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"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 ..."

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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.

Tags:urban, planning, design

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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 Ebenezer Scrooge'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.

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"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."

Tags:youth, Scrooge, prudent, life

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The paper extends beyond the image of the city that Ebenezer Howard developed and proposes alternate definitions for the constitution of the city and for urban spaces. The paper's author's conception of urban space and its potential are not as optimistic as Howard's, though the author notes that it may be more specifically rooted in historical reality than in futuristic possibility.

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"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..."

Tags:urban, space, howard

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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

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"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

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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."

Tags:sustainability, quality-of-life, country, suburbs, resources

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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.

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"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."

Tags:scrooge, ghost, miser

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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.

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"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."

Tags:antipedobaptists, brethren, ebenezer, inspirationsgemeinden

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This creative writing piece follows the innermost ruminations of a fledgling writer as he debates and discusses the real meaning of being a "writer." After taking an English composition class, the author's assumptions are called into question. He muses that if being a writer means he can put words on paper, and they're relatively understood, then he has arrived; however, he feels that a "writer" is something much more - someone like Charles Dickens, who created tales over a century ago that are still vivid and beloved today, like "Scrooge," and "Oliver Twist." He expresses the need to feel like there's a purpose to his writing, and it's not going to end up in a journal, unread, unloved, and serving no purpose. The author concludes that the moniker of "writer" may apply to him once his stories are able to enlighten, encourage, or entertain others, whether he is a paid professional or not.

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"Writing is a process, and I think that process comes with time. Sure, people can publish books at 19, or 21, or whatever. Just think, though, what their writing will be like as they mature. They have more experiences to share, more imagination to explore, and more familiarity with the wild world of publishing. How can their writing not get better? Sometimes it gets worse, I know. I heard Truman Capote, truly a bizarre but gifted writer, didn't write anything after "In Cold Blood." I don't know how all the words inside his head stayed hidden for that long. No wonder he was tortured, he was a frustrated writer who couldn't write. I hope that never happens to me, I think it would be pure hell. I wonder how many other frustrated writers are out there like him, just trying to get words on paper and finding nothing but dissatisfaction and chaos. A lot, I would imagine, and somehow, that scares me."

Tags:writing, author, published, professional, essayist