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    hearing some rumblings about their costume from friends and strangers alike. They explained that they had no intention on offending anyone in the community, but had simply chosen the costumes because of its ridiculous nature. The abstract explains, "[Bert said] they saw white plastic breasts and considered dressing as topless women. Then they saw the black breasts and butts and decided

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    EGYPTIAN MUSIC Wow, isn't this terrific, Ernie? A real Egyprian pyramid. I'm afraid, Bert. Afraid of what? I mean this is wonderful! Look at all the exciting new discoveries. Yeah, look at all the knowledge here. This pyramid must be centuries or thousands, even, of years old. This is great. Yeah? Look at these hieroglyphics, all these funny writing. It's pretty spooky to me, Bert. Oh, boy, how exciting. Look at this funny statue. That's a pretty neat statue. This one's a handsome statue. I think

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    their partner. Another similarity is in both stories the gifts that each partner receives has no use to them. For example, when Ernie receives a cigar box for his paper clip collection, it has no use since Ernie traded his paperclip collection in to afford Bert's gift. A difference between the stories is at the end Mr. Hooper realizes what is happening and decides to give Bert and Ernie's Paperclips and rubber ducky back. In the version by O. Henry, Della and James never get back their possessions that

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    differences of the story and the video. In the Gift of the Magi, there are two characters named Della and Jim who want to get each other a present for Christmas and it ends up going wrong. In the video, "Sesame Street" the two characters named Bert and Ernie end up making the same mistake. The impact of what happens will show you the similarities and differences of the stories. In the Gift of the Magi it was Christmas Eve around the 1900's and they both really wanted to get the other a present

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    gift for Christmas. In the gift of the Magi, Della cut off almost all of her hair to get her husband a watch fob, Della's husband Jim got her combs for her hair. The Sesame Street Video, Bert exchanged his paperclips for a soap dish for Ernies rubber ducky, But Ernie exchanged his rubber ducky for a box for Bert to put his paperclips in. Both of them had to sacrifice their belongs because neither of them had a lot of money to buy their spouses/friends a gift. While Gift of the Magi and Sesame

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    special.Della and Jim didn't have enough money to buy each other gifts so they traded something so that they can give to each other,"One was Jim's gold watch that had been his father's and his grandfather's.The other was Della's hair"(Henry 2).Ernie and Bert had to trade paper clips and rubber ducky.Another similarity that they had was that the sales person,the person that was selling the stuff knew that they traded something special to give to someone special "Now there

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    characters lost their most special item forever. The following part of the sesame street version proves that they do get their prized possession back. "Mr. Hooper knocks on Bert and Ernie's door after they open their presents that were meant for the other's special item. Mr. Hooper has hand full of presents and gives both Bert and Ernie one. After they open them, they find their prized possession that they traded in order to get something for each other." The other quotes from The Gift of the Magi proves

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    Chapter-6: Problems & Applications: 2, 4, 8 QUESTION 2 The government has decided that the free-market price of cheese is too low. a. Suppose the government imposes a binding price floor in the cheese market. Draw a supply-and-demand diagram to show the effect of this policy on the price of cheese and the quantity of cheese sold. Is there a shortage or surplus of cheese? b. Producers of cheese complain that the price floor has reduced their total revenue. Is this possible? Explain. c. In response

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    For example, in the audio broadcast, the song the “Rainbow Connection” sung by Ernie and Bert from Sesame Street playing. As the song played I recall watching Sesame street’s segment “Journey to Ernie” every day with my sister after while she was in transition after graduating from college. My little sister and I watched Sesame Street as children. Also as we watched Journey to Ernie, it brought my sister, and I joy to reflect for a moment in time when life was simpler. To live without

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    Human sexuality is an aspect in everyone’s life whether they realize it or not. Let’s take Batman and Robin, for instance. They were the first cartoon characters accused of “sexual practices.” Fred Wertherm, a psychologist, studied sexuality in comic books and recorded the sexual behaviors between Batman and Robin. He noted these two characters as two men who wore capes and loved wearing tights- not the most masculine qualities. Batman and Robin also lived together. When they were at home,

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