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Gratitude in Literature


​"Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it."

​~William Arthur Ward
​
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Harriet Maxwell Converse was named chief of the Iroquois Tribe on 1891. She was the first white woman to ever be named chief. Her Indian name was Ga-is-wa-noh: the Watcher. Click on the image for an Iroquois prayer she translated.
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Click on the image above to read, "A Lyric Day" by Robert William Service.
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Click on the image above to read, "To my dear Sister Mrs. C.P. on her Nuptial," by Katherine Philips.
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Click on the image above to read, "Man Listening to Disc," by Billy Collins.
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Click on the image above to read, "Seven," by Robert William Service.
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Click on the image above to read, "To My Enemy," by Lucy Maude Montgomery.
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Click on the image above to read, "Gratitude" by Henry Van Dyke
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Click on the image above to read a passage from Chapter 5 of Khalil Gibran's book, "Giving."
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  • Elements of All Art
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    • Inferno
    • The Temptations of Saint Anthony
    • Edgar Allan Poe
    • Thriller
    • Iconic Horror Films
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  • Gratitude
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  • Happy Holidays!
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    • Main Tenants
    • St Peters >
      • Pieta
      • Last Supper
      • Sistine Chapel
      • The Calling of St Matthew
      • Nativity
      • Amazing Grace
    • Jewish Tradition >
      • Temples of Jerusalem
      • Torah
    • Islamic Traditions >
      • Dome of the Rock
      • Mosques
    • Hindu Traditions >
      • Hindu Iconography
      • Angkor Wat
    • Buddhist Traditions >
      • Buddhist Iconography
      • Great Stupa at Sanchi
      • Overtone Singing
    • Controversies & Tension
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  • Cupid & Psyche
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    • SoCom - Message
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      • Ballet >
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      • Waltz - How to Dance the Waltz
      • Swing - How to Swing Dance
      • Modern Dance
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