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“The Gift Of the Magi’, short story, by O Henry. “The Gift Of the Magi’ is based on a couple who don't have enough money to buy their significant other a christmas present so they do what they have to do and seek their most desired treasures with a twist at the end. O Henry, the author of “The Gift Of The Magi”, uses irony and symbolism throughout the story to impact the reader. Irony is a state of affairs or an event that seems deliberately contrary to what one accepts and is often amusing as a

As a writer once said, " The best lies are based on the truth, at least in part."( Quote) Santa is one of these beautiful lies, but not all of him. Santa was real at one point, but is now dead, meaning he is real in history. Santa's origin story was exaggerated. For stories to spread widely, there needs to be embellishments, like Braveheart. Braveheart is full of historical inaccuracies, how the Scottish were wearing plaid, the setting of war when Scotland was still in peace, and the Princess of

Summary & Characterization Summary: The story is about a young married couple, James, known as Jim, and Della Dillingham. The couple has very little money and lives in a modest apartment. Between them, they have only two possessions that they consider their treasures: Jim's gold pocket watch that belonged to his father and his grandfather, and Della's lustrous, long hair that falls almost to her knees. Out of love they give up these posetions to give each other a Christmas present. Characterization:

Character Analysis and Setting Identify the character and the literary work he or she appears in. In the story called, " The gift of Magi" by William Sydney Porter. He was incarcerated and composed short stories and tales. In this specific story the characters begin, with Della Young, James Dillingham and Madame Sonfrie. The story takes place on Christmas Eve near Coney Island, and attempting to purchase gifts to each other. They both admire each others pleasantries, but are taken advantage of

The History of Santa Clause Many people know the modern day traditions of Santa Claus but they don’t know how this jolly man in red came to be. Today I’m going to teach you about the origins of this iconic character. My Speech will be split up into three main parts; the legend of Saint Nicholas, how he came to the united states and how a poem by Clement Moore helped illi the modern image of santa clause. The legend of Santa Clause can be traced back hundreds of years to a monk named Saint Nicholas

was an orphan from an orphanage, who stowed away in Santa's sack and ended up at the North Pole. After, the Santa found him, the Santa did not send him back to where he was from, and instead the Santa and an older elf treat him as “son.” Even though, the old elf treat him really nice, he finally found he is kind of special to others. As an adult human who happened to be raised by elves, Santa allows him to go to New York City to find his birth father. After he arrive New York City, Buddy fails to

The definition of coming of age is the attainment of maturity. In these three stories “To Every Thing There Is A Season” by Alistair MacLeod, “The Sunrise on the Veld,” by Doris Lessing, and “Stones,” by Sandre Birdsell, all of the same theme “Coming of Age.” They all go through hardship, pain, and loss. In each of these stories the protagonist realizes reality in three different ways: by facing death, by watching one closest to them get hurt or made a fool, and by realizing his or hers surroundings

Santa Claus Does Exist So you don’t believe in Santa Claus. It’s understandable. We find ourselves in an age of pure skepticism. We question everything. Science has taken hold of our lives, providing answers for all questions and dismissing anything that cannot be explained as either myth or fiction. So it’s quite understandable why you don’t believe, with no physical proof of his existence. It’s indeed understandable to lose sight of Father Christmas with the transformation of this holiday

I came with this question because my Fiancé works with a well-known company in Santa Monica. This company is called “Victory Furniture.” This company from what I seen in person and from what my fiancé has told me, can be in great demand with the right season, but it also has its down side when the season is bad. Which I believe every company faces at some point. The main basis of this company is outside furniture. It was established in 1945, in the State of California. A third generation own company

Santa Claus, is known by many names: Saint Nicholas, Father Christmas, Kris Kringle and simply "Santa". He is a figure that has been influenced by legend, myth, folklore and most importantly for our purposes today. He wears red, is pulled around on a sleigh by a bunch of reindeer and delivers presents to good children on the 24th of December. The purpose of my post is not to argue about whether or not to teach kids about the full on mythical father Christmas; personally I think it is a bad idea to