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    Morals Endure The goal of most stories is to convey a point‚ or to teach a lesson to the reader. Throughout the short stories “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

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    the story “The Last Leaf” the false perception of this story has a powerful outcome. Sue led Johnsy to believe that the last leaf had not fell off from the vine. As Johnsy looked out of the window she could see the little leaf hanging on for dear life. Even through the snow‚ and the pouring down rain it stayed firmly attached to it’s vine. Johnsy counted as all the other leaves fell from it’s vine. But for some reason this little leaf held on strong. She began to wonder if this leaf was sending her

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    “Mr. Pneumonia was not a chivalrous old gentleman. A mite of a woman with blood thinned by California zephyrs was hardly fair game for the old duffer.” This quote comes from a fictional short story called The Last Leaf by O. Henry. It tells the story of a woman‚ Johnsy‚ who is stricken with pneumonia and has chosen to let fate decide whether she will survive or not. The three things that stand out in this story are its conflicts‚ its suspense‚ and its theme. The conflicts within this story are

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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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    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 ways even though the loss all the characters experience is death. So‚ despite the authors writing three

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    Common Proficiency Course (CPC) / Common Proficiency Test (CPT) About the Course CPT is an entry level test for Chartered Accountancy Course. Student after passing class 10th examination conducted by an examining body constituted by law in India or an examination recognized by the Central Government as equivalent thereto. Students can appear in the CPT after appearing in the senior secondary (10+2) examination conducted by an examining body constituted by law in India or an examination recognised

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    pessimistic. The scene is laid in Greenwich Village in a joint studio. It touches upon an important event in the life of the main characters: Sue and Johnsy. The title is highly symbolic and it agrees with the contents of the text. In my opinion the text can be split into three logically connected parts. At the beginning of the story the author introduces the two main characters. They get acquainted n a café‚ find out that that they are quite congenial and begin renting a joint studio. Then we learn that

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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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    The details provide a plot that is easily understood. The setting is basic‚ and the actions of the characters are straightforward. The play starts early in the morning with a loud ruckus‚ but after that the author does not go into detail about the length and time of the play. The play seems to take place over a long period‚ but in reality‚ only a short amount of time passes during the course of the story. “The brevity of the plots soon intensifies the drama of the events that unfold‚ while the kinds

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    Interpretation. «The last lesson» I would like to start my interpretation with a few words about the author. Alphonse Daudet (13 May 1840 – 16 December 1897) french short-story writer and novelist. Daudet wrote his first novel at age 14. Unable to finish his schooling after his parents lost all their money‚ he took a position in a duke’s household. He later joined the army but fled the terrors of the Paris Commune of 1871. His many works include the story collection Monday Tales (1873)‚ the play L’Arlsienne (1872)

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