How does o. henry use irony in "the gift of the magi"?

a.
to warn readers never to sell their most prized possessions

b.
to explain jim and della's poverty

c.
to demonstrate what it means to be truly giving

d.
to criticize jim and della for their selfishness

Now that you have been exposed to the four major sociological perspectives and in keeping with the concept of getting to know each other; this discussion question will ask for your general opinion as to which one of the four sociological perspectives make the most sense to you. (1. functionalist perspective 2. conflict perspective 3. symbolic interactionist perspective 4. postmodern perspective) in other words which one of the four perspectives do you believe best explains why people do the things they do in our society? which one of the four perspectives best explains why you believe the things you do, and why you act the way that you do?

Selectie mellaniswel. anne bradstreet's poems were greatly influenced by which aspects of her upbringing? 1. her education ii. her religion iii. her father a. i and ii b. ii and iii c. i and iii d. i, ii, and iii

Ineed . i need to write a story with this words. vapid, reverie, chastity, petty, invariably, posterity, axiom, pugnacious, bourgeoisie, knell