An old legend dispersed through the ages, known by everyone young, old, sick, healthy, undoubtedly crazy, and moderately sane, was of essence, a tale of the woman nobody spoke of. While everybody knew the story, it was forbidden to talk of because of all the malicious actions committed by this creature, (that’s not even considered human anymore.) The infamous story begins on a thundering night, late in October. The rain was pummeling the pavement, the wind howled, sending chills down the spines
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Who is Ichabod Crane? He is a strict schoolmaster from Connecticut and a singer. He lives with his students moving weekly. Katrina Van Tassel is one of his students. Why does he like Katrina? It is mainly because of her wealth, but also her beauty. He compares himself to a knight in love. One problem is that Van Brunt or Brom is also in love with her. Brom is considered the town hero because he escaped the horseman. Brom ridicules and make fun of Mr. Crane in front of Katrina. One night the Van Tassels
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Ghosts by Naomi Wood The short story by Naomi Wood was written in 2012, and is about Pia, who is a middle-aged woman and the day where the short story takes place, is her 40th birthday. In this story we meet Pia, her partner Daniel and random people from the streets and of course Pia is our main character. The short story starts in the middle of Pia’s day, she just finished working and she is about to leave the car park at work. She is on her way home, where her partner Daniel waits to take
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BOOK REVIEW OF THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW The story is of a conservative Dutch community in a small town in New York. There is a legend in that town of a headless horseman who rides in the dark and disappears in a flash. The main characters in the story are Ichabod Crane he says that his name is appropriate because of his appearance and the fact that he is a schoolmaster, Katarina Van Tassel who used to be one of Ichabod’s singing students but now is being courted by two men one of them is Ichabod
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what's different? Van winkle and ichabod crane are similar in many ways. They both live in a village and spend a lot of time with the villager children. Van winkle spends time with the children and plays games with them. and ichabod crane teaches the children and gives them edication. They both learn a lot from spending time with the children of the village. Ichabod crane does NOT believe in ghosts, he mocks the children and adults who do believe in ghosts. They try to convince him that
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Emmett Kelly, more known as Weary Willie, played the character of a sad looking, hobo, real life clown that amused and entertained millions. His hobo clown was based on the hobos during the depression era. His performances in the circus world and motion pictures were outstanding and unforgettable and he will never be forgotten. Originally, Kelly wanted to be a newspaper cartoonist. He went on and studied to be a cartoonist, at this time he created a cartoon character by the name of Weary Willie
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Always I clutch the serum tightly. It’s amazing what something so small can do. My mission is simple: assassinate Chief Alana. Alana is the chief of THEY. THEY stands for Terrible Horrific Enormous Y-bots. Y-bots are a new and improved form of robots. I can hear Alana and her inner circle of Y-bots with her. I hide quickly. The reason Y-bots are called Enormous Y-bots, is that they’re twenty-one feet tall. Before I left, I took a pill to make me the size of a beetle. It has made my stomach hurt
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Before Dungeon 1 [0101] NEW ITEMS: 3 Treasure Charts (#7) - Get Treasure Chart #7 (Battleship Game Shop) Enter the house opposite from the school, which is the Game Shop. Win the Battleship game once to get a Heart Piece, then again to get a Treasure Chart. Win it a third time, breaking the record score for a second Treasure Chart. 1. Dragon Roost Cavern [0102] - you down. Jump across the platforms and go up the ladder. Grapple the nearby overhang, then go through the
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In Washington Irving's short story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" he has two main characters, Ichabod Crane and Bram Bones. These two heroic characters both desire the same woman, Katrina Van Tassel, the daughter of a substantial Dutch farmer. Apart from the fact that they both yearn for the same woman these two men are completely different creatures. In "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow", Washington Irving does not hide the fact that he clearly favors Ichabod Crane over Brom Bones. Ichabod Crane is
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minds rise above them.” Washington Irving, a well-known short story author in the nineteenth century, spoke these words of wisdom. Washington Irving became famous in America for his fine works from The Specter Bridegroom to Rip Van Winkle to The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. These satirical sketches are all based on the local areas in New York where Irving resided. His adventures through life spread the word of his writings and he became one of the first renowned short story writers in Europe. Washington
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