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    dying for.” Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn have the type of friendship that brings to life Mark Twain’s famous quote. Tom and Huck had a great friendship because they were very similar and could relate on many things. For example‚ they were both very envious by nature. Tom was in envy of Huck because Huck lived a “free” life and had no one to tell him what to do. (Pg39) “Tom was like the rest of the respectable boys‚ in that he envied Huckleberry…” Huck was envious of Tom because Tom had someone

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    He is accompanied by his best friend‚ Tom Sawyer and runaway slave‚ Jim. Both Tom and Jim play a major role in influencing Huck’s way of thinking. Huck’s friendship with Jim and Tom greatly influence his way of thinking; while Huck looks up to Tom’s sense of adventure and intelligence‚ Jim’s good nature and steady friendship influence Huck and teach him about morals. Huck sees everything that he is not and everything he does not have in Tom. Huck admires Tom and everything that he has. Not only does

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    through the two Books-The Adventures of Tom sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. It is because there is the appearance of Tom sawyer and Huckleberry Finn‚ and also for a fact that they were friends in both books. Tom Sawyer is a boy who was born and brought up in the middle class. so tom has a stable life. while‚ Huck is a boy who was born and brought up in a lower class. Even under different level of wealth‚ Huck is a good friend with Tom‚ but how do Tom and Huck differs? and How are they similar

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    Tom and Arnie act as a trickster in many different ways. Although they both do things to manipulate people‚ one of them is a little better than the other. Even though Tom tricks others into doing his work‚ he still did some of it and was not as rude as Arnie. Tom and Arnie are similar because they both are very sarcastic and like to brag about what they have; however‚ they are different because Tom is not as snobby and "upper class" as Arnie is‚ which makes Tom more likeable. Tom and Arnie are

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    The Devil and Tom Walker is a short story about a man who makes a deal with the Native American version of the devil called “The Old Scratch.” In the beginning‚ Tom Walker meets the devil in an abandoned house in a swamp. The devil offers him a part of Kidd the Pirates hidden treasure‚ which is under his protection. Tom’s wife is convinced that Tom should take him up on the offer because they will be richer in the long run. When Tom decides against it because he doesn’t want to share with his wife

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    Finn‚ is influenced by his best friend‚ Tom‚ for the majority of the story. Only when he is freed of Tom’s influence‚ is Huck able to make any moral developments and solidify his own values. Through this novel‚ Mark Twain aims to show us how twisted society’s values are and how easily Tom influences Huck’s decisions. Huck looks to Tom Sawyer for advice on everything because Tom represents the educated‚ well-read part of society. Huck thinks that because Tom is educated‚ he must know what is “right”

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    superior to Tom? Huck seems to have matured more than Tom. Although Tom is imaginative‚ he is not as honest and genuine as Huck. Tom has a little more self interest and bias than Huck does. He withholds the information about Jim until the end of the story and Huck seems to have an internal value system that does not change. Even though he looks up to Tom‚ Huck seems more of an humanitarian character. What happens to Jim? When the doctor appears‚ bringing Tom on a stretcher and Jim in chains‚ Tom is comatose

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    favorite cat and mouse‚ Tom and Jerry‚ are back in brand-new cartoons! It’s the classic look of the original shorts‚ but with all-new storylines. Watch Tom‚ Jerry‚ Spike‚ Tyke‚ Tuffy‚ Butch and other friends in new adventures around the house‚ and beyond! New settings include The Witches’ Cat‚ a creepy haunted house where Tom belongs to a pair of witch sisters; The Lab-Mouse‚ where Tom and Jerry get into secret formulas and wild experiments; and The Cat & Mouse Detectives‚ where Tom and Jerry join forces

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    Diane Sawyer To many people‚ Diane Sawyer is simply just a woman who delivers the morning news. They don’t think about her background or education‚ or how much hard work and dedication she has put in to reach her level of success. I however‚ have taken the time to find out more about Diane‚ and I have found her biography to be very inspiring. Lila Diane Sawyer was born on December 22‚ 1945 in Glasgow‚ Kentucky to E.P. Sawyer and Jean W. Dunagan. Not long after her birth‚ the family decided

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    Why would Tom and Huck first go out to the cemetery? (A) To charm away warts (B) To dig up a buried body (C) To dig up a hidden treasure (D) To kill a dog 2. Who is Sid? (A) Aunt Polly’s fiance (B) Tom’s dog (C) Tom’s half-brother (D) Tom’s father 3.Why does Huck not go on the picnic? (A) Because he promised to watch for Injun Joe (B) Because he hasn’t been invited (C) Because he doesn’t like girls (D) Because he is scared of boats 4. What happens when Tom and Joe learn

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