Friday, January 16, 2009

viridiana becerra final exam

Final Exam Essay


The Theme
Della and Jim sold what they loved the most so they could give each other something for a special day. But at the end they both didn't have what each other's gift was meant for. Jim sold his watch and got Della the combs that she had all ways wanted to get. Della cut her hair and sold it so she could by Jim a fob chain for his watch.
They both didn't care about what would happen. They were both wise enough to sell each others treasures. I think that the theme is "think about others but your self." They both showed each other that they didn't care if they didn't receive a gift back, that they just wanted to give something with love,
Della and Jim are said to be the wised of all human beings. They were willing to do what were to just see each other happy. That's what this story says to me.

Thursday, January 15, 2009

Cristina Arias Fianl exam.

The main idea of this story is about a girl named Della. It is Christmas eve and Della is worried that she does not have any money to buy a gift to her husband Jim.So Della gets an idea and she goes out and to go sell her hair. So Della could buy a gift to Jim.Della wnt to buy a chain so it could match his wacth to go with it.But in the other hand Jim does not know that Della sold her hair.
So Jim not knowing that her wife cut her hair and sold it.Jim buys della some expensive combs that della has wanted to brush her beautiful long hair.It's Christimas day and Della is waiting for jim to arrive. Jim comes in, Jim is in shock and has no expession on his face.Della explains to Jim why she did that and Jim confesses to della the truth about what he did.
That he sold his wacth to buy della her expensive combs. and they had a great Christimas after all even though it was a big surprise for them that Christimas day. These are the main ides of this story because thats all it talks about in the story. and it also talks about how money is nessary to life.

Areli Chavez- Final Exam

The theme in thi s story, "Gift of the Magi" is about how two people, Della and Jim give up their most valuble things to make the other one happy. They both love each other so much they couldn't live with out the factb of not giving the other one a Christmas present.
Della gave up her long hair by selling it to get money to buy Jim a chain for his most valuble thing that was his grandfathers watch that now belonged to him. Jim had sold the watch to get Della what she always wanted a set of colmbs for her hair. Now that they both had nothing for what they got they weren't sad they where happy of the sacrifice the other one did for them.
This story really makes me happy and wanting to that for others. I know that it will make them happy and it would also make me happy the fact that i did something nice for someone else. I hope that more people can learn from this story to be a better person.

Valeria Garcia Final essay

Evey one has to sacrifice things to be happy or to make others happy.Della really wants Christmas to be great. She has no money except $1.87 that shes been saving up for months. She really wants to get her husband something really special.The most valuable things they have was Jim's gold watch which was passed on by his father and grandfather. For Della it was her hair. Della had to sacrifice her hair to get her husband something really special.
Della dashed out the front door and went looking for some kinda hair saloon place. She found one she walked in and asked the lady if she would buy her hair. The lady sat her down and took along look at it and said I will give you 20 dollars for it. Della said okay do it quickly.
After that she went in search of that one special gift that stood out from the wrest to them. That day that Jim got home he just stared at her for along time. Della was really scared she thought he wouldn't like her no more because of her hair.
Jim after gave her the present and said it would explain everything. When she opened them it was a set of the combs that she really wanted. He had bought it for her long beautiful hair that was now very short. Then Della with excitement gave him the gift that she had bought him which was a platinum fob watch. He just sat down and smiled. He said I sold it to buy the set of you combs.

Francisco Macias final exam

Della is a wonderful wife that made a big sacrifice for her husband on Chrismas Eve. Della (the wife) was weread about not giving Jim her husband a preaent for chrismas. she wnt and sackrafired her hair for a present for Jim.
She only had 1.87. sixty cents were in pennys she had saved. In the text she said " twenty dollars are hard to come by". But when she cut her hair off she had a prayer "Please god, make him still think that im still pretty".
She couldnt live through a chrismas with giveing jim a Present. She cried because of her husband was looking at her very wierd with a plain face. After a while he opened his present and it was a watch. And she got a comb set.

Roiesha & finals Exam

In the story "Gift of the magi" the main idea would be mostly be about Della. She wants to get a present for jim. Della only has $1.87 to buy something for jim. It says that " she been saving every peeny she hadcould for months". She had been planing for somthing nice for him. Somthing just a little bit near to being worthy of the honor of being owned by jim. Della cut her hair and sold it to madame. She got money for it and went shopping for somthing fine and rare and sterling. She was worried that he wasnt going to like the present or think she was pretty anymore.

Griselda-final exam

The story of "Gift of the Magi" is about a woman named della. She is trying to save up money for christmas. But when she bought mos of the presents she still needed to buy a present for her husband named jim. But she only $1.87 so she descide to cut her hair and selll it to madame for 20 dollars. Now she had money so she went to buy somthing for him. The main idea about this would be della trying really hard to buy somthing for jim.

kris nielsen final-exam

somtimes in life bad things happen. somthimes good things happen. then there are the weird things that happen.
have you nver gotten some one a gift for somthing and you have to get rid of somthing but the prersonyou got the your gift for sold the thing and got you somthing for the thing you sold.
lets say you got somone a bike loke but you had to get rid of all your mecanical pencials. so the person you got the loke for got rid of the bike for the best led in the world. that would suck.

Mercedes Gutierrez-Final Exam

Della has been trying to save money, but its hard for her because she doesnt get paid a lot of money and she didnt think that things would be that expensive. So she counted her money like three times and she only had one dollar and eighty seven cents. She was sad that she didnt have any money. The reason why she wants money so bad is because she wants to get her husband Jim something for christmas. She was trying to figure out what shes going to do, and Della had really long hair so she went to this store that that buys peoples hair from them. The people at the store told her that they would give her twenty dollars for her hair. She said yeah so they cut off all of her hair. Now she has the money to buy him a present. She wants something that he would like. She looked everywhere. Then she found a chain that he could use for his watch that he has. So she gets him that. Later on that dayJim goes over and she tells him that she cut off her hair to get him that chain for his watch. Now he gives her the present that he got for her. They are brushes that she really wanted and they were expensive so he had to sell his watch to be able to buy those for her. So now he cant use the present that she got for him, and she cant use the present that he got for her.

Adylene Ramirez--Final Exam

The main idea of the story is that della is pretty with long hair.really long hair that could almost touch her kness.well there in the month of christmas and della dosnt have that much money.and she really wats to but her husban jim something.shes really poor this year all she has is $1.87.she wanted to buy jim a really nice present that he would really like but she cant because all she has is $1.87.she cant really buy nothing good with that much money.so she was in here lil downtowm one day and saw a sign that said "hair goods of all kind".she runs up in there and cuts her hair for jus $20.00.she goes to every store to look for that perfect gift for jim.she sees a chain just for jim it was just like him.well she buys it.shes hoping that he would like her new hair and hes new watch she just bought.well she didnt expect that the chain that she got for jim was hes but he sold it to get her a present.but the present that he got for her had to do with her long hair.and now that she dosnt have long hair she cant put those on her.so she cutt her hair for nothing.

Itzel Rivas Luna Final exam Main idea

Well i think that the main idea is that Della and Jim, both had to sacrafice somthing that they both not only loved but they also value so much and this was all just because they wanted to get each other something for Christmas and so they did what they had to do and they got each other a gift and then they when Della opened her present she was so happy she was like a little kid because she got the thing that she longed for in a long time and well before all that she had saved up at least $1.89 and she was a little sad because she wanted to buy Jim something nice butt she couldn't so she went to this one place and outside of it said that you can sell your hair.
So she did and she got $20 for it and then she went to a different store and she bought a chain for Jim's watch and that costd about $21 in total so when she got home she hurried to her room so she can curl her hair and then she went down stairs to go eat dinner and as so as Jim saw her she kind of freaked out but well she told him that her hair would grow back like really fast so she could use her new combs and then that's when Jim told her that he had to sell his most valued watch for her and you know i think that's sweet because they both gave something up that they value all because they love each other.
well i love that you read my Final but it looks like I'm out of time till next time, OK with much love yours truly
Itzel Rivas Luna

Claudia Arellano -Final Exam Essay

The theme of this story was, 'It's the thought that counts.' I think this is the theme because the characters go through a lot to make the other happy. Then they realize that the other did the same.
In the story Jim was only making $20 a week. Della his wife, knew they wouldn't have the Christmas she wanted. Della had been saving all she could to buy Jim a Christmas present. But when it gets close to Christamas she had only saved a dollar and eighty seven cents.
Della then becomes sad because she would not afford anything for Jim. Jim was sad beacuse he had no money to buy anything for Della. Della knew that she would not get enough money in a day. So she went out to see what she could afford with a dollar and eighty seven cents. As Della was leaving her home she see's a flyer that says,"Mme.Sofronie. Hair of all kinds." Della ran up the stairs, and asked the lady if she would buy her hair. Even thought she knew she would look like a boy without her hair, Della thought about how happy JIm would be with is present.
Della did not care how she would look, she just wanted Jim to be happy. Della went out and bought Jim a chain for his watch. When she got home Della got ready for when Jim arrived. Della explained to Jim why she cut her hair and began to cry. Jimtolde her he loved her no matter what.
Della opened the gift that Jim had got for her. it was the most beautiful set of combs. Now she had nothing to comb, since she had sold her hir to buy his gift. Della was excited to give Jim his gift. She thought it would look good with his watch. Jim was upset because he had sold the watch to buy Della's gift. Even thought they both lost somthing valuable, they were happy because they got eachother waht they wanted.
The theme was, 'It's the thought that counts,' because they both thought about making eachother happy, when they were giving up their most valuable posentions.

Von Kerr Andrew Pascual - Final exam

On the story that I read, my main Idea was "selling a important thins or belongings to buy a good present to a important person in your life."Because in the story they sell one of their belongings to buy a presious gift.
Della only have $ 1.87, one day before Christmas. She is trying to do something to make more money and find a present for Jim. And then she thinks selling her hair should make more money, she's right. When she cuts her hair, she sell it for $ 20, and buy a fob chain for Jim's watch.
Jim have the same kind of thinking too. Selling his watch could give a beautiful present for Della. Then Jim found a good present for Della. He sell his watch and bought a comb for Della.

Crystal Flores Theme Final Exam

I believe the theme was that giving is worth much more than receiving a gift. I think its better to give. It shows that you care. Exceptionally when your in love. It means a lot to a person that cares about you as do you to them to give something you value away just to please that person. Its just like Carma when you do something good for someone or something good will come back in return. Its good to sacrifice things for another. Life is filled with ups and downs, smiles and frowns, happiness and sorrow. I think this is the theme because Della sole her hair her most prized position to get a gift for Jim her lover.