What is the setting of “The Devil and Tom Walker?” C) A forest near Boston‚ Massachusetts‚ circa 1727 2. Tom Walker might be described as D) stingy and cruel but courageous. 3. Tom Walker’s wife is best described as A) generous and much loved by her neighbors. B) kind toward her husband‚ but cruel to others. C) yearning for companionship. D) fierce shrew‚ always nagging and yelling. 4. In “The Devil and Tom Walker‚” the woods are used to symbolize A) evil. B) goodness
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Summer Alabsa Mrs. Tanguis English III-3 1 December 2014 “The Devil and Tom Walker” 1) The narrator uses specific details to explain how Tom Walker and his wife “were so miserly that they even conspired to cheat each other.” The narrator notes that “many and fierce were the conflicts that took place about what ought to have been common property.” The narrator describes Tom Walker’s wife as “a tall termagant‚ fierce of temper‚ loud of tongue‚ and strong of arm. Her voice was often heard in wordy warfare
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reasons Some Muslim women wear the burqa for cultural reasons out in public. It is a cultural tradition as well as a requirement for some Muslim women to wear a Burqa out in public. For a lot of Muslim women‚ their cultural identity is extremely important. Yet since September 11 as well as ongoing trouble in the Middle East‚ a lot of non-Muslims in our society are judged wrongly as well as being discriminated against any person who is Muslim‚ especially females who wear burqas. However‚ As an
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the Devil in a Blue Dress by Walter Mosley By [Course] [Course Instructor] 25th November‚ 2013. The Devil in a Blue Dress As the first of a series based on the fictional character of Easy Rawlings‚ the Devil in a Blue Dress by Walter Mosley is a hardboiled mystery and detective fiction novel that I enjoyed reading. For reasons connected to the major themes of race and racism and the influence of money‚ I must say that I found the Devil in
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Establishing a personal connection with prospective and existing students is essential to Alaska Pacific University. That’s why the private college employs some of the latest Internet technology to make its website more engaging lo visitors‚ who can explore through different entry points based on their areas of interest. They can quickly locate and view information from a programs‚ academics or admissions perspective. Offering information in a more categorized fashion makes it more meaningful
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Women started toning their muscles by lifting light weights. There was just such a huge change in such a short amount of time. Women were intrigued by these styles and it’s no wonder everyone was wanting to live up theses standards. One last era that i’m going to go over is the Victorian era. This was in the 1800’s and throughout this century. In this time period women were obsessed with the small waist‚ big bust look. They went to the extremes of wearing corsets. Corsets were designed to help women
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Stories and myths of the devil and encounters with him are as old as time itself. They appear frequently in movies‚ essays‚ plays‚ television programs and books‚ and American authors Stephen King‚ Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ and Washington Irving are certainly no exception. However‚ they each demonstrate it differently in their short stories. In each short story‚ the protagonist is a portrayed differently. In Irving’s “The Devil and Tom Walker”‚ Tom walker is a stingy‚ cheap man who fights with his
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In The Devil and Tom Walker‚ Tom Walker meets a Black Man in the forest and the man tells of buried treasure‚ and Tom can have it for a price. Tom agrees to swindle people for the Devil‚ and agrees to give the Devil his soul. While he quickly gained many riches of this world‚ he began to worry about the next and regretted making the deal with the Devil. Finally he tells one of his customers‚ "The devil take me if I have made a farthing!"‚ and so the devil took him. This short story is an American
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In “The Devil and Tom Walker” by Washington Irving‚ there is a copious amount of imagery throughout the whole story. To add‚ the imagery presented in the story is very detailed and creates very vivid pictures in the head. In addition‚ the amount of imagery used to describe at least one scene of this story is enough to paint a picture in your head and make you feel as though you are there. Furthermore‚ there is so much imagery presented in this story that it feels as if you could be there‚ with Tom
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“The Devil and Tom Walker” was an Early Romanticism written by Washington Irving. Irving was a reluctant lawyer who preferred writing and is now mostly known for “The Legend of Sleepy Hallow”. Irving was the first American to achieve international reputation. In 1815 Irving traveled through Europe‚ remaining there for 17 years. Although when “The Devil and Tom Walker” was first published in 1824 it was not well received and even caused Irving to stop writing fiction all together‚ today it is considered
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