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    O. HENRY (1862 – 1910) The American short story writer O. Henry was born under the name William Sydney Porter in Greensboro‚ North Carolina in 1862. His short stories are well known throughout the world; noted for their witticism‚ clever wordplay‚ and unexpected endings. Like many other writers‚ O. Henry’s early career wandered across different activities and professions before he found his calling as a short story writer. He started working in his uncle’s drugstore in 1879 and became a

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    Journey of the Magi

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    Curtis Jones Mrs. Bacon English 2326 8 March 2013 Poetry Analysis for the “Journey of the Magi’ T.S. Eliot was born on September 26‚ 1888 in a small town in Massachusetts. He was the youngest of seven children. Eliot was educated at Smith’s Academy in St. Louis and Milton Academy in Massachusetts. He later went to college at Harvard University where he became an editor for the Harvard Advocate which published many of his poems. This lead to his first publication‚ “The Love Song of J. Alfred

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    "The Gift of the Magi”

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    Janine Giandomenico October 10‚ 2012 “The Gift of the Magi” "The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry is a tale rich with the simplicity of times past‚ while carrying forward one that transcends time an history…the unconditional love and sacrifice of man (Jim) and wife (Della). Published in 1906 in “The Four Million”‚ it was his first collection of short stories‚ it included a surprise ending that come to be considered typical of Henry’s other writings. “The story is also thought to exemplify the

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    The Gift of Magi

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    The Gift of Magi by O. Henry‚ Analysis he Gift of Magi was written in 1906 by William Sidney Porter and American writer best now as O. Henry‚ as part of his second collection of short stories. Nowadays O. Henry is best known for his excessive sentimentalism‚ sadness‚ nostalgia and especially for twisted endings. The Gift of Magi is a story of a “Young” couple‚ not rich‚ in Christmas Eve‚ who want to surprise the loved one with the best gift possible for ea other but they are struggling with money

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    Gift Of The Magi

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    The actions of the main character in "Gift of the Magi" clearly exemplifies these verses. However‚ the actions and deeds of the main character in "The Necklace" are and example of how not to live. In "The Gift of the Magi‚" Della serves as a role model for the Principles of Matthew‚ however‚ in "The Necklace‚" Mathilda is only concerned with her own selfish needs‚ therefore contradicting the Bible. The actions of Della in the "Gift of the Magi" clearly exemplify the Principles of Matthew. Though

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    Della The Magi

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    The Magi were wise men who brought valuable gifts to baby Jesus since Jesus was extremely significant to them. In the quote: “And here I have lamely related to you the uneventful chronicle of two foolish children in a flat who most unwisely sacrificed for each

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    The Gift of the Magi

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    The Theme of “The Gift of the Magi” William Sydney Porter‚ or O. Henry as it is widely known‚ is one of the most famous names in American literature. He was a master short-story writer of nearly 300 short stories. With a very inventive mind‚ he made plots for his stories from the commonplace things. The settings of his stories were drawn from his experience and‚ likewise‚ his characters were based on actual people he had known. In rapid-moving prose‚ he developed his stories imaginatively and

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    The Gift of the Magi

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    The Gift of the Magi In the short story “The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry I feel that there is more than one theme that can be seen through the story‚ that of love‚ giving and sacrifice. The theme in a story is a representation of the idea behind the story. (Clugston‚ 2010) The main idea is that the best gift is that which is most sincere and comes from the bottom of the heart instead of an extravagant‚ lavish possession that would bring nothing to the warmth of the human relationship. The author

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    The Gift of the Magi

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    “The Gift of the Magi” Expository Essay The author O.Henry portrayed the message of how the giving of gifts requires a lot of hard work‚ and also incessant searching to find the perfect gift for either your friend‚ or family. And the gifts will usually require you to sacrifice something special to you‚ either it be money or a valued possession. A gift doesn’t always have to be physical‚ maybe if you just cut a little time off work and spent it with your friends‚ it could be the best gift they might

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    Smile with Tears

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    When people try to describe O. Henry’s writing style‚ they always use the term “smile with tears‚” which implies his twisted way of thoughts and endings about every story. These stories usually end in a humorous but also cruel kind of way. It’s absolutely useful to elevate the artistic thought in writing a thoughtful story. To better understand the brilliant plots of his twisted endings let us begin with one of his most famous stories‚ The Cop and the Anthem1. In this story‚ the main character

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