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    Literature can teach innumerable valuable lessons. In “Gwilan’s Harp” the protagonist goes through hard situations‚ but she manages to keep a positive attitude through it. In “The Last Leaf” the main character must help her best friend through difficult times. The central figure in “The Last Leaf” helps her friend no matter what. In “The Washwoman” the lead character goes through hard times; nevertheless she does not give up. All these short stories teach valuable life lessons through their

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    "The Last Leaf" by O. Henry is an interesting short story about a sick girl who is deeply affected by a bare ivy vine. Johnsy thinks that she will die as soon as the last leaf on that vine falls. She becomes close to death‚ but a neighbor called Mr. Behrman‚ an artist‚ saves her life and dies. This paper will focus on different causes and effects involved in‚ first‚ Johnsy’s case and‚ second‚ the death of Mr. Behrman. First‚ many things lead Johnsy to be touched with the idea of death. When Johnsy

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    The script CHRISTOPHER STREET is a character driven drama‚ propelled by the theme of second chances. In this story‚ an actor with AIDS is given a second opportunity to relive his life and make better moral choices. The plot incorporates a “time travel” premise in which the protagonist wakes up 30 years younger. Time travel type stories are popular and have been successful (PEGGY SUE GOT MARRIED‚ BACK TO THE FUTURE‚ THE TERMINATOR‚ 12 MONKEY‚ etc.). The idea of a rather selfish‚ self-destructive

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    Figure [ 1 ] ATTY. FELIPE L. GOZON Chairman‚ President and CEO GMA Network‚ Inc Mater Entrepreneur 2004 Atty. Felipe L. Gozon is credited for the impressive turnaround in recent years of GMA Network‚ Inc.‚ a conglomerate of companies engaged in radio and TV broadcasting‚ post production services‚ filmmaking‚ music recording‚ and new media. Atty. Gozon was part of the triumvirate which‚ in the mid-1970’s‚ brought GMA from the original American owner‚ Mr. Robert "Uncle Bob" Stewart. The

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    Intertwined in the stories of “Gwilan’s Harp” by Ursula K. LeGuin‚ “The Washwoman” by Isaac Singer‚ and “The Last Leaf” by O. Henry‚ lays a burden of loss. All of these stories experience the greatest loss when a character dies. Torm‚ Gwilan’s faithful husband in “Gwilan’s Harp”‚ a humble‚ hardworking washwoman from “The Washwoman”‚ and Behrman‚ the unsuccessful artist from “The Last Leaf”‚ all perish in their stories. The characters that die impact the other characters in the story in different

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    Hope is a feeling that keeps a person going. Hope is belief in an optimistic result that is related to different events and situations that occur in a person’s life. Hope implies a certain amount of determination. A person is determined when he or she believes that the outcome of an event will be positive even when the facts that are laid out are negative. This form of hope can be seen through famous people who used hope to overcome their struggles Lance Armstrong was diagnosed with serious cancer

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    can bring it back‚ and only memories of it’s presence remain. The inevitability does not lessen the pain and emptiness it leaves in it’s wake. In three short stories‚ “Gwilan’s Harp” by Ursula K. LeGuin‚ “The Washwoman” by Isaac Singer‚ and “The Last Leaf” by O. Henry‚ the theme of loss is illustrated through the loss of a family member‚ prized possession‚ and a friend. Any heirloom passed down through a family gains personal value with each consecutive generation‚ and Gwilan’s harp is no exception

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    The text under analysis is a story written by O’Henry. O’Henry is a pseudonym of William Sydney Porter. He was an American writer‚ noted for his numerous short stories. He worked in various jobs: as a rancher‚ bank teller‚ as a journalist. He founded a comic weekly magazine “The Rolling Stone” before being employed by “The Houston Post” to write a humorous daily coloumn. In 1898 he was convicted of embezzlement and served a three-year term in the federal penitentiary. After that he contributed short

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    “Gwilan’s Harp” by Ursula K. LeGuin‚ “The Washwoman” by Isaac Singer‚ and “The Last Leaf” by O. Henry‚ the concept of loss plays a common theme throughout the characters’ lives. Loss can be attributed to many things‚ including people‚ but in these short stories it is nonhuman things in particular that can serve to teach lessons: the harp in “Gwilan’s Harp”‚ the linens in “The Washwoman” and the vine in “The Last Leaf”. Each of these physical objects takes part in a form of loss that serves to help

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    A.Setting: =>The last leaf takes place in New York City. The largest city in America‚ the location of the story is a small part of New York known as “Greenwich Village” and it is pronounced as “Grennitch” it depicts New York in the light of struggling artist. And it is winter season and it is cold‚ windy night. B.The Third Person POV =>uses he‚she and they C.Characters: Johnsy=>She suffers from pneumonia in this story.Her wish for death and her dialogues reflect her disparity for life. Sue=>she

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