O. Henry’s The Gift of the Magi and other stories Student Learning Materials Published by The Office of English Language Programs Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs United States Department of State Washington, D.C. 20037 americanenglish.state.gov In this publication, there are many links to other websites. These links to websites do not constitute an endorsement by the U.S. Department of State of the site or the opinions presented therein. Photographs © Shutterstock.com 2
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The Last Leaf by O. Henry from The Gift of the Magi and Other Stories This Level 1 ELLSA lesson can be accessed on the internet at http://www.rdlthai.com/ellsa_lastleaf1.html Lesson plan and text: Jeffrey Taschner, 1999 Print and web-adaptation: John Morgan, 1999 © USIA, 1999. All rights reserved 1. SYNOPSIS 1a) Synopsis Johnsy and Sue are artists who move into Greenwich Village in New York City. As Winter approaches and the weather gets colder, Johnsy becomes ill with pneumonia
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The Last Leaf by O. Henry from The Gift of the Magi and Other Stories This Level 1 ELLSA lesson can be accessed on the internet at http://www.rdlthai.com/ellsa_lastleaf1.html Lesson plan and text: Jeffrey Taschner, 1999 Print and web-adaptation: John Morgan, 1999 © USIA, 1999. All rights reserved 1. SYNOPSIS 1a) Synopsis Johnsy and Sue are artists who move into Greenwich Village in New York City. As Winter approaches and the weather gets colder, Johnsy becomes ill with pneumonia
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Case Study Cooking Up Maggi Noodles Maggi Noodles was launched in 1982 by Nestle India Limited as Maggi 2-Minute Instant Noodles under the prepared dishes category. Nestle is a Swiss Company, whose link with India goes back to 1912, when it was well known as „Nestle AngloSwiss Condensed Milk Company (Export) Limited‟. Since then, Nestle has stood its ground firmly in in India, by setting its foundation as a well-known brand, offering solutions to customer‟s wants in different segments. The brand
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MARKETING SALES & MANAGMENT | September 17 2012 | * Introduction to Nestle, * Maggie-Brief History, * Brand Extension,Repositioning * Maggi Products * Segmentation,Targeting,positioning * Promotional Strategy * SWOT Analysis * Success story * Improvements | Maggi Case Study | Harpreet Kaur INTRODUCTION TO MAGGI Maggi noodles is a brand of instant noodles manufactured by Nestlé. The brand is popular in Australia, India, South Africa, Brazil, New Zealand,etc
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Nathaniel Hawthorne, “Young Goodman Brown” Goodman Brown was not asleep in this short story. As I read, I believed that Goodman did indeed meet the devil in the forest. If he had indeed dreamt about the trip he was sent on and meeting the devil, I think his nervousness would have been described in more detail then it was. Concentrating more on the anxiety he was feeling would have led the reader to believe that the events were not real. I also saw this story as an allegory. I saw the allegory after
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Florence (Leonardo 2002 p 3). He was the son of ser piero da Vinci, a young lawyer and Caterina. He was of noble origin form his mother’s side (Leonardo 2002 p 4). His mother bestowed upon him not only the beauty of his person but also very many other gifts that placed him high above ordinary people. It is said that he was somehow a genius and usually solved with ease whatever he put his mind to (Leonardo 2002 p 4). When he was still young he enrolled in the study of very many different things but he
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Analysis of Two Short Stories Laura Cutler Ashford University Introduction to Literature ENG125 Instructor Rivera March 2, 2015 Analysis of Two Short Stories A literary analysis is important to assist a reader in knowing how or why an author writes a particular piece of literature, whether it is a poem, short story, novel , play, informational piece, etc. and then have the ability to relate to it as an individual. In the short stories 'Sweat' and 'Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been'
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Chapter Fifteen The Roman Empire at its Zenith (to 235 CE) In retrospect we can see that a decline of the Roman empire began in the reign of Marcus Aurelius (161-180), when the Germanic barbarians along the Rhine and especially the Danube discovered that the Romans were not well equipped to fight wars on two fronts. When the emperor, that is, was preoccupied with a war against the Parthians in Mesopotamia, the Roman frontier along and beyond the Danube was poorly defended, and the barbarians could
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