The Greatest Gift is One Everyone Can Give!

It has been said that the relationship between Della and Jim in “The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry is a truly unselfish love relationship.  Many people aspire to that kind of relationship for themselves.  Others say that people as poor as Della and Jim have no business spending money on such frivolous and unnecessary things like a watch fob and hair combs.  They would say that the couple should be saving for a home or for a “rainy day.”

In your essay, take a position on this question. You may write about either one of the two points of view given, or you may present a different point of view on this question. Use specific reasons and examples to support your position.  

Canon Three Choosing a Style

Share with the class the introduction of your paper. In the comments, please identify the exordium, narratio and partitio of your classmates entry. Also, give a critical analysis of their introduction and respond with what interests you about the topic. Questions you might have about it or what you might like to learn if given the chance to read the paper in its entirety.

Knock Knock!

There are places to go to find arguments! You are looking for arguments about a particular issue, so you know at the first door and ask, what kind of a think is it?(definition) At the second door, you inquire, what can I compare this thing to?(comparison) Upon arriving at the third door, you ponder, what is it's relationship to other things? (relationship). knocking on the fourth door, you ask, in what circumstance(s) does this think exist (circumstances)? And at the fifth door, you question, do outsiders have anything to say about this thing (testimony)?


For an extra 2 points, tell your favorite knock knock joke. No repeats.