚ as well as the realisation that belonging is a basic human need to be accepted. In Steven Herrick’s novel ‘A Simple Gift’‚ he uses various techniques to portray belonging or the

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    will be attempting to explain what the concept of belonging means to me and how it is illustrated through my two texts. This intricate connection to place is developed through the novel ‘The Simple Gift’ by Steven Herrick and ‘Heat and Dust’ by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. Steven Herrick’s novel “The Simple Gift” explores the way in which place can develop a sense of belonging and how without a connection to place such people or items associated with that place

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    The Simple Gift by Steven Herrick’s‚ and my two supplementary texts the novel Ugly By Constance Briscoe‚ and the filmThe Blind Side by John Lee Hancock. Each embarks on a journey of discovery to find their identity and their place. In the absence of firm attachment in youth an individual may become unsure of their identity and their place in the world. In particular‚ weak or absent familial links can have lasting effects on the identity formation of the victim. Billy‚ in The Simple Gift has an ‘…old

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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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    that can relate to the novel ‘ The simple Gift’ by Steven Herrick and the poem ‘ Refugees blues’ by WH Auden. In the novel ‘ the simple gift’ conveys in the statement ‘An individual’s interaction with others and the world around them can enrich experiences of belonging’ whereas in the poem ‘ refuges blues’ conveys ‘An individual’s interaction with others and the world around them can limit their experiences of belonging ’. In the novel ‘the simple gift’ we are able to witness an individual’s (billy)

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    T.S Eliot’s poem Journey of the Magi describes the physical quest of the three wise men‚ which correlates to the author’s own spiritual journey of conversion to the Christian faith. Through this concept‚ it is explored that the notion of journeys are constantly changing and the end product is not always what you expect. It also reveals how the experiences of the journey will affect ones perspective‚ as the persona’s emotions are never stable. The poem explores the themes of spirituality and death

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    Legacies are not for today‚ however they start today. Each day of life is a brand new opportunity to impact the life of another being. The Gift of Years (pages 215-222) by Joan Chittister is a surprisingly‚ interesting read about aging gracefully and spiritually. The insert supports my own thoughts and beliefs more than rejects them. Through the reading‚ I was checking myself. How will my loved ones remember me? Would I be thought of as someone who touched their lives in a positive way? Did I have

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