The Ultimate Gift

Jason Stevens was once a selfish stubborn Man until the day Red Stevens died and gave him many tasks to achieve. “I could hear Jason’s angry voice as I retreated down the hall.” “Why couldn't he just leave me money like everybody else?” In the end of the book, Jason finally learns to give in and learn the right way of life. “As my great-nephew has shown himself to be responsible and able in every area of life, he will have sole control of this charitable trust fund which supports the Red Stevens Home for Boys..” In the end, life lived to its fullest is its own ultimate gift. Just like Kidnapped had many ups and downs with pride and vanity, so did Jason…

In life, people struggle with forgiveness and grief. Society mostly hangs on to grief than forgiving their problems. In The Ultimate Gift and the River, they both have analogous literary themes throughout the story lines. The literary theme us the universal truth the story teaches, it is what the main character learns. Throughout these stories, both of the main characters are struggling with the conjoint theme of forgiveness breaks the bondage of grief. Occasionally the main character in The…

The Ultimate Gift and the River have analogous literary themes throughout the story lines. The literary theme us the universal truth the story teaches, it is what the main character learns. Throughout these stories, both of the main characters are struggling with the conjoint theme of forgiveness breaks the bondage of grief. Occasionally the main character in The River struggled with forgiving people and The River. Such as having clemency on the person who endangered Gabriel’s dad’s life.…

In her speech, The Ultimate Gift, Jennifer Conrad attempts to use Monroe’s Motivational Sequence in her speech to convince her classmates to donate blood regularly. She utilizes statistics and an anecdote to bring her point home. She provides the students with a clear way for them to help. Unfortunately, her condescending tone, lack of sensitivity towards a diverse audience, and lack of source citations reduced the effectiveness of her speech Overall I would not consider Ms. Conrad’s delivery…

The author Jim Stovall illustrates in his novel, “The Ultimate Gift” that wealth can ruin the joy of experiencing life. Red Stevens, one of the main characters, demonstrates this by leaving a series of videotaped lessons in his will. These lessons left for none other than his great nephew, Jason Stevens. Who is left to learn and understand them with the assistance of Theodore J. Hamilton and Margret Hastings. Which were former friends and business partners of Red. Throughout the course of a year…

Group Description SOL Ultimate Frisbee is the group that I’m apart of. This year I joined Eau Claire’s Women Ultimate Frisbee team (SOL), they are a fun group to be included in. I joined SOL because I’ve played Ultimate Frisbee during high school; it was one of my favorite memories. Being a part of Ultimate Frisbee Everyone on the team has the shared identity; which is Ultimate Frisbee. The reason people join Ultimate Frisbee is to make friends and play a pretty awesome sport. The girls on the…

Organ Donation Organ donation is a process where the organs of a person who is no longer living are given to those who are in critical condition and could die without them. Kevin Thurm, the author of the article "The Ultimate Gift: Sharing Life," works to persuade his audience of the positive effects of organ donation and why they should register to do so. Throughout his argument he uses the aids pathos, an emotional appeal, logos, a statistic-based appeal and ethos, a credibility-based appeal,…

Gifts for Her That Will Flatter Her Most women are particular with details but they also have a soft spot for gifts. They take into account the thought that come with your gifts so looking for simple yet unique gifts for her is always advisable. You can do this and give rewards to the lady luck of your life and make her feel special. It is not always necessary to buy a gift which is expensive because when you give gifts it is the thought which is taken into the consideration and not the money.…

Marcel Mauss (2002) in his seminal work The Gift (2002) has said that even though gift-giving is technically a voluntary process and it is allegedly free of any egotism in reality gift giving and receiving is a social obligation and is inundated with self-interest. Mauss adds that the gestures associated with gift-giving, the mask of generosity and disinterestedness, are all mere fictions to appease our sense of propriety. In other words, when people give gifts they do so with the motive of…

Ever since I was young sports have always been a part of my life and they continue to be part of my life today. I am always playing a sport year round and I have played soccer, track, cross country, basketball, baseball, football, lacrosse, and ultimate Frisbee. When I was looking for a college I wanted to go to a school where I could play both soccer and track and that is the main reason I picked BC. Physical fitness is the most important to me, but emotional health is also important. When I…