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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Table of Contents Introduction 2 The Character of God 3 The Sovereignty of God 5 The Revelation of God 7 Conclusion 10 Bibliography 13 Introduction 2 Chronicles 16 in the Bible states that “the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth.”1 Regardless of personal conviction‚ awareness‚ understanding‚ theological leanings‚ or beliefs‚ God sees. He sees everything. In Genesis 16‚ Hagar declares to God “You are the God who sees me.” Nothing
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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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and‚ in the critical moment‚ to stand up for what he believes is morally conscientious. Douglas‚ on the other hand‚ attracts his audience through his short but extremely powerful autobiography‚ which the great abolitionist brilliantly brings out slavery’s corrupting influence on society. Although both literary works have won over the hearts of numerous audiences during the time of its public release‚ Douglas‚ as his own character‚ presents a more imperative perception of his identity as a slave than
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“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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A Special Gift A customer has planned to go to the gift shop named “Samanikalo” to buy a special gift for her daughter. The salesman and the sales girl is dealing with the customer to choose a better gift for her daughter. The conversation begins as follow: Sales Girl : Hi‚ madam. How can I help you? Customer : I want to purchase a gift for my daughter to give it on her birthday. Sales Girl : How old is she? Customer : She is just nine years old. It should be something special and unique
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A design of the promotional gift Good morning‚ ladies and gentlemen. I’m Jackie Lee‚ designer of a company. Thank you for giving me an opportunity to participate in this competition to introduce my promotional gift design. The goal of my presentation is to introduce my promotional gift design‚ silicone watch‚ which is for my company. Firstly‚ I will introduce my company background and the reason of why I have a qualification to participate of this competition. Next‚ I would like to talk about why
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THE GIFT OF LOVE “LOVE IS A TREASURE FOR WHICH WE CAN NEVER PAY…THE ONLY WAY WE KEEP IT IS TO GIVE IT AWAY…” Mr. Hamilton admits that he had mixed feelings. As he waited for the arrival of Jason Stevens‚ he realized that it was the end of their year-long odyssey of discovery. Mr. Hamilton was confident about the future Jason had before him. Mr. Hamilton felt that he would be losing his lifelong friend‚ Red Stevens. Mr. Hamilton had learned in that transformation‚ that he went through along with
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Irony Essay In the short story The Gift of Magi‚ written by O. Henry‚ you are introduced to Della. A young wife who is determined to buy her husband‚ Jim‚ a Christmas gift. However‚ when the families’ income was cut back‚ Della tried to make her $1.87‚ which was her total savings‚ enough to buy Jim a gift before Christmas. With Christmas being tomorrow‚ she tries to figure out what she is going to do. She sits on her couch clutching to what is all she has. Her small amount of savings reminds
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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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