Gift Of The Magi Essay

Katherine Ann Porter “One of the marks of a gift is to have the courage of it.”- Katherine Ann Porter. This quote from Ms. Katherine Ann Porter was the anthem of her writing. Porter had a gift that many authors could not possess, and had the utmost courage to present her talent to the world. Porter was one of the strongest writers of her time, always astonishing her audiences with her views and beliefs. Through her biography, the time period she wrote in, criticism, and her contribution to…

Irony Romeo and Juliet is one of the most popular plays ever written. This writing displays irony because Juliet goes to the extent of faking her death to be with Romeo. However, the play ends with both of the star-crossed lovers committing suicide. Irony is often used in stories and our everyday lives. Irony is when one thing is expected to happen, but the opposite occurs. Three types of irony are situational, verbal, and dramatic. Each of the types of irony have the same general meaning…

Recently I sat down to read Kate Chopin's short story, The Story of an Hour, at the recommendation of a friends. At just over 1,000 words it's a very short story indeed, it was a fun read that really drove home the idea that a lot can happen in an hour. It also provided some excellent examples of irony as a literary device done right. If you haven’t read it before, check it out at Kate Chopin International Society's website. Shortly after finish the story (it’s really only a couple of pages, if…

In the wake of doing as such, da Vinci campaigned Ludovico for an occupation and sent the future Duke of Milan a letter that scarcely specified his extensive gifts as a craftsman and rather touted his more attractive abilities as a military specialist. Utilizing his creative personality, da Vinci portrayed war machines, for example, a war chariot with grass shearer sharp edges mounted on the sides, a protected…

order to maintain a healthy, positive relationship, such as sacrificing in pride, wealth, faith, independence and physical well being. The best times to show true love are when it is not easy and it requires personal sacrifice. In “The gift to MAGI,” the poor couple makes a sacrifice to make each other happy without even knowing what they did for each other till the end. Jim, the man, has had this gold watch that was passed on from his grandfather to his father until him now. The watch…

artists, poets and philosophers which the Medici had established. In January 1478, he received his first of two independent commissions: to paint an altarpiece for the Chapel of St. Bernard in the Palazzo Vecchio and, in March 1481, The Adoration of the Magi for the monks of San Donato a Scopeto. Neither commission was completed, the second being interrupted when Leonardo went to…

This wealth was put into the royal treasury which became important for financial administration and storage of wealth. Darius followed Lydian tradition and minted coins gold coins “darics” and silver coins “sigloi”, stamped with insignia. He also introduced a new weight, the “karsha”, in the shape of a pyramidion. The standardization of weights and measures and the introduction of coinage was effective in facilitating imperial trade and provided flexibility in the exchange of goods throughout…

because of their similar interests in naturalism and environmental perceptions, Durer differed by being able to spread awareness of himself and his work across Europe. Adventuring out as a young gifted apprentice, Durer traveled abroad advancing his gifts, while leaving a lasting legacy of his unique work. Albrecht Durer, 1471, was the second son out of almost 18 children that Albrecht Durer senior and Barbra Holper had, with only 3 of them surviving to adulthood. Originally, when the family…

“a messenger came from home and reported to me that Smerdis was sitting upon the royal thrown and had touched the heaven with his head” (3.65). In response to this dream, Cambyses killed his brother Smerdis, only to have a different Smerdis of the Magi usurp the throne months later. The story of Cambyses echoes that of Croesus in both form and structure by presenting a character that experiences a divine premonition while sleeping, subsequently attempts to prevent the fulfillment of that…

Frequently in our lives we choose to sacrifice one good for the sake of some other good that is either a higher good or one more necessary in our particular situation (Gudorf, 3). In the Gift of the Magi, Della sacrificed her hair to buy her husband a platinum fob chain for Christmas and her husband, Jim, sacrificed his watch to buy Della a very expensive set of combs. On September 9, 2011 many firefighters went into the burning twin towers to…