...The Purple Dress (Critical Essay) The Purple Dress is a story by O.Henry, written in 1905. O.Henry is famous for his short stories and one of the well-known one is about friendship and sacrifece. The story is about two single woman who are clerks and sell accessories. At the start of the story thse two woman Maida and Grace discuss their favourite colors- purple and red. Both thinks that their colours are the best. Thanksgiving party is approaching and ladies are doing their best to look pritiest at their store party. Maida decides to wear a purple dress, which the tailor Schlegel is going to sew for only $8. Maida had saved $18 in eight months. Grace decides to buy a red dress in a store, she thinks if a ladie has a a figure vevrything fits great on you. Both of them tries to please Mr. Ramsay, the head clerk. The only single man in the store. The day before Thanksgiving Maida is going to leave to take her dress from the tailor, she founds her friend in tears. Grace has no money to pay the rent, she already spent her money on the dress and she needs exact same amount of money as Maida has to take her dress from the dressmaker. She sacrifes it and and helps friend to pay the rent. At Thanksgiving Maida does not want to go to the party, "I was set on my purple," said Maida. "If I can't have it I won't go at all”.At the afternoon she goes to the tailor and tells that has no money to pay. But Schlegel gives her the dress and says to bring money when shen can. Maida runs to the...
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...Clarke, moved to Harlem and committed himself to a lifelong pursuit of factual knowledge about the history of his people and creative application of that knowledge. Over the years, Clarke became both a major historian and a man of letters. Although he is probably better known as a historian, his literary accomplishments were also significant. He wrote over two hundred short stories. "The Boy Who Painted Christ Black" is his best known short story. Being a black young fellow, Aaron Crawford was the smartest boy in Muskogee County School for colored children. His teacher always looked upon him as a “star student”. He heard to compliment “one day he might be the president of the United States of America”; but the only problem was, he was not white. He was the brightest of them all, but not one of the best looking as described in the story, “both his nose and his lips seemed a triffle too large for his face…to say he was ugly would be unjust and to say that he was handsome would just be grossly exaggerating.” Among the students of the school, he often startled his teachers with his astonishing talents such as drawing and writing. He’d draw holiday themed pictures around the season’s turn, such as turkeys and pumpkins around Thanksgiving, and flags and little hatchets on George Washington’s birthday. But one day, on his teacher’s birthday, he drew a picture that would make him the most talked about colored boy in Columbus, Georgia. He drew a painting of Jesus Christ black. It caused...
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...Strategies used to convey the idea A nonfiction short story is way for authors to show the readers a look into an event or emotions they felt happen in their lives...the “On Going Home,” by Joan Didion and “Who Will Light the Incense When Mother’s Gone” by Andrew Lam are the stories I will give a brief summary of the writer’s strategies used to convey their ideas, along with the theme, purpose, and how I personally relate to each story. Finally, there will be a discussion on nonfiction stories and imagination. In Joan Didion’s On Going Home, she express here inner feeling, emotions, and fear of change, while she is stuck in the past. Lam’s “Who will Light the Incense When Mother’s Gone” focus on new traditions and the loss of old traditions. “On Going Home” is a short story by Joan Didion talks about going back to visit her family home ,the home where she grew up Central Valley of California. Didion talks about the emotions she goes through during her life there and the person she becomes when she is in her family home. She uses imagery and metaphors to describe the events she went through in her family home, and especially when her husband is involved. The family always talked about the same things according to Didion 1968; “we appear to talk exclusively about people we know who have been committed to mental hospitals.” and her husband cannot understand “why (P.620). “Who Will Light the Incense When Mother’s Gone” is a short story by Andrew Lam a family from Vietnam and the...
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...Many families have a tradition. These traditions could be going to a movie on Thanksgiving or picking out a christmas tree every December. In Dalton Trumbo’s novel, Johnny Got His Gun, the author tells a story of a young man and his father’s tradition of going fishing. Through the third person point of view and lack of dialogue, the story shows the detached relationship the father and son have. The third person point of view of the passage interprets the true feelings of the son and the father’s relationship upon the breaking of the tradition. The third person point of view makes it clear to show that the father is actually upset that the son had broken a tradition of nine years, while the son didn’t think twice about it. The passage begins with the mixed feelings of the son. The son sat in front of the fire and looked across at his father and wondered how he was going to tell him that he wanted to fish with Bill Harper this camping trip, rather than going with his father,...
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...companies which traded on the stock market and as a result, constant monitoring of the financial news was required to keep adequately abreast in an effort to facilitate financial decisions in a timely manner. JADSjanella: * Best stock bought: Hewlett Packard(HPQ),although the stock price has been decreased from $27.94 to $25.39 this has been due to the fact that most of the leaders in the sector gave up their gains for the thanksgiving holiday. * Worst stock bought: The worst stock was Texas Instrument (TXN), because it fluctuates frequently as a result it had to be monitored frequently. The stock fell drastically over the past few weeks when compared to the price it was about one month ago. What I have learnt overall: 1. to make money on the stock market you have to monitor the market regularly 2. read the financial news so that you will have an idea of which stock would fall or rise 3. when going to purchase a stock look at the graph so that you will have an indication of the performance of the stock in the past 4. with the sell short method you made a lot of money JADSandrine: Stocks were mainly purchased in the energy and industrial sectors, finally entering the financial...
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...predicaments. Some may argue that Pete is the problem out of the two brothers. It could be perceived that he is selfish, mean, uncaring, and he is ultimately living an unfulfilled life. The story shows the opposite. “The Rich Brother” clearly details how Pete is a caring and loving big brother to Donald, and that Donald is actually a selfish person towards Pete. One could make the argument that Donald should be pitied for his the circumstance that he has endured for years. He has been through a lot of failures over the years, but somehow the undertone of his mishaps are all related to him attempting to help other to succeed. In one statement made by Donald, it is apparent that Pete was babied or coddled by his mother. “Mom was always in a state about me climbing trees and so on. And you used to hit me there every chance you got.” (Qtd. in Arguing about Literature 264) As Donald continues his story about how Pete would attempt to kill him, the reader starts to see that Donald is over exaggerating the childhood situation. Donald tells a story that should be very memorable to Pete, but to the contrary, Pete seems legitimately boggled by the recollection. He admits that he may have done some “big brother” type things to Donald, but he comes across as genuinely stunned by his younger brother’s story. This one conversation speaks volumes to the integrity of the two brothers. If one is not objective, it could be easy to mislabel the two brothers. The thought of Donald deserving pity and...
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...Foundations of Mythology Short Answers HUM/105 Professor * How is the word myth used popularly? For example, what does the statement, “It’s a myth” mean? In contrast, how is the word myth used in the academic context? After considering the things in the definition in your textbooks and course materials, write a definition in your own words. The word myth is used in stories told people don’t know if the stories told are true or not. My personal belief is that a myths can be both true and not true tales. My reason for this because things in the area that happened more than fifty years ago or longer could be turned into false information after the years and years of being restated, no one knows because this area has happened so long ago in time. Myths are stories that were passed on from one generation to the next one its fiction and non -fiction. Myth is used in academic context as being an explanatory narrative, & illustrates how people should act and the existing social order. They are collectively authored and are created by people traditions and oral traditions are told and retold over time. My definition of myth is something that has reason for it could be true or untrue depending on the topic; you just have to use logic to determine the truth of the quote or statement. * Why do myths from different cultures around the world address such similar or universal themes? Think about how myths explain the unknown and the tribulations of mankind...
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...Income inequality damages growth, OECD warns Chris Giles in London Rising income inequality over the past 30 years has damaged growth rates in rich countries by limiting educational opportunities for poor children, according to research by the OECD, the group of mainly rich nations. The finding that higher inequality harms economic performance mirrors the results of a similar study by the International Monetary Fund earlier this year. But the OECD’s analysis goes further because it concentrates on rich countries and attempts to establish the exact cause of inequality’s harmful effects on growth. The OECD said the research showed governments should focus policy on ensuring poorer children gain better education and the supporting people into employment. As inequality has moved higher up the political agenda in rich countries, there has been a flurry of research papers looking into the link between inequality and growth. Clear conclusions have been difficult to achieve because economic theory is ambiguous and the subject has been plagued by research finding spurious associations in the data rather than meaningful causal relationships. Higher inequality can hinder growth by destroying trust in society, hitting investment in skills and reducing demand growth for goods and services from poorer families who tend to spend more of their incomes. But it also provides greater incentives for people to strive to climb the ladder of opportunity and can provide necessary savings to...
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...delicate balance existing between the turbulence wrought by her homelife and the order of society so despised by her father. Growing up, Walls was subjected to her father’s alcohol problems and thus poverty ensued. Exhibiting unwavering loyalty towards her incompetent father, Walls would vigorously defend him against familial and outside antagonizers. Yet after this alliance shattered, she rejects her father’s precepts feeling ashamed of her upbringing and soon after moved to New York. When Jeannette asks her mother about what she should do when people ask about her parents’ situation or her past, her mom said “Just tell the truth” (5). In her memoir The Glass Castle, Jeannette Walls...
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...persecution in their daily practice of faith. As a result there was no detailed structure of worship as seen in the present day Christian worship. However, worship in those days paved way for the current settings of various churches which have greatly evolved over time. Worship was characterized by several aspects such as baptism, organizing prayer meetings and gatherings, rejoicing through songs, listening to the scriptures, collection of charity and using their spiritual gifts among others. Additionally, during those early days of Christianity, Christians often met in church assemblies for the ceremonial get together meal (Lord’s Supper) or for thanksgiving and singing gatherings. This paper critically analyzes the various practices of early church such as the singing of psalms and hymns, gathering in church assemblies, vocal thanksgiving, the Lord’s Supper as well as the practice of baptism. Table of Contents Abstract……………………………………………………………………………………………i Table of Contents………………………………………………………………………………….ii 1. Introduction..................................................................................................................................1 1.1 What is Worship?...........................................................................................................1 1.2 Early Christian Worship………………………………………………………………2 2. Baptism…………………………………………………………………………………………3 3....
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...The year is 1968, and Ashima Ganguli, a Bengali woman who has recently moved to Cambridge, Massachusetts with her new husband, is about to give birth. Her husband, Ashoke, accompanies her to the hospital in a taxi. In the waiting room of the hospital, Ashoke remembers how in 1961, as he was taking the train from Calcutta to Jamshedpur to visit his grandfather and collect the books he was to inherit from him, there was an accident and he had nearly died. On the train, he had been reading a collection of short stories by Nikolai Gogol, a Russian author, when the locomotive engine and seven bogies derailed, causing Ashoke's car to be flung into a nearby field. Rescue workers found Ashoke because of the book page he clutched in his hand. Their baby boy is born in the morning. Ashima and Ashoke want to wait to name him until a letter arrives from Ashima's grandmother with two name options: one for a boy and one for a girl. It is the Bengali tradition to have a respected elder choose the name of a child. However, it is time to leave the hospital and the letter has not arrived, so they decide to make up a pet name that will be used until they can officially name their baby based on his grandmother's wishes. Ashoke chooses Gogol, the name of the author whose stories he was reading when the train crashed years before. Ashima and Ashoke hold a rice ceremony for Gogol when he is six months old. Six months later, the Gangulis are planning a visit to India. Ashima's brother Rana calls with...
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...Americans, like to call Black Friday. Black Friday is the day following Thanksgiving Day in the United States, often regarded as the beginning of the Christmas shopping season. To get people in the spirit, most major retailers open before the sun comes up and offers promotional sales to kick off the holiday shopping season. Americans consider “getting in the spirit,” by waking at the crack of dawn to pry items out of other people’s hands while at the same time getting pushed and shoved by crazy amounts of people on the same hunt. We call a tradition; a belief or behavior passed down within a group or society with symbolic meaning or special significance that has origin from the past. Black Friday is the one tradition that I thought was the worst until reading “The Lottery,” by Shirley Jackson. Jackson uses irony to suggest an underlying evil, hypocrisy, and weakness of human kind. Jackson shows many important lessons about human nature in this short story including barbaric traditions in a supposedly civilized village, the community’s hypocrisy, and how violence and cruelty take place. "The Lottery" tells the story of an annual tradition in a small village, where the people are close and tradition is paramount. The Lottery is a yearly event in which one person in the town is randomly chosen, by a drawing, to be violently stoned by friends and family. The villagers don’t really know much about the lottery’s origin but try to preserve the tradition nevertheless; they...
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...Soon after news of Tiger Wood’s marriage issues hit the mainstream media, his sponsors were forced to decide what to do with one of the world’s most marketable athletes. At the height of his success on the PGA tour, Woods was one of the sporting world’s most desired figures for sponsors to partner with. With golf alone, Woods helped Nike reach figures of over $650 million in products sold (CBS/AP, 2009). Other major sponsors that Woods partnered with included Accenture, AT&T, PETA, Gillette, and Gatorade. Each of these nationally and globally know companies decided to end their endorsement partnerships with Tiger Woods in the weeks and months following the post-Thanksgiving incident and increasing marital issues. The only sponsor that has continued to endorse Woods has been Nike (CBS/AP, 2009). The main reason for these companies parting ways with Woods is due to an emphasis in keeping their names in good standings. In any form of public relations, you always want to have your company or business looked at in a positive light. When CEO’s and presidents of Woods’s former sponsors made remarks as to why they had terminated their relationship with the sports icon, they all mentioned that it was imperative to put the organizations good name as the top priority. This has been most reflected by Accenture’s reason for dropping Woods (Hamblen, 2009). The consulting firm had seen an increase in revenue in the months leading up Woods’ public relations nightmare (Hamblen, 2009). Keeping...
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...has few remaining retail competitors that include Wal-Mart, Target and of the smaller variety, Pier 1 Imports. Companies like Crate & Barrel and Williams Sonoma are also considered competitors but are more specialized and upscale than the merchandise sold at BB&B. After leaving the store with the wine bar that I was looking for and some observation of the store and its surrounds, I was able to reflect on what I noticed from an environments perspective. The first thing that is noticeable is how the store predominantly places its seasonal items, in this case Thanksgiving, right at the front entrance. Another very noticeable and convenient thing is how the products in the store are laid out. The products and sections flow very nicely from kitchen to dining, bedroom sets to bedding, and bath and bathroom accessories. It makes traveling the store and locating items fairly easy. Lastly, what is very noticeable about the environment is friendliness and accommodating the staff is. Several times I was approached by a representative asking me if I needed help finding anything or making sure I had everything I was looking for. They also were very...
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...Lynn Coady, a writer, editor, playwrighter, and journalist, has written many works including short stories and novels. One of her novels, HellGoing consists of many stories with different genres and interpretations. Such as, how judgments, attraction and addiction affect everyone in so many ways. Also, how others judge a person’s body, and how a person wants to look. Size, is something people always worry about, and are judged about, affecting everyone from all ages. People today worry about their size, and are put into categories such as, underweight, average, over weight or obese. These categories not only ruin a person’s confidence, but also allow them to want to change their size, which can affect them emotionally and harm them physically....
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