A paper which analyzes "Lazy Lawrence" and "The Birthday Present" by children's writer MariaEdgeworth and examines how her books are also directed to adult readers.
Abstract The paper shows that as can be demonstrated through "Lazy Lawrence" and "The Birthday Present", MariaEdgeworth's stories are carefully designed to appeal to the child reader, and teach them morals. However, a "double address" is also highly evident at frequent intervals, in which the adult, or more specifically the parent, is also confronted by certain ideology. The paper examines that despite this dual appeal to both child and adult, it is clear that the child is Edgeworth's most significant target audience, through the constant attempt to fully involve the child in the text. The essay also explores the moral lessons of these stories.
From the Paper "The terms in which the stories are written are a significant factor defining children as the most important audience in the two stories. In both it is apparent that the world in which the protagonists? operate is that recognisable by the child. All aspects of the texts are chosen so as to enhance the child's understanding of a situation, in order to convey the more complicated moral at hand. In Lazy Lawrence when Jem works to save money it is triggered by the threat of the loss of his horse, a dearly beloved pet that could be exchanged in any child's mind with a sentimentally precious toy or animal. Understanding the significance of such a loss, the child follows eagerly the story, already in support of Jem's brave, industrious spirit."
Abstract This paper looks at Dr. Maria Montessori as a visionary in the world of education. The writer discusses that she was a physician as well as a scientist and an educator. The writer describes that after her experiences with her first school in Rome, Maria Montessori began applying her methods in her first children's school in 1907. The writer points out that her new pedagogy continues to revolutionize education today. This paper serves as an overview of the most important issues in the Montessori method and their implications.
From the Paper "Dr. Maria Montessori was a visionary in the world of education. She was a physician as well as a scientist and an educator. After her experiences with her first school in Rome, Maria Montessori began applying her methods in her first children's school in 1907. Her new pedagogy continues to revolutionize education today. This paper will be an overview of the most important issues in the Montessori method and their implications. Some of these important issues include her belief in children as "competent beings," her creation of an environment scaled for children's use, the division of classes by groups corresponding with developmental periods, and parental involvement. Montessori also initiated the idea of "the absorbent mind," in which she stated that children strive over and over to master each competency at the proper level of achievement."
Abstract This paper looks at the work of Maria Luisa Bemberg, a Latin American filmmaker that is considered to be one of the best directors known. The author discusses Bemberg's famous works, such as the popular love story "Camila" and examines the type of themes that she focuses on.
From the Paper "Maria Luisa Bemberg started making film after she had children until they grown and they had theirs. Most of Maria Luisa quality films were matchless in Latin America. Her first feature when she was only sixteen years old was in 1981 with ?Momentos/Moments.? Her second contemporary work done by Bemberg was "Senora de nadie/ Nobodies wife" (1982). Because her earliest films were short documentaries and her first feature were contemporary domestic dramas people were surprised at Bemberg's choice of Camila and three other period pieces. The popular love story "Camila" (1984), a theatrical style work of "Miss Mary" (1986), a postcolonial tragedy, "Yo, la peor de todas/ I, the worst of it all" (1990), finally a film about personal struggles and silencing one of Latin Americans famous female in a movie called, "De eso no se habla/ I don"t Want to Talk about It.?"
Tags: bemberg, female, film, filmmaker, luisa, maria, movies
Abstract This paper takes a look at Maria, a character in the story "Clay" by James Joyce, who never actually wakes up to face the reality or realizes that her whole life has been based on false assumptions and lies.
From the Paper "In the Dubliners, James Joyce's short story "Clay" stands out as a piece that has as its main character an ignorant woman who is essentially blind to the world around her. While many of Joyce's characters are struck with life-changing epiphanies, Maria does not recognize the signs - that are predictors of her future - even when they are painfully obvious to the reader. Working at the Dublin by Lamplight laundry, Maria thinks of her position as being of the utmost importance when in reality she is nothing more than a common dishwasher. Although Maria's budget is very limited, she nevertheless thinks that she is an independent woman and can afford the same things as women her age who are actually married. Maria believes that other individuals respect her and admire her, even though those same individuals either mock her unassuming nature or fail to notice her all together. Maria considers Joe's family to be the closest thing she has to having her own family. Meanwhile, Joe, his wife and his children simply put up with Maria once a year as if she was an unpleasant burden. Throughout the story, Joyce presents comparison after comparison of how Maria views herself versus how others view her. While Maria sees her life and the world around her through rose-colored glasses, the reality is rarely accommodating of her expectations."
Tags: clay, james, joyce, maria, Dubliners, character, analysis, english, literature
Abstract The paper relates the background of the eighteenth and nineteenth century Irish writer, MariaEdgeworth. The paper focuses on the author's works, "The Castle Rackrent", "The Absentee", "Ormond" and "Helen" and shows how her novels follow the themes of Irish identity and national character and the moral development of the individual in the social context. The paper provides an in-depth look at Edgeworth's style and techniques and concludes that Edgeworth manages to be engaging despite her didacticism and she also succeeds in using all her fictional instruments and devices with the best results. The paper adds that Edgeworth's novels all treat similar issues but they are nevertheless very different, each time revealing a new aspect of her style.
From the Paper "Of Anglo-Irish descent, Edgeworth was born in 1768 in Oxfordshire, where she spent most of her early childhood. Her father, Richard Lovell Edgeworth is certainly one of the most important figures in her background, as he had an overwhelming influence on her education and her writing. Her mother, Anna Maria Elers, died when Maria was only six years old, leaving thus even more room for the father figure in the child's life. Soon after, Richard Edgeworth remarried and Honora Sneyd became Maria's first stepmother. The growing family moved to Ireland, and Maria was sent to school in England. When she was twelve years old, her stepmother became ill and died and her father married Elizabeth Sneyd, his second wife's sister, as the latter had actually advised him to do in advance."
Abstract This paper explains that Edgeworth's "Belinda" seems to flaunt the 19th century ideas about the proper behavior of women in society, but the novel does little to challenge many of the accepted roles of women in that society. The author points out that, in her time, MariaEdgeworth was a well-respected, popular, and published author of some renown and is considered to be one of the western world's best female novelists of the 19th century. The author, nonetheless, believes that the novel "Belinda" is often tedious and repetitive; Edgeworth's prose can often be difficult because of her many long passages.
From the Paper "In chapter XVI, Belinda goes to Lady Anne Percival, and experiences domestic happiness in their house. Chapter XVII begins with a discussion between Belinda and Mrs. Freke, who spread rumor of the relationship between Clarence Hervey and Lady Delacour. Belinda meets Mr. Vincent. In chapter XVIII, Mr. Vincent brings up the differences obvious between the happy, domestic Anne Percival and Lady Delacour, but Belinda quiets him by noting her friendship with the Lady Delacour. Lady Anne Percival tells Belinda of Mr. Vincent's affection for Belinda, and Belinda tells Lady Ann about Clarence Hervey. In chapter XIX Belinda learns of Lady Delacour's poor health, and decides to return to Lady Delacour. In XX, Belinda is taken into the lives of Lady Delacour and Clarence Hervey. In XXI, we see the cold interaction of Lady Delacour and her daughter Helena."
Abstract An introduction to the life of Maria Montessori and a discussion of her work. The author looks at the ways in which her teaching techniques differ from those of the traditional school, her ideas and theories on teaching, and her teaching style. This paper discusses the history of the Montessori system of education and its revival after Maria's death. It describes how Montessori schools have changed the way people look at education, and how educators work with children.
From the Paper "Maria Montessori was born in Italy in the town of Chiaravalle in the province of Ancona on August 31, 1870. Her father, Alessandro, was a civil servant, and her mother, Renilde Stoppani, was an educated woman at a time when most women were not. Maria spent her young years in Florence, and then Rome, where she grew up. She did well in school, and after she discovered learning was easy for her, she began to study with real enthusiasm. Even when she was young, she became a leader in schoolyard games and in dealing with the other children. "The girl that comes through these stories is self-confident, strong-willed, a little smug. She has the sense of duty that sometimes makes for intolerance of others. In short, a born social reformer. Certainly a striking maverick in that time and place" (Kramer 28)."
Abstract Maria Montessori was a modern woman in a man's world. In times when women were expected to follow procedure and know their roles in society, Montessori made her own rules. This paper shows how she continuously broke tradition and expectations by forcing her thoughts and ideas onto society. She was the first female to enroll in two all-male institutions, showing no fear when the male students ridiculed her. She dominated the medical profession, which was more of a fraternal brotherhood in those days, and she completely transformed the world of early childhood education. The paper shows that Maria Montessori's willingness to take dramatic steps away from the accepted methods of her era allowed her to create a ground-breaking teaching technique that has withstood the test of time.
From the Paper "As a physician, Montessori specialized in pediatrics and psychiatry. Through this contact with children, she began to acquire an awareness of child development. In 1901, she was appointed director of the Orthophrentic School at the University of Rome. The school had been used as an asylum for "deficient and insane" children of the city. Many of the children were most likely retarded or autistic. She walked into a room to discover children sitting on old benches for hours at a time. She was told that the children were "savage and dirty" because they would scramble to pick crumbs up off the floor after a meal. Montessori was appalled by the scene and began to develop a way to reform the school (Standing 28)."
Abstract A review of "John Halifax, Gentleman" written by Dina Maria Mulock Craik. The author gives a brief overview of the novel and examines the use of style by the author and the themes of the book with focus on the theme of family.
From the Paper "The story of John Halifax, Gentleman, was first published in 1856, nine years after Jane Eyre, seven years after David Copperfield, six years after Vanity Fair, and fifteen years before Middlemarch, to all of which it bears some similarities Written by Dinah Maria Mulock Craik, the book appeared in three-volume form and was the biggest success among her numerous books. The novel is sentimental and romantic in tone, but weaves a poignant story of the value of family in an always uncertain world and manages to (gently) confront a number of issues typical to its day.'
Abstract A literary analysis of "All Quiet on the Western Front". The author discusses the writer's examination of the horrors of World War I through the eyes of the soldiers involved in the war, as well as the effects of war on society at large.
From the paper:
"All Quiet on the Western Front, by Erich Maria Remarque, is a book that explores the true horrors of World War I through the eyes of a German solider. The author uses the character of Paul to tell a realistic story of what the average WWI solider had to endure. This book raises the issue of how destructive war can be not only to a country, but also to a generation of a nation. One of the major themes in the story is that of the lost generation. An entire generation of men fighting for their country was lost in World War I."
Tags: all, analysis, english, erich, front, literary, maria, novel, quiet, remarque, western
Abstract This paper provides an overall history of the Church Santa Maria della Salute and explores its history and significance. It begins with an explanation why the Church was built following the bubonic plague and describes how it is still a source of inspiration to the citizens of Venice. It discuss unique architectural features of the church and provides a brief biography of the architect Baldassare Longhena.
From the Paper "Anyone who has ever been to Venice - and indeed perhaps even anyone who has merely dreamed of going to Venice - will know the huge baroque church of Santa Maria della Salute. It is architecturally one of the most and probably the most important religious building in the city. It's distinctive shape, visible form all over the city, has greeted both visitors and natives since it was erected in the 17th century as an attempt to appease the heavens. This paper examines both the architectural and artistic significance of this building."
Abstract This paper discusses Mary Wollstonecraft's ?Maria? that appears to be filled with extreme tragedy and addresses a problematic political structure but, in the fragmented end, seems to leaveunanswered many questions about a woman's role and place in life. The author says that there are several new questions posed about female sexuality.
From the Paper "What would seem a more appropriate ending for Maria then the one which re-enforces the idea of the betraying man, but changes the impression of the deceiving woman? Maria is betrayed by Darnford, and she wants to commit suicide. But, instead of turning her back on her, Jemima searches for Maria's child and brings her back to Maria, giving her hope to continue living."
Abstract Montessori had developed a rather unusual understanding of the formation of a child's education and development. In the Absorbent Mind stage every child goes through 4 sensitive periods. Montessori sees education as a help to the unfolding of the child's inborn psychic powers. Montessori's explanation of the child's immediate postnatal development is as a "spiritual embryo." Montessori envisions as the steward of the child's emergent spirit a parent or teacher with faith that children, if allowed, will discover their true selves.
Abstract This essay discusses the life of Maria Mitchell and examines how she became the first woman astronomer in the United States. The paper tells of where she grew up. The writer looks at how she climbed the ranks to achieve her goals. Further the writer discusses how she came into discovering her true passion of astronomy. By describing the events that made this courageous woman, the writer shows clearly how she set an example for her gender in the nineteenth century.
Abstract This paper discusses Maria Montessori's pedagogical beliefs. The paper contends that Montessori's intersection with education resulted in a marginalization of her method, even though Montessori schools still flourish. The paper explains that this method of teaching is in direct contrast to traditional methods, offering a student-centered learning environment supporting positive learning experiences.
From the Paper "Maria Montessori discovered that children learn best when engaged in purposeful activity rather than simply being fed information. She argued that children respond in predictable ways according to an innate cognitive schedule and that those responses can and should be supported by his environment. Prior to Montessori, children were considered miniature adults and were forced to function in adult environments, to their disadvantage. Within the child development historical framework, Montessori opposed the idea that children should be deprived of intellectual activity; instead she claimed that from birth onwards, the child absorbed through all of his senses the necessary building blocks for his life long development. Many decades before Paolo Freire developed his arguments against the "banking" concept of education, Maria Montessori was transforming the lives of children."
