When I was little child I always wished I could touch something and it would turn gold. I know it is a wired wish but I always wanted to. When I was about 23 years of age I came across a fakir whose was old and very quit wanting to sell this paw that supposedly supposed to be a monkey's paw. He told me that you have 3 wishes that's all and them 3 wishes you need to think it over before you wish. I was very young and stupid and didn't know what I was doing and I just thought it was a stupid thing
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Monkey's Paw One of the themes for “Monkey's Paw” is be careful what you wish for; don't test fate. First off, the Sergeant states the following, “don't blame me for what happens.” With this sentence you can imply that something bad is going to happen. Second, the Sergeant not only says that but he says “I don't know what the first two mans wishes were but I know the third wish was death.” This implies that something or someone might die. You should learn to be happy with what you have and don't
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Have you ever desired for something amazing but received the complete opposite? In the two stories, “The Fight,” by Lucy Calkins and the “The Golden Touch”, there is a similar theme which is “Be careful with what you desire for”. In these two stories, both of the main characters desired something more than what they could have. The theme “Be careful what you desire for,” is a qualified theme for the story, “The Fight”. One of the example was when the narrator was at one of his basketball games, all
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Those of us that continue to pursue our dreams through set goals and experience setbacks that motivate us to give up and take the back seat, one thing is for sure, we need to have it in mind that greatness can never be rushed. Geoffrey Rush is a very popular Australian actor who was destined to be a sensation behind the cinematic camera lenses of Hollywood cinematographers. He experienced setbacks and dry spells in his career but continued to persist against the odds. The talented Oscar-winning actor
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wishes. The family decided to take advantage of this opportunity, so they selfishly and thoughtlessly wished for wishes that would solely benefit them. In “The Monkey’s Paw,” many themes are portrayed, which include “be careful what you wish for,” “make sure to wish specifically so nothing backfires and is misjudged,” “greediness almost always leads to terrible consequences,” and many more. Nevertheless, the most powerful and common theme portrayed in this story is “one careless thought can lead to
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Creed, because there was no real evidence. Now a theory I have of what happened to Chris, was in Chris's note that he wrote to Mr. Ames, said "Dear Mr. Ames, I have a problem getting along with people. I know that people wish I were dead, and at this moment in time I see no alternative but to accommodate them in this wish. I have a wish. Not that anybody cares, but if anybody cared over the years, it was you. Here is my wish. I wish that I had been born somebody else.” He put names of people
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most. Personally, at first, I have only listed six wishes, I cannot think of what to write. In man’s life, there are so many things that you wish would come true, choosing only ten is hard. In addition, definitely frustrating. It is as if it reminds you of things that would never ever come true, no matter how hard you strive in achieving it. Of course, some of it will come true if you really want to, but as for wishes, there would always be a wish that would remain a wish no matter what and it makes
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in which the possessor acquires three wishes. However, with these wishes come consequences. Before obtaining the talisman their family friend, Sargent-Major Morris, told the family how he received it from the previous owner when they used their last wish for death. He also warned them of the mischief it caused by his wishes. He then threw the talisman into the fire in which Mr. White retrieved it. Against his better judgment, Sargent Morris fearfully instructed Mr. White how to make the wishes and
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warned you about the dangers that will come? If you would still accept it what would you wish for? What would you do if things don’t turn out how you thought it was going to be? So would you or would you not accept the artifact? In the popular story “the monkey’s paw” by W.W Jacobs a family is broken apart after they are given a cursed talisman that grants you wishes. But little of what they know that every wish would have a bad consequence. Mr. White friend major Morris has given them the paw to
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With the power of being granted three wishes, there are a lot of option to wish for to satisfy someone’s greed or wellbeing. Money is an example of a wish that satisfy someone’s greed or wellbeing. In the story Monkey’s Paw, the White family wish for two hundred pounds and it was wish granted, but with a consequence. This is why hard work and inspiration should motivate people to be successful and not just rely on wishes. The story Monkey’s Paw, demonstrate how dangerous wishes can be from using
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