that a father does is decorate the baby with shells in order to make "socially beautiful"‚ and it also provides the child with its first political step in life. After the father decorates his child with shells‚ if he intends to give his child a necklace‚ he must first provide them with tortoise earrings. The male and female earrings vary by decoration‚ but are almost the same. Like everything else in the Trobriand culture‚ there is a way to tell the families stature by the earrings. It depends
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"Double Indemnity" is one of the best films of all time‚ not necessarily because of its story but because of the acting‚ direction‚ cinematography‚ lighting‚ and the narrative style. At the time this film was released‚ the idea of revealing who the killer was in the opening scene was virtually unheard of‚ but it ended up being very effective because it allowed the audience to concentrate more on other elements of the film‚ which was the goal of Billy Wilder‚ the director. Instead of trying to figure
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The Jewelry Guy de Maupassant Monsieur Lantin had met the young girl at a reception at the house of the second head of his department‚ and had fallen head over heels in love with her. She was the daughter of a provincial tax collector‚ who had been dead several years. She and her mother came to live in Paris‚ where the latter‚ who made the acquaintance of some of the families in her neighborhood‚ hoped to find a husband for her daughter. They had very moderate means‚ and were honorable
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Does money buy happiness? Money doesn’t buy happiness because money can buy things that you want but it can’t give you certain things that make you happy. In the two short stories that were read the characters will do anything to make the people they love happy. By doing this the reaction from the person they love gives them happiness. Money doesn’t buy happiness because the characters in the two short stories gave up what makes them happy to make their partners happy. This proves that money doesn’t
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At approximately 1745 hours‚ I was dispatched to 9514 Crestwood Drive‚ Amarillo. Upon arrival‚ at 1758 hours‚ I met the reporting persons Ronald C. Bentham and his wife‚ Sara L. Bentham‚ in reference to a burglary report call. They stated that they returned home from shopping and found that someone had broken into the home and taken numerous items. Mr. Bentham stated that no one else was at the home‚ and they called the police immediately after returning home. He stated that he and his wife went
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One simple mistake can often bring people great misfortune. In “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant Madame Loisel loses a valuable piece of jewelry borrowed from her kind‚ upper class friend. After about a week she cannot find the necklace‚ so she buys an exact replica for 34‚000 francs‚ a price her family could not afford. Madame Loisel is a perfect example of a character that undergoes significant change due to financial and personal problems in her life. The beginning of the story describes Madame
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the times but it does make sense. Juliet is wearing a white dress and a cross necklace. The introduction of this necklace adds an element that wasn’t needed and didn’t give the necessary effect. When Romeo is saying goodbye to Juliet she gives him this cross necklace‚ possibly to signify her giving herself to him. In the play‚ the only thing Juliet could give Romeo that night was her word‚ the addition of the necklace takes away that
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the beginning has experienced a nadir in his life caused by addiction issues and harmful friendships. After a bad night‚ by mere randomness‚ he decides to glue a found baby picture of him to his grandparent saint’s necklace and wears it under his shirt. Abruptly‚ the baby picture necklace becomes a trend in his community and seems to encourage care and positivism around the participants of the furor. Richard‚ who starts experiencing acceptance and recognition around the locality also reunites with
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Both “The Necklace” and “The Gift of the Magi” have plots that depend in large measure on the use of situational irony to create a surprise ending. “The Necklace” tells the story of Madame Mathilde Loise‚ a lowly clerk’s wife‚ who‚ in an effort to appear more debonaire than she is‚ borrows expensive jewels from Madame Jeanne Forestier‚ a wealthy friend. After the inevitable loss of the jewels‚ Madame Loisel and her husband secretly replace the jewels. Years later‚ Madame Loise‚ now impoverished
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Student’s name Professor’s name Class name Date assignment is due Title Desire of wealth in ‘The Necklace’ by Guy De Maupassant and ‘Neighbors’ by Raymond Carver Desire of wealth can be considered as the principal cause of the chaos in the world. Desire for wealth makes our society a real pandemonium. Desire for wealth triggers innumerable problems in the life of human beings. Absence of desire for wealth would have made this world a real paradise. Desire for wealth made human beings
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