Performance Assessment Task Spencer Campbell‚ John Johnson‚ Lauren Skinner‚ Nikitha Gubbi‚ Dalton Wu 9/25/12 Period 5-6 Vegan Lifestyle Having a vegan lifestyle‚ while having a balanced diet is healthy‚ and possible. Usually you get your protein from red meat. However‚ you will need to find another source. Nuts‚ beans‚ and seeds are a great source of protein. To gain carbohydrates‚ you can consume any wheat products like bread and pasta. Foods like nuts‚ especially cashews‚ and oils are
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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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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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English language can be. Alice Walker was born in 1944 as a farm girl in Georgia. Virginia Woolf was born in London in1882. They have both come to be highly recognized writers of their time‚ and they both have rather large portfolios of work. The scenes the might have grown up seeing and living through may have greatly influenced their views of subjects which they both seem to write about. In her essay "In Search of Our Mothers’ Gardens‚" Alice Walker speaks first about the untouchable
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English Romantic poet John Keats was born on October 31‚ 1795‚ in London. The oldest of four children‚ he lost both his parents at a young age. His father‚ a livery-stable keeper‚ died when Keats was eight; his mother died of tuberculosis six years later. After his mother’s death‚ Keats’s maternal grandmother appointed two London merchants‚ Richard Abbey and John Rowland Sandell‚ as guardians. Abbey‚ a prosperous tea broker‚ assumed the bulk of this responsibility‚ while Sandell played only a minor
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“The Devil and Tom Walker”: A Fantastic Folktale In 1824‚ a folktale by the name of “The Devil and Tom Walker” was published by Washington Irving‚ author of legendary tales such as “Rip Van Winkle” and “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”. “The Devil and Tom Walker” is about a man named Tom Walker that sells his immortal soul to the devil in exchange for worldly goods. This particular story is considered a prime example of what folktales should be. Thus‚ “The Devil and Tom Walker” embodies a folktale based
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Malith Wijeratne Professor Julie Marzano RDG055-01 July 7‚ 2011 Madame C.J. Walker was an inventor‚ businesswoman‚ philanthropist and a social activist who made her fortune by developing and marketing a hugely successful line of beauty and hair products for black women. The Guinness Book of Records cites Walker as the first female‚ black or white who becomes a millionaire by her own achievements. Born Sarah Breedlove on December 23‚ 1867 on a Delta‚ Louisiana plantation‚ this daughter of former
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There were many characteristics of Percy Jackson that were similar to those of Greek Heroes. Like many Greek Heroes‚ Percy went on a great and dangerous journey and like most Greek Heroes‚ he had the courage and strength to do this. Because of this‚ Percy is most like Perseus‚ Odysseus‚ and Theseus. Percy is not just like Perseus because their names sound alike. They are alike in other ways as well. Like Perseus‚ Percy was saved because he had a god watching over him. In “ The Great Heroes
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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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(8002) Professor Jones 18 April 2012 Critical Analysis Final Draft Essay Alice Walker an African American novelist was born February 9‚ 1944 in Eatonton‚ Georgia as an eighth child. In 1961 Ms.Walker attended Spellman College‚ where she became active in civil rights. She then attended Sarah Lawrence College where she received her B.A degree. Walkers writing career began in 1969 at Jackson State College as a writer-in- residence
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