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When you love someone, you care about that person more than anything else in this world. In the “The Gift of the Magi” the depth and generosity only seen in true love is demonstrated by the main characters. The “Gift of the Magi” is a short story by writer O. Henry. The story is centered around a young, loving, married couple Mr. James Dillingham Young, referred to as Jim, and Mrs. Della Dillingham, who is referred to as Della. The story has many events agglomerated with sentimental warmth of…

Hiromi Goto’s Chorus of Mushrooms is a novel based on three generations of Japanese Canadian women: Naoe, Keiko, and Muriel, who are experiencing an identity crisis. Naoe, an elder in the home, is an anguished woman who attempts to come to terms with her immigration to Canada, while Keiko, Naoe’s daughter, struggles to assimilate into the Canadian culture leaving her Japanese heritage behind. Muriel, (Naoe refers to her as Murasaki), is Keiko’s daughter who is born in Canada. Growing up,…

The contamination of food is an issue that can have deadly repercussions at any time to any person. The United States is not the only country that is impacted, contamination happens all over the globe. Whether caused chemically, physically, or through microorganism origin, reverberation of any type of poisoning is intensely dangerous. Though most people who are directly affected by contamination are able to recover, great deals of others are susceptible to more long term symptoms which may very…

Bonnie Bassler, an American molecular biologist, once stated, “When antibiotics became industrially produced following World War II, our quality of life and our longevity improved enormously. No one thought bacteria were going to become resistant” (Bassler, 2002). Bassler suggests how antibiotics can improve our livelihoods by treating health issues. However, there may be a long-term problem associated with increased usage of antibiotics, as there can be additional disease risks with the rise of…

Short Story The Scion gazed from his secluded position, high above in a grove, watching as the puny humans went about their day in blissful ignorance of his presence. He liked it that way sometimes, just watching as time went on around him; it calmed him somewhat. To those, he looked like he was a part of the mountains and hills, blending in with the scenery. His earth green and dirt brown palette hid him to such a degree that travelers of all kinds who would walk about his scales were woefully…

1. Scout admires Miss Maudie because she is very smart, intelligent and wise. 2. Atticus accepted the job to defend Tom Robison because he felt it was his duty and if he didn’t Scout and Jem would never look at him the same way. They wouldn’t admire him the way they do. 3. Scout fights with Cecil Jacobs and Francis because they called Atticus, her father, a “nigger-lover.” She stood up for Atticus and fought them. 4. Aunt Alexandra disapproves of Scout because Scout doesn’t act like a lady.…