This is a compound sentence, because it has two independent clauses: 1. Melanie is going + but (conjunction) + 2. Valerie is staying home.
One of the key ideas presented in the story "The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry us the importance of sacrifice.
In this story, we encounter a young couple, Jim and Della, who are very short on money. However, the two love each other deeply, and want to give each other nice presents for Christmas. Without the means to buy these presents, each one of them has to sacrifice what they love most. Della sells her hair, while Jim sells his watch. However, when the two exchange the presents, they realize that Della's present was a chain for Jim's watch, while Jim's present was a set of combs for Della's hair.
The story shows that the real meaning of the gift is the sacrifice and thought that you put into it. A gift that is given with care and love is a good gift, regardless of its content.
Answer:
D. I got it correct on my test
Explanation:
The use of rhyme and repetition in "The Raven", by Edgar Allan Poe, are meant to affect the reader in the following way:
It causes the reader to sense how desperate and devastated the speaker is.
Since the raven is a symbol of death and loneliness, as well as of a somber state of mind, the speaker wants it to leave his house. The presence of the animal affects the speaker in an unbearable way, since it reminds him of the loss of his significant other.
The rhymes make it for a feeling of frantic desperation, whereas the repetition, particularly "nothing more" and "nevermore", shows how strongly mourning affects the speaker, how devastated he is.
We can see how badly the speaker wants the bird to leave in the following passage:
"Take thy beak from out my heart, and take thy form from off my
door!"
Quoth the Raven, "Nevermore."
The eight elements of thought and reasoning are part of the Critical Thinking model. They are listed as follows:
1. Information
2. Assumptions
3. Implications and consequences
4. Point of View
5. Interpretations
6. Concepts
7. Purpose
8. Question
The elements are paired together into categories by putting the identical elements into pairs. The four categories are as follows:
1. Purpose is paired with Assumption
2. Question and Concepts are paired together
3. Information is paired with Point of View
4. Interpretations and, Implications and Consequences are paired together.
<span>We are not always aware of these elements when we think. They are very often part of our unconscious thought processes. </span>
