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    Dame Van Winkle Is A Good Wife What is a good wife? A good wife is a woman who takes care of her family. The story‚ “Rip Van Winkle”‚ by Washington Irving‚ often shows what a good wife is. In the storyRip Van Winkle is the main character and Dame Van Winkle is his wife. Dame Van Winkle is a very good wife. Dame Van Winkle is a good wife‚ even though she disciplines her husband by verbally and physically abusing him. Irving states‚ “A nagging wife may‚ therefore‚ in some respects‚ be

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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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    | "Funny Stories and Plays: What Makes Them Funny?" | | By: David Zakheim 12/21/2011 | David Zakheim Funny Stories and Plays: What Makes Them Funny? “Analyzing humor is like dissecting a frog. Few people are interested and the frog dies of it” (White). One shouldn’t question comedy and what is funny to people. As soon as that happens all of the funniness disappears. There is no easy answer to why people laugh at things‚ and why things

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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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    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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    first attempt of being famous was when she became the lead vocalist for the tropical band Sonora Matancera. Rogelio Martinez‚ the band leader remained a firm belief in her‚ even though executives believed that a woman that sang the way she did was not going to sell. Cruz toured with the band in the 1950’s after her first subsequent CD became a success. In 1959 the band along with Cruz went on tour to Mexico. By this time in Cuba communist Castro had taken over and the group refused to return to Havana

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    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 of the holes‚ a funeral procession went by on the road beside the course.  One of the golfers‚ Clyde‚ takes off his cap and stands with his cap to his chest

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    (T) In the storyRip Van Winkle‚” by Washington Irving‚ the author’s portrayal of Dame Van Winkle is unfair because she has the right to be raged at Rip‚ he never works at his house‚ and he helps the town but not his wife.(D1) Dame Van Winkle is always raged at Rip but one may think she has the right to be raged.(S1) Dame does a lot of work at her house and when she is the only doing work she can get raged.(S2) She does the outdoor and the indoor work and when she does one may think she has the

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    Washington Irving‚ Comparison of 4 short stories Throughout four of Washington Irving ’s short stories‚ characters manipulate the beliefs and superstitions of others for self-beneficence. A predominant sub-theme in these stories is romanticism. The four stories that will be discussed are "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"‚ "Rip Van Winkle"‚ "The Devil and Tom Walker"‚ and "The Spectre Bridegroom." There are clearly underlying aspects that seem to coincide in all of these stories. Though the author‚ Washington

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    Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini is life is filled with problems‚ but you need to work through them‚ and learn about yourself. An example of this being the theme is while Craig is in the hospital he discovers his love for art after realizing how much he enjoys art Craig decides to go to art school instead of his original high school. By adding this the author wanted the reader to recognize Craig making concrete plans for his future. This showed that Craig learned about himself and what he enjoys

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