The Bracelet: A Family Heirloom

Humans struggle their entire lives to find affection that satisfies them. We assign this affection to objects that we obtain throughout our lives. An engagement ring, for example, is a large meaning attached to a small object. While it still has quite a high expense, women care more about the man who it’s from than the store, well, hopefully. In Akiko Busch’s story The Uncommon Life of Common Objects, she explores the objects her two sons, and people in general, become attached to over time. There’s a certain box she brings up and says “Sometimes the little box had value, sometimes it had none, and its worth seemed to come and go, by pure chance” (1). She discusses why certain things are worth more than others and why certain things have more

The necklace is custom made so it is one of a kind. It has a shiny golden chain around the neck and down to the pendant. The pendant has jewels of red ruby surrounded by gold. On the backside of the ruby encrusted pendant is the initials of every girl in our family who has had possession of

Everyone has something special that they cherish, whether it came from a loved one or a loving memory. Something that I treasure the most is a picture of me and my friends in an eighth grade event taken in a photo booth. I would say that this object would be in the class of a souvenir. It came into my possession during the winter ball from the man who ran the photo booth. Under the circumstances of an eighth grade activity/trip.

A well as the feelings and the character behind my necklace, there are also tons of memories. Memories are among some of the only things that I have to hold onto of my papa. I have from when I was young of riding four wheelers, fishing, and feeding the dogs with him. I remember how I would always run up to him, throw my arms around him, or hold when he would kiss my forehead, his prickly hairs would rub against me and I would giggle. These memories are one of the most important parts of the necklace and my life would likely be much different if I did not have the piece of

People who are driven by greed end up focusing on what they do not have instead of being grateful for what they do have. This is relevant in the short story “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant because Mathilde Loisel ends up losing everything she owns just because she lets greed drive her decisions and get the best of her. When receiving an invitation to an extravagant ball, she declines because she says she does not have anything nice to wear. In the beginning of the short story she says, “There is nothing more humiliating than looking poor in the middle of a lot of rich women.(Maupassant).” The reader sees how she puts value in possessions and what others think of her. After finding a dress and then borrowing a necklace that she thought

Mrs.Van Bliven shares a balcony with Mr.Schmidt giving Mr.Schmidt an opportunity to look through the glass doors and observe Mrs.Van Blivens belongings. In photograph A, it is clear that the intruder could see through the doors to figure out where Mrs.Van Bliven’s valuables are. The balcony doors are made partially of glass, giving the intruder the perfect opportunity to smash in the window, unlock the door and proceed to enter the suite. Observing photograph A, the suite is found undisturbed, In photograph B the suite has been broken into from the balcony. The window on the balcony door had been smashed to enable the suspect to unlock the door. Mrs.Van Bliven had said, she locked the door so the intruder would have to break the glass to get into the room.

Around the world, values are expressed differently. Some people think that life is about the little things that make them happy. Others feel the opposite way and that expenses are the way to live. In Guy de Maupassant’s short story, “The Necklace”, he develops a character, Madame Loisel, who illustrates her different style of assessments. Madame Loisel, a beautiful woman, lives in a wonderful home with all the necessary supplies needed to live. However, she is very unhappy with her life. She feels she deserves a much more expensive and materialistic life than what she has. After pitying herself for not being the richest of her friends, she goes out and borrows a beautiful necklace from an ally. But as she

As a team, the goal of this presentation is to reveal to the class, how the Necklace can relate to modern day society. In order to understand and apply the reading to modern day society, we set the event to take place in court as an exaggeration to a situation that can be solved behind closed doors. By questioning the characters in the story, each will slowly reveal how the reading is applied to our everyday lives (such as modern day mentality, christian beliefs, and moral standards between friends).

When people think of gifts, they often think of something they have received from Christmas or from a birthday. One of the most special gifts I have ever received was not from a holiday or for a birthday. My most prized gift was from two little girls, Alexandria and Tatianna, in a different country. When I went to the Dominican Republic with a big group of people for a mission trip, I received three colorful bracelets from two of the sweetest girls a few days before we traveled home. These bracelets were my most prized gift for many reasons.

This accumulation of different objects, is an altar honoring Anita Marchini, my grandma. She is an optimistic and joyful person, always ready to make other people laugh. She taught me to always be cheerful and to always be brave. Like Sandra Cisnero, this altar is dedicated to a very loving and strong women in my life. In the back of the altar is a red dress that I wore for my first Christmas, it reminds me of her because she bought it and has been in love with it ever since. Then on the right, is a tribal statue from Africa, which signifies how much she loves to travel and all the knowledge she has gained from seeing the world. On the bottom left and right corner there is some plants, signifying her love for gardening and nature all together.

“Um…” I opened the thick envelope. There was a sheet of notebook paper folded, I unfolded it and gasped. The note that I had written and stuffed inside of one of my books when I was twelve years old fluttered to the

What exactly is pride? Pride is a great love of your accomplishments or the accomplishments of somebody whose accomplishments you can claim as your own, like a daughter. This is one of the relationships (mother-daughter) that is altered, for the worse, by pride. Pride can be a wonderful tool used to bring about confidence and give somebody the courage to step outside the relative comfort zone they usually hold. However, that is not typically the case, for pride is usually found in excessive amounts. This excessive pride leads to horrible consequences if one is not careful about hiding it. For Meimei, Mathilde, and Doodle’s brother, pride becomes a corrupting factor, damaging both their lives and their relationships.

Everything I carry is for memories. The papers, the jewlery, the photos and thoughts, the hope. The thing I’ve carried the longest is my necklace. A thin silver chain with a small amethyst gem. It was given to me on my 16th birthday, really the day after. Right before the Christmas dance. I wear this necklace everday and only take it off when I really need to. My younger cousin comes to visit me and whenever she sees it she calls it a little star. Whenever I get nervous I just hold it and move it up and down along the chain. Of the many things I carry, this necklace is most important to me. Crammed in all the corners of my pockets are silly things, wrappers and receipts, loose change and scrap peices of paper I’m too lazy to throw away. But

Borrowing your friends things might be a little fun but, it also can teach you responsibility. In "The Necklace" by Guy De Maupassant, Mathilde is a little greedy. She already has a pretty dress the her husband likes but it's not good enough for her to wear to the ball, or that's what she thinks. Instead of wearing the perfectly good dress she has, she asked she husband to buy a new expensive dress, and he does. She now thinks she needs jewelry so she asks her friend to borrow one. Of course she finds a beautiful diamond necklace. When she gets home from a fun night at the ball she realizes that the the diamond necklace is gone and lies to her friend about losing it. Well she has to tell her something but I won't tell you what I will tell you

How does it sound to personalize a bracelet with charms that tell your story? With a PANDORA bracelet, you can choose charms that describes your feelings, hobbies and memories. There are, according to Jaime Santiago, “one charm for every unforgettable moment in a woman’s life” (PANDORA: Your Life History on a Bracelet). Designed to inspire women to embrace the self-creator within, PANDORA helps to explore and craft a unique personal story to complement and represent any style. My PANDORA bracelet is my cultural product for its charms that represents my hobbies and culture, it’s likely that no one has the same exact bracelet, and its concept is greatly accepted by the consumers.