1. How will you describe Jims? Do you agree with the decision he made in the story? Why?
2. If you were to change any part of the story, what would that be and why?
3. Why is the story titled as “the Gift of the Magi?” If you were to change it, what would
that be and why?
TITLE IS THE GIFT OF THE MAGI

What do mcmahon’s references to thomas carlyle and john stuart mill do for his own image and credibility?

With crack on crack of thunder, zeus let fly a bolt against the ship, a direct hit, so that she bucked, in reeking fumes of sulphur, and all the men were flung into the sea. they came up 'round the wreck, bobbing a while like petrels on the waves. no more seafaring homeward for these, no sweet day of return; the god had turned his face from them. –the odyssey, homer read the passage. then, identify the theme that is supported by the passage. most ships cannot survive a terrible thunderstorm. the ocean is an angry beast that will tame any who try to control it. the gods have the power to control human destiny. men are willing to die to eat the delicious cattle of the gods.

Besides the skull and cross bones what other shape sometimes appeared on flags flown by pirates?