9/21/13 The Trimmed Lamp by O. Henry home | authors | books | about Home -> O. Henry -> The Trimmed Lamp Author Se arch The Trimmed Lamp Short Stories "Fox-in-the-Morning" A Bird of Bagdad A Blackjack Bargainer A C all Loan A C haparral C hristmas Gift A C haparral Prince A C omedy in Rubber A C osmopolite in a C afe A Departmental C ase A Dinner at--------* A Double-Dyed Deceiver A Fog in Santone A Harlem Tragedy A Lickpenny Lover A Little Local C olour A Little
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What is Your Favourite Season? Why? The question of what is my favourite season is a difficult one to answer. Almost everyone will give a different response‚ for there are as many positive points to each of the four seasons as you can possibly imagine. Nonetheless‚ I agree that my favourite season is summer and the three main reasons are that summer is a time to relax and enjoy yourself‚ the weather is seldom cold or rainy‚ and it is a great opportunity for families to travel. To start with‚
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Although it has been shown that communicating online can diminish interpersonal skills or deter the building of face-to-face interactions‚ there are some benefits of communicating via social media. Pizzitola states that communicating online is an effective way for kids to get into contact with one another—so long as there is no bullying involved. Shy or more isolated kids will have a chance to open up and practice their social skills while interacting with others online‚ according to Pizzitola.
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WHAT IS A SUCCESSFUL LIFE? What is a successful life? A few moments’ thought will convince us that the question is by no means an easy one to answer. We say this‚ that‚ or the other man is successful‚ but what do we mean by it? One man has houses and lands‚ has a large bank account‚ drives fast horses and has many apparent friends‚ such a man is accounted successful. Yet all of these things that minister to his pleasure have been acquired by unremitting labor‚ by hard‚ avaricious dealings with his
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Howard Cater made one of the most significant discoveries about Ancient Society‚ the Egyptian tomb of King Tutankhamen. The contents in the tomb such as the inner most gold coffin‚ the alabaster canopic chest‚ the painted wooden chest‚ and the gold throne had revealed about the burial customs‚ religions and beliefs‚ and how advanced they were at the time of Tutankhamun’s death. The tomb of King Tutankhamun was discovered by Howard Cater in 1922. It was the summer in 1922‚ Lord Carnarvon was disappointed
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Dwight Howard: Are You Ready? "What a lot of people don’t know is when I hurt my back‚ it affected my nerves to the point where my whole left leg just went dead basically‚" the Lakers center said Thursday. "I couldn’t do a calf raise." The Back injury of Dwight Howard in the 2012 season affected him for the rest of his career. This back injury did not only end the rest of his season but it also gave him the frightening idea of not returning to the NBA. After his surgery Dwight did come back feeling
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Seasons There are four different seasons in a three hundred and sixty five day time span. One is summer‚ the time of swealtering hot long days.Winter is another season where there is nothing but white‚ snowflakes piled umong eachother that had fallen from the sky. Making outside look like a white wonderland. There is also fall and spring‚ the seasons that lead up to both summer and winter. Each season has a different feeling too it‚ and most people chose a favorite out of the four. Fall is closest
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Henry Lawson tells stories of life in the Australian bush and its early inhabitants. His unique view of the bush conflicts with most modern views of Life in “Outback Australia”. His attitude does not support the positive opinion most people convey about the bush as he has spent a considerable amount of his life in the bush where he experienced first hand its harsh nature. The three texts studied‚ a drover’s wife‚ In a Dry Season and Fried Green Tomatoes all reflect the composer’s attitude and living
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invention of the airplane‚ and Ebenezer Howards’ creation of the Garden City. In the 19th century‚ as a response to extremes of the capitalist order and an alternative to the industrial city‚ communitarian activity started to search new forms of community. Ebenezer Howard cropped up a new type of human settlement which is more rational for an industrial age‚ The Garden City. It was a new form of social and economic collaboration with a control and order. Howard aimed to reverse the congestion and spread
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and Germany. He painted a colourful airbrushed portrait of musician Nick Cave in 1999 which is in the Collection of the National Portrait Gallery. Howard Arkley was born in Melbourne in 1951 and lived until 1999. He was most famous for his airbrushed paintings of houses and plain landscapes and turning them into lively photos. Howard Arkley and his own artwork provides a different view and perception of art using airbrush techniques to gather people’s attention and attraction to his artwork
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