Daniel Webster

“The Devil and Tom Walker” and “The Devil and Daniel Webster” are both brilliant literary works that present the danger of greed and the misuse of wealth. Through the main characters’ follies and rash decisions, it sets up the story to give the readers an idea on how quickly wealth can become bad. Both short stories include the Devil and views of wealth; however, there are numerous differences within the text. Alongside the differences, there are also many similarities. Throughout the story many of the similarities and contrasts takes place in the resolution of the story, the devil’s illustration, and religion or a saving grace’s role. The resolutions in “The Devil and Tom Walker” and “The Devil and Daniel Webster” are one of the contrasts between the stories. Both men were able to acquire wealth through a deal with Old Scratch, but they both had different wind-ups. After they made their bargains, both lives changed to the better, but it was only a matter of time until the Devil closed the deal. In “The Devil…

regulate things. Daniel Webster was an influential man when it came to the authority of the federal government. He voiced his response to Vice President John C. Calhoun after the state of South Carolina resisted the Tariff of 1828 because they believed that it would raise the cost of importing manufactured goods that would benefit the Northern States. The state of South Carolina wanted to nullify it. In fact, in its criticisms about the tariff, the state wanted to weaken the government so it…

Daniel Webster Defining his standing for his intent for the future of the Union with “Liberty and Union, now and forever, one and inseparable!”, Daniel Webster spoke for what would become the Compromise of 1850 (Kennedy 59). A legislature that would preserve the peace between the northern free states and the southern slave states, Webster risked his reputation, political career and his followers support for preservation of the Union. He believed that the Union was more important than himself,…

“The Devil and Daniel Webster” is a short story about a New Hampshire farmer, Jabez Stone, who sells his soul to the Devil and is defended by Daniel Webster, a man who is revered throughout the North as a great lawyer and man. Stone makes a deal with the devil, Mr. Scratch, for prosperity for seven years and gets three years extending to that prosperity. Stone then gains the help of Webster to defend his soul and life. Finnis, Durkheim, and Hart are major philosophers that would each take a…

Compared to the Romantics, Puritans had no connection between their writing and the reader. An abundance of examples can easily be found throughout Irving’s The Devil and Tom Walker, Bonet’s The Devil and Daniel Webster, and Poe’s The Masque of the Red Death. Each of these stories was written to humanize the writing so the readers could connect to it easier. The humanization helped the reader to connect to the characters that were able to defeat evil without God’s help, using the human power…

The items in life that people have for free, may be overlooked and seen as unimportant, when really those are the things individuals will end up missing if they were ever taken away. In The Devil and Daniel Webster, Daniel fought for Jabez Stone’s freedom from the devil, after Jabez had already sold his soul. Daniel realized “For it was him they’d come for, not only Jabez Stone” Daniel shouts to the devil, “You shall not hate this man”(Benet 313-316). Daniel acknowledges how much his freedom…

Jarl Erik looked over his papers with an angry look. "Felix why are we losing money!" Erik yelled at his steward. "Sir the harvest wasn't good because of the raiders from the east valley, so we didn't have a good trade this year" Felix said in a quivering voice. Felix never liked it when his master got mad because it alway ended bad. "Well then it looks like we need more money so this month we will charge them a 1/4 more than usual" said Erik. "But sir the harvest means the people don't have…

According to the Merriam Webster Dictionary (2015), the term strategy refers to a careful plan or method of achieving a particular goal usually over a long period of time. It also defines strategy as the science of employing political, economic and psychological forces to afford maximum support for espoused polices (Merriam Webster, 2015). The Business Dictionary (2015) offers another perspective, defining strategy as a method chosen to bring about a desired future or a solution to a problem. It…

ring hollow if I were not able to make a substantial difference in the lives of others. With the rigorous courses and motivation from FIT, I am confident that I would be able to take my innovation and create a change to empower individuals to make a difference in their community. Fashion design is a craft that FIT gave greater prestige to the industry with in history with the creation of a way to learn and practice art. Up until this point I have not been able to fully lose myself in my craft…

can suffer emotional defeat or bask in the optimistic light of new inspiration. On the one hand, according to The Merriam-Webster Dictionary, “in the sun” connotes being “in the public eye.” Depending on our stance or role in the world, our dreams are subject to public ridicule and abuse. In the face of adverse opinion or “brighter” ideas, pride and belief in what we have conceptualized is put to the test, and sometimes accepting surrender appears to be the final option. However, an idea may…