us to understand what the theme of a story actually is. The theme of “The gift of Magi” is selflessness. Symbolism and Plot are two literary elements in this story that contribute to the theme. The theme in a story is associated with an idea that lies behind the story (R.W. Clugston‚ 2010) To understand what the theme of the story is we have to figure out what the literary symbols are and what they stand for. “The Gift of Magi” tells a story of what lengths Della and Jim would go to make each
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E-GIFTSHOPPY Abstract: E-Gift Shoppy is a very important feature used in e-commerce to assist people making purchases online‚ similar to the US English term ‘shopping cart’. The business-to-consumer aspect of electronic commerce (e-commerce) is the most visible business use of the World Wide Web. The primary goal of an e-commerce site is to sell goods and services online. E-commerce is fast gaining ground as an accepted and used business paradigm. More and more business houses
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defined rules or formal regulations holding the community together; the coherence of a group of Inuit people stems from shared values and the interdependence created by the hunter-gatherer lifestyle. Appropriately‚ the Inuit have no formal rituals of gift exchange. But the concept of positive reciprocity lies behind many aspects of an Inuit community and is central to the relationships and behavior of the Inuit people. In an agricultural society‚ it is to the farmer’s advantage to accumulate personal
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Gifts of the Holy Spirit Gifts of the Holy Spirit enable us to live a holy Christian life. The Gifts of the Holy Spirit are: 1. Wisdom - desire for the things of God‚ and to direct our whole life and all our actions to His honor and glory 2. Understanding - enable us to know more clearly the mysteries of faith 3. Counsel - warn us of the deceits of the devil‚ and of the dangers to salvation 4. Fortitude - strengthen us to do the will of God in all things 5. Knowledge - enable us to discover
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In the gift of the magi by O. Henry‚ he shows two people who love each other so much that they will sacrifice their favorite things for the other. The gift of the magi is about two people; Della and Jim. It is Christmas Eve and Della wants to give her husband Jim a nice gift but all she has is $1.87. She ends up giving up her prized possession (her hair) to get a chain for his watch‚ and her husband sold his watch (his prized possession) to get combs for her hair. They end up with a gift that they
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Summary “The Gift of the Magi” “The Gift of the Magi” is a wonderful short story. It is the brilliant story that shows the true meaning of selfless love that the author tries to let the readers to know from the Christmas gifts. It is not what the gifts are ‚ but the meaning behind the gifts is more important. This text is a story about Della and Jim Young ‚ a married couple with very little money. On the
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The Gift of The Magi and The Necklace writing assignment 5th period In these stories‚ the relationship between the Young’s and the Loisel’s are very different. The treatment in the relationships are different‚ also how each other feels about one another. The wives values are also different and husbands also. Although they have many differences‚ the two stories are also alike in many ways. In Della and Jim’s relationship‚ each of them value each other the same. Both care for one another and
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709 United States Gift (and Generation-Skipping Transfer) Tax Return Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service (For gifts made during calendar year 2012) Form ▶ Information OMB No. 1545-0020 about Form 709 and its separate instructions is at www.irs.gov/form709. ▶ 2012 See instructions. 1 Donor’s first name and middle initial 2 Donor’s last name Sandy 3 Donor’s social security number Perry 123-45-6789 5 Legal residence (domicile) 4278 Red
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* The Holy Spirit is a gift from God that sh ows our genuineness for him and our love for him. Holy Spirit is Gods guarantee of the inheritance he has promised us. Acts 1:4-5 “On one occasion‚ while he was eating with them‚ he gave them this command: Do not leave Jerusalem‚ but wait for the gift my Father promised‚ which you have heard me speak about. For John baptized with water‚ but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.” Acts 2:1-4 “When the day of Pentecost came‚ they
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character who is frequently sarcastic or dishonest might be a person who should not be trusted or who is going to harm another character.” Irony can also give you insight one what will happen in a story kind of like foreshadowing. Like in the book The Gift of Magi the two characters Della and Jim are very poor and what to give each other Christmas presents. So unknowingly to each other they both sell one of there most prized possessions to get the money. Jim sells his watch to buy Della a comb‚ yet Della
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