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    Washington Irving and the flaws of marriage In “ The Devil and Tom Walker”‚ by Washington Irving marriage is ridiculed by Irving using satire. Satire is used in the story to attempt and ridicule marriage to cause awareness or change. Irving makes fun of marriage by including statements that show how bad Tom and his wife’s arguments get‚ how Tom will do anything to not please his wife and how he uses the loss of his wife for comfort. One of the first marriage flaws Irving used was that Tom

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    “The Devil and Tom Walker” Vocabulary jnjkkkkjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj- jjjjjjjjj“The Devil and Tom Walker” Vocabulary jnjkkkkjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj- jjjjjjjjj 1. Abode – a dwelling place; home 2. melancholy – gloomy; sad 3. repose – to rest or relax 4. incantation – a verbal charm or spell recited to produce a magic effect 5. singular – unusual or remarkable; unique 6. daunt – intimate or frighten 7. surmise – to guess 8. resolute

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    within many aspects of literature. The few characteristics that are widely common in literature will be shown here. In the short story “The Devil and Tom Walker‚” written by Washington Irving‚ the characteristic of Romanticism that is prominent throughout the story is symbolism. “He thought with regret on the bargain he had made with his black friend (Devil)‚ and set his wits to work to cheat him out of the conditions. He became‚ therefore‚ all of a sudden‚ a violent churchgoer.” (358) Tom Walker

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    Devils Tower: Offensive or Historic? Devils Tower is 867-foot-tall butte located in the northeastern corner of Wyoming. The enormous wonder of nature is believed to be roughly 50 million years old. The tower became the United States’ first national monument on September 24‚1906 during the Theodore Roosevelt Administration. Recently‚ spiritual leaders of the Lakota‚ the Cheyenne‚ and several other Native American tribes of the plains‚ because of their strong spiritual ties to the monument‚ have

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    Devils on the Doorstep 41091043 In year 2000[1]‚ famed Chinese director JiangWen finished his second movie‚ Devils on the Doorstep (鬼子来了). The movie was mainly about a story that a village of famers took care of a Japanese military officer during Anti-Japanese War‚ but instead of being appreciated‚ the whole village got slaughtered by Japanese troops later. This movie altogether won six foreign awards and one nomination including the Jury Prize of Cannes International Film Festival in 2000

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    Symbolism in The Old Man and the Sea In The Old Man and the Sea‚ Ernest Hemingway uses symbolism to add dimension to his story. Hemingway once said‚ “All the things that are in it do not show‚ but only are with you after you have read it” (Young). He created The Old Man and the Sea with hopes that readers would understand what the story symbolizes. Primarily‚ Hemingway uses symbolism to comment on the journey of life and facing defeats. In addition‚ Hemingway creates a parallel between his own

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    Research has shown that Manta Rays and Devil Rays are cousins but are different types of marine life. Although they are cousins‚ they are different. They have different body types‚ different habitats and different intelligence levels. If you ever see a manta ray or a devil ray‚ they look very similar. It may not look like they have different bodies but they do. A manta ray can grow to a size of 7m (23ft) and weigh up to 3‚600 pounds. It has 18 rows of teeth on their lower jaw. Their eyes are on

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    In Irving’s “the devil and tom walker” he has used symbolism to exemplify the elements of romanticism by using the five characteristics of romantic literature. He uses imagination‚ idealism‚ and intuition to create a literary classic that teaches many valuable life lessons. All things considered this is why “the devil and tom walker” is one of the greatest short stories in history. Throughout the entire story imagination is a very prominent aspect‚ his vivid descriptions and writing allows you to

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    The Devil and Tom Walker In the heart of New York‚ Tom Walker decided to take a shortcut through a park. Tom stumbled upon trees with many different names carved onto them. On read “Crownshield” and another read out “Deacon Peabody”. On particular tree stuck out the most “Captain Kidd”. As a kid Tom heard many stories about Captain Kidd and how he buried all his treasures under a tree. Tom thought about all the things he could do with that kind of money. Maybe he would even leave his wife

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    In the “The Devil and Tom Walker‚” Irving illustrate human corruption through the use of the woods as setting and symbolism. Tom‚ Tom’s wife‚ and the Old Scratch also shown human abilities throughout the story. Each character was different in its own way‚ but shared one trait to express human abilities. Tom Walker is one of the first main characters. He was the protagonist of “The Devil and Tom Walker”. Tom Walker was described as a meager miserly fellow. He was the most despised of all characters

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