“The Gift of the Magi” O. Henry The following entry presents criticism on O. Henry’s short story “The Gift of the Magi” (1906). INTRODUCTION “The Gift of the Magi” (1906) remains one of the most recognizable and frequently anthologized stories in American literature. In its time the tale was extremely popular‚ both commercially and critically‚ and O. Henry was called the “Yankee Maupaussant.” Today the story is considered juvenilia and has not garnered much serious critical attention. “The Gift
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condition‚ brought about through connections to places‚ people and society. As such‚ the positive or negative nature of this concept is dependant on the effects of interpersonal experience on individual condition. Steven Herrick’s verse novel‚ ‘The Simple Gift’‚ explores assumptions surrounding the need for societal and familial acceptance. This novel challenges such perceptions through three varying viewpoints‚ each elucidating the common theme that belonging is reliant on human feelings of security and
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Christmas is just around the corner. I got him a gift I’m sure he’ll like‚ but I’m worried that I’ll be disappointed again. These unsure feelings take all the joy out of gift giving/receiving. What do you think? – Disappointed Birthday Girl‚ NY Your best bet is to plan these holidays together. Talk about how you’d like to spend a special occasion‚ get his input‚ and then figure out how to execute the plan. Maybe for Christmas your gift to each other could be splitting an awesome hotel for
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Every year‚ I always receive a lot of gifts from my parents and friends on my birthday. But last year‚ I received a special gift from my best friend. It was my birthday. I was presented many colourful and expensive gifts. But my best friend did not give me a gift like that. She gave me a small blue box and said that: “This is my special gift for you. I hope you will like it.” I was very curious about what was in the box. I opened it. It was a scarf! But it was not colourful‚ it was blue and white
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Teachers’ Day or Gift-giving Day? Nowadays‚ when it comes to Teachers’ Day‚ people differ greatly in their attitudes towards the problem of giving gifts to teachers. Some maintain that giving presents to teachers is a sound way to express gratitude and respect of students and parents. Others‚ on the contrary‚ hold the point that presents make the significance of Teachers’ Day distorted. Someone even claims that Teachers’ Day has totally become Gift-giving Day. Although it seems a little extravagant
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Wrapping a Gift 1) Christmas is just around the corner! b) Who’s excited to wrap a gift? c) For those of you who have never wrapped a gift‚ wrapping gifts is a lot easier than you may think. This lesson will show you exactly how simple it is. d) A survey by the makers of Scotch Brand Tape states that nearly 70 percent of Americans say “they enjoy gift wrapping.” e) I will be going over the following steps: wrapping‚ selecting paper‚ and adding the finishing touches. 2) a) The item to
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The Gift of the Magi by William Sydney Porter Xinyan Zhu September 2‚ 2012 Comp1102 /Fall Mrs. Chambers The Gift of the Magi by William Sidney Porter William Sidney Porter‚ better known under his pen name “O. Henry”‚ born September 11 1862 in Greensboro North Carolina. Accused of embezzling bank fund‚ Henry was arrested and sentenced to three years in prison. During this dark period in his life‚ he begin his literary career with his stories that were to be collected in his first book
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"India’s gift to World" Swami Vivekananda‚ the Hindoo monk‚ delivered a lecture Monday night under the auspices of the Brooklyn Ethical Association before a fairly large audience at the hall of the Long Island Historical Society‚ corner Pierrepont and Clinton streets. His subject was "India’s Gift to the World". He spoke of the wondrous beauties of his native land‚ "where stood the earliest cradle of ethics‚ arts‚ sciences‚ and literature‚ and the integrity of whose sons and the virtue
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reputation. And the story “The gift of the Magi” was one of those short stories. Anyone who reads this story for the first time may mistake it for a fairy tale because of its title. However there are underlying meanings behind this name‚ which substantially contribute to the value of this story. They are the author’s emphasis on the value of the gifts and his deep appreciation and admiration for the love of two main characters Jim and Della. The value of the gift is emphasized in the story. Both
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Marcel Mauss (1925) elucidates the deep significance of gifts and gift giving in the first chapter of The Gift. His paper explores the exchange of gifts with reference to Polynesian societies and other primitive societies. This paper will briefly review his arguments and discuss some critiques that arose from his ideas. In Polynesian groups‚ gift giving is ruled by the concept of mana. Mana is the honour and authority bestowed by wealth (p.8). A person is obliged to reciprocate so as not to lose
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