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The paper author feels that "Pride and Prejudice" is Jane Austen's most important work because it is a social commentary on the rules, regulation and practices of her times. This paper describes portions of "Pride and Prejudice that portray negatively the life of the clergyman Williams Collins. The paper author states that Austen uses humor to help describe the way the stratified Victorian society perceived various occupations and institutions.

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"In other words, while the Church was significant, its clergies were not respected by the nineteenth century society. People would either ridicule them or shun them completely as it appears from this novel. William Collins is made fun in almost every scene in which he makes an appearance. Anthony Trollope has this to say about Austen's art and her views on clergymen, "Miss Austen was surely a great novelist. What she did, she did perfectly. Her work, as far as it goes, is faultless. She wrote of the times in which she lived, of the class of people with which she associated, and in the language, which was usual to her as an educated lady" "

Tags:class, social, commentary, regulation, practices, humor, stratified, occupations, institutions, proposal

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"The purpose of this research is to examine "The Family Life of Ralph Josselin" by Alan Macfarlane. The plan of the research will be to set forth an analysis of the subject matter of the book, and then to discuss its strengths, weaknesses, and limitations, as well as its status as a microhistorical document.

What has to be realized about The Family Life of Ralph Josselin is that it represents a scholar's "take" on an individuals life, as revealed through that individuals record of his own life. In other words, what we are looking at in this book is not the direct evidence of a diary but an interpretation of that diary that dwells on what appears to be most significant about it as a historical document. Knowing that the interpretation is going to be paramount, we find it an uncomplicated task to see the value of the book as a slice of ... "

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This paper reviews Charles Yrigoyen's book "John Wesley: Holiness of Heart and Life", which is a collection of the essays, sermons and personal thoughts of clergyman John Wesley. The paper explores the concepts, associations and perspectives that Wesley held concerning, not only religion, but also the social issues of the era in which he lived and worked. Further, the paper assesses pivotal developmental strategies presented in the book and focuses on how Wesley developed his sermons to deliver messages that were topical and relevant to his audience. The paper concludes with the author's personal response to the book.

Table of Contents:
Introduction
Assessment of the Book
A Personal Response to the Book

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"This strategy helps frame issues that Wesley felt were important within a context that was accessible for the general public. Indeed, taking this position helped influence the audience to engage in introspection to see if they were personally guilty of any of the sins that Wesley framed as being the work of the devil. This process not only helps develop the themes that Wesley wanted to illustrate within that sermon but forces the audience to review the lesson and apply it to their own lives. A similar argument can be applied to the sermon about "backsliders" and Wesley's call to persons who consider themselves beyond the reach of God: through framing their decision to avoid their duties to God in both a specific and an ambiguous way, Wesley forces his audience to identify issues that are unique to their own lives and their own decisions concerning the church."

Tags:Methodist, sermon, clergyman

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This paper looks at Jonathan Swift who played many roles within his lifetime as a politician and a patriot, as a satirist and as a clergyman. It looks at how his colorful life and satire could be seen his his various works such as "Gulliver's Travels", "A Modest Proposal" and "Genteel and Ingenious Conversation".

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"The work, 'Gulliver's Travels, was published in 1726, and was one of the first works of prose attempted by Jonathan, and although the work was labeled as a children's book, it is in reality a great satire on the times of the day, which most children have failed to understand down the ages. This book, in fact, shows Jonathan's desire to make people delve deeper into issues, and not lie back and take everything for granted, as people did in those days, and when any one reader was indeed able to read deeper into the book, it was possible for him to match all the situations within the book with real current events and affairs and several long-term problems that had been re-occurring in the society."

Tags:modest, proposal, satire, gulliver's, travels

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This paper looks at the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. as a Southerner who was a legendary figure from his generation and who believed that the wall of segregation could be demolished with the power of love. It looks at how he was an American clergyman, a Nobel Peace Prize winner, and one of the key leaders of the American Civil Rights Movement advocating non-violent protest. It shows how he was successful in his challenges during the 1950s and 1960s to end segregation and racial discrimination by persuading many white Americans to support the cause of civil rights in the United States. He was assassinated in 1968, only to be remembered as man who had enough willpower to protest in the struggle for racial justice.

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"The Montgomery bus boycott went on for over a year, with huge protests among southern blacks. King was focused on a serious appeal to Christian brotherhood and American idealism of equal rights that led to the Whites outside the South to identify with his wants in a positive manner. In February 1956, ruling of the federal court was in favor of the MIA, whereby the city buses were no longer segregated. King founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in 1957. This organization comprised of black churches and ministers had the objective of ending racial segregation. King became the president of SCLC and found ways to link the NAACP's legal procedures to end segregation through the courts with other with other SCLC leaders through non-violent protest to end discrimination."

Tags:montgomery, bus, boycott, birmingham, jail, racial, discrimination

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The paper looks at the book "John Wesley: Holiness of Heart and Life" that is a collection of the essays, sermons, and personal thoughts of clergyman John Wesley. The paper explores how the book reveals many of the concepts, associations, and perspectives that Wesley held concerning not only religion but also reflecting the social issues of the era in which he lived and worked. This paper explores these concepts through assessing pivotal developmental strategies presented in the collected works in John Wesley, with a focus on how Wesley developed his sermons to deliver messages that were topical and relevant to his audience. This paper concludes with a personal response to the book.

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"The book "John Wesley: Holiness of Heart and Life" is a collection of the essays, sermons, and personal thoughts of clergyman John Wesley. Active in the later years of the Eighteenth Century, Wesley was trained in Methodism and preached in both England and in the United States. The book reveals many of the concepts, associations, and perspectives that Wesley held concerning not only religion but also reflecting the social issues of the..."

Tags:methodist, wesley, sermon

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"Warren Hastings, who lived from 1732 to 1818, was a British statesman and colonial administrator and was both in his own time and since then regarded as one of the founders of the British Empire in India. His life is bound up in the complex imperial policies of British interest in India in the 18th and 19th centuries an interest that was both mercantile and political, with the two sometimes hard to separate.
The son of an Anglican clergyman, Hastings was born on December 6, 1732, in Churchill, Oxfordshire, England, and attended Westminister School in London.

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"Warren Hastings, who lived from 1732 to 1818, was a British statesman and colonial administrator and was both in his own time and since then regarded as one of the founders of the British Empire in India. His life is bound up in the complex imperial policies of British interest in India in the 18th and 19th centuries an interest that was both mercantile and political, with the two sometimes hard to separate.
The son of an Anglican clergyman, Hastings was born on December 6, 1732, in Churchill, Oxfordshire, England, and attended Westminister School in London. At the age of 18 he went to India as a clerk in the service of the English East India Company, where his careful work there soon revealed set him above the other clerks and revealed his administrative talent. He advanced far more quickly than most men of his age ..."

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Religious references abound--not surprising for the daughter of a clergyman--but her world view is far from the simplistic one of traditional Christianity. Good and evil, as are heaven and hell, seem inextricably intertwined in this wild setting. Rather than being two opposing forces, each resides in us. The real evil is committed when we go against our true selves, as Heathcliff and Catherine do. This may be seen, perhaps, most clearly in Bronte's depiction of place, and in the characters of the two lovers, Catherine and Heathcliff.

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This paper discusses Martin Luther King Jr.'s letter written in response to a public statement composed by eight Alabama clergyman that questioned and denounced the recent human rights demonstrations by Negro citizens. It discusses how his writing, blended with logic and theory and with passion and force, rebuts the clergymen's statement, informs the public and motivates the white moderates to act.

From the Paper
"The letter begins with an introduction to Martin Luther King, Jr., to his task, and to his motivation. The first several paragraphs contain most of Kings ethos appeals, though he does scatter others throughout the letter. Ethos appeals help King establish his character and credibility, upon which he builds his argument. Such a foundation is essential for any effective argument. For example, King refers to his primary audience - the clergymen - as Afellow clergymen@ and Amen of genuine good will@ to establish a relationship of respect. Then, to bolster his own character, King mentions some of his credentials while he explains his presence in Birmingham - he is president of the Southern Leadership Conference, he works with over eighty-five affiliated organizations throughout the south, etc."

Tags:black, civil, liberties, negro, rights, citizens

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This paper explains that, although masculinity is not a central theme in Charlotte Bronte's "Jane Eyre", it is important, as seen in the two main male characters - Edward Rochester and St. John Rivers. The author points out that, when Bronte wrote the novel, her image of masculinity was men who were rough around the edges, mysterious, gruff and in need of reformation. The paper compares the villain and dark character, Edward Rochester with the hero, St. John Rivers, examines how they interact with Jane and looks at the issue of masculinity.

From the Paper
"It is unfortunate that Mr. Rochester so often strays from the moral path, because Jane obviously goes through a lot of emotional pain from all of the problems that he causes her. Even though she suffers, though, she does not complain. She simply accepts her lot in life and goes one with what she should be doing. In many ways, she is very admirable, and she is stronger than Mr. Rochester. She has more self-control than Mr. Rochester as well, and she sees where her moral duty lies."

Tags:reformation, servant, honorable, morality, clergyman