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    kind of fantasy story or writing. At first he tried to pass his stories as real life accounts found in a dead mans dresser. The start of one states that it is real and has been deemed so by collages and some museums. After he saw how much people liked his stories he published all of them in The Sketch Book of Godfred Crayon‚ Gent. This Collection became famous rapidly. They were also successful in England and Europe. Most of his stories have many similarities and differences. Rip VanWinkle and "

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    Discuss how the author makes Rip Van Winkle an interesting character? In “the story of Rip Van Winkle” written by Washington Irving is about a men named Rip Van Winkle‚ who is depicted as an interesting man. Rip Van Winkle was known as escaping from the reality and also a happy-go-lucky man. Rip Van Winkle‚ who lives under his wife’s controlling is a henpecked husband. He is always criticized by his wife for being lazy and for not doing housework‚ and for not caring about his family at home‚ in

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    In his story of the Rip Van Winkle‚ Irving used his unique style of diction‚ which also developed a contrast between before and after the climax of the story. The major change of scene in the story takes place after Rip takes his nap in the mountains and there is a noteworthy change of Irving’s diction from this point onwards. In his description of the surrounding nature and the weather‚ a distinct contrast exists between the duration of twenty years. The Kaatskill Mountain is the first feature

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    interested in the Revolution throughout his life and had collected many books on the subject. On its primary level‚ "Rip Van Winkle" is a public celebration of the American Revolution. The story opens with the prefigurative imagery of family breakups‚ specifically the Kaatskill (Catskill) Mountains that "are a dismembered branch of the great Appalachian family" (p. 769). In the story‚ Rip’s colonial family is also dismembered as he escapes from his tyrannical wife‚ but he is finally rediscovered and

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    Devil and Tom Walker” and “Rip Van Winkle” by Washington Irving are two very similar yet different stories. Both of these stories talk about the American Dream and how one can want it but be disappointed when one gets it. Tom and Rip both have wives that are turning points in the stories. They both nag so much that it drives them to crazy things. The imagery in these stories gives a real feel for the scenery and how it interacts with the stories. Van Winkle and Tom both get what they wanted but once they

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    IT’S THE BUTCHER! An old woman was lonely. She decided to get a pet. She didn’t have much money so she went to a second hand pet shop. She saw many animals: a three legged cat‚ a dog without a tail‚ fish that could only swim backwards and a beautiful bird that could only say one thing‚ “Who is it?”. She decided to buy the bird. She bought a cage for her bird and went home. She put the bird by the door and went downtown to do some shopping. While she was gone‚ a man knocked on the door

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    Nicholas Vedder Character Analysis “The opinions of this junto were completely controlled by Nicholas Vedder‚ a patriarch of the village‚ and landlord of the inn.” From this part of description‚ we can see that Nicholas Vedder is a very old man. What’s more important is that from the latter description we can see that not only he is physically old but he is spiritually old too. “... at the door of which he took his seat from morning till night‚ just moving sufficiently to avoid the sun‚ and

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    The Raccoon & The Squirrel (The Priest Story) Once upon a time deep in the forest lived a raccoon named Simon who is a mischievous fellow that steals food occasionally from the farmer’s land. On every full moon Simon would quietly sneak into the farmer’s land and steal some of the ripe vegetables and fruits leaving his home unguarded. While Simon is busy stealing food‚ Ruphis the squirrel who recently moved into the forest noticed Simon’s daily routines and started to loot Simon’s home and takes

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    siblings. She was the second of 4 children. Life in this neighborhood was very brutal and rough growing up as a poor child especially for Celia because she was very small and skinny. Although Celia’s father believed that she should become a teacher because it was more common for a Cuban woman at the time she strived to become a singer. Determination allowed her to start singing at a young age winning small contest and prizes. Her first attempt of being famous was when she became the lead vocalist for

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    were arguing whether men or women were more trustworthy.  ’No woman‚’ said one man‚ scornfully‚ ’can keep a secret.’  ’I don’t know about that‚’ answered a blonde woman guest. ’I have kept my age a secret since I was twenty-one.’  ’You’ll let it out some day‚’ the man insisted.  ’I hardly think so!’ responded the blonde lady. ’When a woman has kept a secret for twenty-seven years‚ she can keep it  What A Gesture Two men were playing a round of golf one day. Just as they were about to start one

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