Abstract In this article, the writer points out that both Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol' and Anne Bronte's 'The Tenant of Wildfell Hall' feature the theme of regret within the novels' respective narrative contexts. The writer discusses that in both novels, a single adolescent decision on the part of the protagonist irrevocably changes the life of the central protagonist. The writer looks at how EbenezerScrooge's decision not to marry and to withhold his affections and friendships from others, causes Scrooge to lose the woman who loves him, as he focuses only on accumulating money, not on pleasure. In contrast, the writer looks at how Helen Huntington's decision to marry causes her to regret most of her youthful existence as a young married woman. The writer notes that Helen's husband's decision to engage too fully in life and to indulge in worldly excesses also changes his entire life, robbing him of his youth and life in the same way Scrooge's existence robbed him of the better part of his life.
From the Paper "Helen ignores her aunt, and grows enamored of the undisciplined Arthur Huntington. Arthur is attractive, not just because of his chestnut curls, but also because he is exciting, forbidden and drinks deeply from life. Later on, Arthur's indulgence in alcohol will prove to be his undoing, as well as fragment his family. Helen becomes miserable married to Arthur, who often abandons her to London to spend time with his equally undisciplined friends. She refuses to let her aunt see her misery as much as possible because she knows that her aunt's warning about Arthur has come true.
Helen's tale suggests that in a person's life, many paths lay before the individual that can lead to many potential futures. However, if a person chooses the incorrect path out of folly, when young, there is no way to retread that path. Arthur squanders his inherited fortune, youth, and a beautiful and rich wife because of his determination to live life to the fullest, and dies a young and untimely death."
Abstract This paper describes Ebenezer Howard's role in the advancement of urban planning. The author points out that Howard understood the necessity of asserting control over urban development. The paper further describes Howard's belief that controlling urban development improves city life, enhances productivity, increases efficiency and reduces the socioeconomic and political problems that uncontrolled urbanization produced. The paper relates that Howard believed that the negative aspects of urbanization could be minimized and eventually eliminated through logical urban planning to which he devoted his life.
From the Paper "In analyzing the advancement of urban planning, it is evident that innovative urban thinkers, like Ebenezer Howard, understood the vital importance of promoting and achieving effective urban development. Throughout the centuries, most cities expanded outward from their central core in a haphazard fashion in response to a variety of short-term economic, social and geographical factors. As this random process unfolded, cities became sprawling urban areas in which the quality of human life steadily declined, economic productivity suffered, and social and political tensions became chronic problems. "
Abstract The paper discusses Ebenezer Howard and Le Corbusier, urban planners with two distinct models to the design of modern urban space. The paper examines how, while there exist a number of fundamental similarities in the approaches to planning of both designers, ultimately each conceives of the city in radically dissimilar terms. This essay compares and contrasts the works of both men with respect to their influence on urban planning.
From the Paper "This paper is an analysis of Ebenezer Scrooge, the protagonist of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol from the perspectives of both Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung. Scrooge serves as a classic example of Freud's melancholic and Jung's introverted thinking type. Scrooge's "cure," occurring as he takes himself through his own version of dream therapy, provides an excellent example of both therapists' views about the nature of dreams. Scrooge's dreams are filled with rich Freudian possibilities for analysis and offer an example of Jung's opinion of the predictive nature of dreams. This analysis allows us to examine some of the ways in which Freud and Jung's theories of the psychology of the human mind come together and differ.
Published in 1843, A Christmas Carol introduced Dickens' literary case ..."
Abstract In "A Christmas Carol", Charles Dickens's skill with humor and character analysis is especially evident. This paper discusses how, at the beginning, the reader comes to dislike Scrooge for his miserly ways, but when he is changed by the visit of the ghosts of Christmas present, past, and future, the reader becomes sympathetic with his plight. It also looks at how Dickens provides a psychological explanation for Scrooge's bitterness and desire to live apart from the rest of the world, while paving the way for his reform.
From the Paper "One of Charles Dickens? most famous stories that has been adapted many times for the stage and screen is A Christmas Carol, first published in 1843. This beloved classic has become a tradition of Christmas and Dickens? skill with humor and character analysis are especially evident in this tale. At the beginning, the reader comes to dislike Ebenezer Scrooge for his miserly ways, but when he is suddenly confronted first by the ghost of Jacob Marley and then by the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future, the reader's sympathies take on an entirely new meaning. Dickens provides a psychological explanation for Scrooge's bitterness and desire to live apart from the rest of the world while also paving the way for his eventual reform."
Abstract This paper presents the history of the Inspirationist movement, beginning in the early 1500s, before the actual founding of the group in Germany in the mid 1700s, through the Ebenezer Colonies in New York, and into the Amana Colonies. Topics discussed include the group's, lifestyle, writings, religious traditions, and beliefs. The paper discusses their prophecies and looks at other groups, such as the Moravians, Zwickau, Zoar, Brethren, Swiss Brethren, and Hussites. Also discussed in-depth are events, philosophies, and writings regarding religious oppression and reformation in Europe in the 16th to 18th centuries. Personalities discussed in the paper include Martin Luther, Jacob Boehme, Johann Arndt, Philip Jacob Spener, August Franke, Nicolaus Storch, and other Zwickau prophets.
From the Paper "As well as the Liebesmahl (Lords feast), Unterscuchung (spiritual examination), seating was strict within the church; it indicated a persons spiritual standing within the community. Each village consisted of three separate (Versammlungen) congregation groups that a person was assigned to according to ?age and spiritual state,? then these groups were separated by sex. The separation of groups has allowed for what was viewed as punishments or rewards, because elders could advance or demote a person. In some severe cases, a person was excommunicated from the church entirely for periods of time. In other cases, demotion was meant to discourage individuals from taking part in certain acts. One example is having children, while it is not forbidden, the birth of a new child would cause the parents to be demoted to the children's group until the child was at least two years old."
This paper explores two of the three 'urban utopias' described in Robert Fishman's "Utopias in the Twentieth Century" as envisioned by Frank Lloyd Wright and Ebenezer Howard.
Abstract This paper details the vision of a perfect society as proposed by Frank Lloyd Wright and Ebenezer Howard, both considered revolutionary thinkers of their time. This paper focuses on two of the three 'urban utopias' detailed in "Utopias of the Twentieth Century" written by Robert Fishman. Wright's vision of Broadacre City was to create small pockets of low-density development, reducing populations in major urban areas, whereas Howard's Garden City was planned to be an estate embracing an area of 6,000 acres. The writer of this paper also examines how Wright and Howard's visions influenced contemporary society and contends that evidence of their ideas can still be seen all over the world. This paper also discusses how both disagreed on many issues yet held similar views in their plans for the ideal city.
Table of Contents:
"Broadacre City"
"The Garden City"
Conclusion
From the Paper "Suburbs generally could be said to have little or no meaning. Many of them are purely bedroom communities, with few businesses, perhaps a branch of the local bank. Many do not have economies that could support them. People who live in the commute as much as an hour and a half each way to their place of work on a daily basis. One's car becomes more of a home environment than any other place. Energy consumption in the U.S. due to the availability of cheap energy is through the roof, most of it provided by fossil fuel, not the least of the culprits is the automobile."
Tags: society, city, planning, development, literature, architecture
Abstract This paper analyzes Dickens' famous novel and looks at how it describes the changing society of Victorian England. It specifically looks at the reality of industrialization and urbanization and how it is used as a backdrop theme in the novel.
From the Paper "Charles Dickens wrote this enduring classic in 1843. It was a time of economic depression in Europe, and famine in Ireland. At the time, celebrating Christmas was just coming into fashion again. The Puritans banned Christmas celebrations in the mid 1600s, and by the time Dickens wrote the book, Christmas was being celebrated again, but "mainly by the gentry, the old country families such as the Wardles in Dickens "The Pickwick Papers," but the new industrial, urban population resulting from the Industrial Revolution would not have had Christmas traditions" (Glancy 58)."
Abstract This paper discusses Patrick Geddes' contribution to the'garden city' concept of urban planning, a movement that gained strength throughout the twentieth century. The author points out the impact of Geddes upon urban planning thinkers such as Lewis Mumford and Ebenezer Howard. The paper relates that these planners owe a great deal of their own views to Geddes' firm belief in the marriage between the city and the urban landscape and between nature and human creation.
From the Paper "This paper explores the impact of Patrick Geddes upon the development of contemporary urban planning. Chiefly, this paper focuses upon Geddes' contribution to the 'garden city' concept towards urban planning as that movement gained strength throughout the twentieth century. In particular, this paper examines Geddes' undeniable influence upon later thinkers - most famously Lewis Mumford. In the final analysis, perhaps no short paper can make complete sense of Sir Patrick Geddes, but the very exploration of the man is a rewarding and illuminating pursuit in and of itself. "
Abstract The paper discusses Howard's design concept for the ideal urban space. The paper provides personal definitions of the city and of urban spaces and asserts they are more realistic than the views of Howard. The paper defines the city and its consequent urban spaces by the hierarchilization of resource control and uses Toronto as an example.
From the Paper "Ebenezer Howard, 1850-1928, developed a significant, if somewhat naively utopian, model for urban planning based on his own specific conception of what constitutes an urban space. With limited formal education, Howard called for the creation of pre-planned cities that would be limited in size and surrounded by permanent belts of agricultural land that would be utilized to foster local independence from national and international markets for food (Reps par. 1). This concept of urban-ness was rooted specifically in sustainability and quality of life issues that Howard believed could be improved by synthesizing a closer relationship between traditional urban and country spaces."
Abstract This paper examines Ebenezer Howard's design concept for the ideal urban space and explains why by and large the world has not traded in its image of the city for Howard's idealistic vision. The paper shows how Howard's plan was built on his values and ideas about what a city should be instead of necessarily what it was or has been. The writer maintains that his/her definition of the city and of urban spaces relies more on the historical role and realistic nature of cities in human societies. The paper provides Toronto as an example of a city and its use of resources. The paper concludes that had Howard's garden cities been built en-masse, they would have faced assimilation, transformation or abandonment.
Outline:
Introduction: Howard's Garden City
Conjuring a Definition of the City
An Example of a City and Conclusions
From the Paper "Ebenezer Howard, 1850-1928, developed a significant--if somewhat naively utopian--model for urban planning based on his own specific conception of what constitutes an urban space. With limited formal education, Howard called for the creation of pre-planned cities that would be limited in size and surrounded by permanent belts of agricultural land that would be utilized to foster local independence from national and international markets for food (Reps par. 1). This conception of urban-ness was rooted specifically in sustainability and quality of life issues that Howard believed could be improved by synthesizing a closer relationship between traditional urban and country spaces."
Tags: sustainability, rural, resources, agriculture, centralization, production
