"The Gift of the Magi" tells the story of a young couple Jim and Della. Christmas is coming, and each wants to buy the other a present. The problem is that they really cannot afford to spend a lot of money on presents. Jim treasures his gold pocket watch, which has been given to him by his father. Della treasures her long, beautiful hair.
As the story progresses, the two struggle to think of ways to buy a Christmas present for each other. Finally, on Christmas Eve, Della realizes she has next to no money left for her husband's Christmas present. What will she do???
At this point, she goes into town to search for something to buy with the little money she has. She knows that her husband's most prized possession is his pocket watch. She thinks that maybe she could buy him a chain for it, but they are all too expensive.
That's when Della realizes she has a way to EARN the money -- her hair. She runs out and has it cut short. She is able to sell the hair for enough money to buy the chain for her husband's watch.
Her husband comes home with a present for Della. When he sees her, however, he is shocked. She tells him she cut her hair for his present. When Jim hands her his present, we can see why he was so shocked. He had bought her a pair of really expensive hair combs. How could he afford such a gift? He had sold his most prized possession -- his watch -- just to buy his wife a present.
Of course, now that Della has short hair, she cannot use the combs. And, now that Jim has sold his watch, he has no use for the chain. That aside, their love for one another is the greatest gift of all.
And so, Della's problem was how to buy a gift for her beloved husband. She solves this problem by selling her most prized possession, her hair.
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The biggest reasons the U.S. hasn't adopted the metric system are simply time and money. When the Industrial Revolution began in the country, expensive manufacturing plants became a main source of American jobs and consumer products.
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Based in oral tradition with no known author. Anytime and anyplace (once upon a time in a place far away). Common ending (they lived happily ever after). Often magical.
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The answer is A. the atom is small and indivisible
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- A park ranger in Colorado is working alone at an isolated in park station for the day. - Exhibition
- As he is making a pot of coffee in the middle of the morning, he thinks he smells smoke, Leaving the station with his radio in hand, the park ranger crosses a small ravine as the smell of smoke gets stronger. - Rising Action
- Near a small outcropping of boulders, the park ranger comes upon a large bonfire full of trash and camping debris; he radios in the news. - Climax
- The narrative ends when a group of park firefighters arrive and put out the fire without it spreading. - Resolution
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1. Exhibition: At this moment some elements of the story are presented as the main characters, the region where the story takes place, the environment and the moment. This element serves to situate the reader and provoke a good introduction that helps him to understand the plot that will be seen next.
2. Rising Action: At that moment, the plot begins to expose a small moment of tension, leading the story to something that will happen and that will be great and very influential in the life of the protagonist and in the development of the plot.
3. Climax: It is the moment of greatest tension in the plot and occurs when the protagonist needs to face his greatest challenge.
4. Resolution: This element exposes the conclusion of the story, when the challenge has already been overcome and the story can be completed efficiently and consistently.
