Abstract
The paper shows that as can be demonstrated through "Lazy Lawrence" and "The Birthday Present," Maria Edgeworth'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.

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"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 recognizable 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."

Tags:birthday, children, edgeworth, lawrence, lazy, lessons, literature, maria, morality, morals, present

Abstract
The paper relates the background of the eighteenth and nineteenth century Irish writer, Maria Edgeworth. 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.

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"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."

Tags:Irish, identity, national, character, moral, development, techniques, style

Abstract
The paper relates that the theoretical constructions of the child and of childhood have both changed significantly over time; child-rearing practices today would probably be incomprehensible to people living only a few generations ago. With that in mind, the paper looks at a brief short story by Maria Edgeworth, penned in the late eighteenth century, that captures the optimism many elites felt about the prospects of children being molded into good citizens through instruction rather than through fear and recrimination. More specifically, "The Orange-Man, or the Honest Boy and the Thief," is a classic eighteenth-century instance in which children are being viewed as discerning moral agents. Lamentably, the relative eclipse of Edgeworth's popularity in the nineteenth century (to Hannah More) suggests that this benevolent view did not retain its wide-spread popularity indefinitely; in fact, a much harsher view, possibly sparked by historical events, assumed predominance. Be that as it may, the paper believes that Edgeworth's 1796 tale is an instructive glance into the world of which she was a notable part.

From the Paper
"The theoretical constructions of the child and of childhood have both changed significantly over time. In fact, child-rearing practices today would probably be incomprehensible to people living only a few generations ago. With that in mind, the following paper will look at a brief short story by Maria Edgeworth, penned in the late eighteenth century, that captures the optimism many elites felt about the prospects of children being molded into good citizens through instruction rather than through..."

Tags:construction, childhood, child

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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, Maria Edgeworth 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.

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"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."

Tags:style, austin, chapters, behavior, tedious

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This paper exanmines how "The Orange-Man" or "The Honest Boy and the Thief" by Maria Edgeworth is a representation of childhood, because it shows the importance of teaching values and responsibilities to children. It also looks at how John Locke believed in the importance of discipline and teaching children values and responsibility at an early age and how combining Edgeworth and Locke in an analysis of their work shows how they believed teaching values.

Tags:children, representation, values

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This paper explains that Irish Gothic literature is similar to standard Gothic genre in its regular themes of usurpation, unnatural happenings and the elements of terror; however, Irish Gothic literature seems to take on more readily political and religious colors. The author points out that a frequent motif is the abandoned and decaying "big house", which refers to the big houses of the Protestant upper classes of the ascendancy; the absentee landlord as a recurrent evil character such as Charles Maturin's "Melmoth the Wanderer" (1820) and Maria Edgeworth's "Castle Rackrent" (1800) and "The Absentee" (1812). The paper relates that critics do not agree on the relationship between Irish Gothic literature and politics because Irish authors diverge on the degree to which the political situation impacted the Irish writers of this period.

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"Maria Edgeworth's "Castle Rackrent" gave birth to the so called "regional novel" and attracted the attention of the English public essentially for its romantic vision. However, Edgeworth belongs to the more "realistic" tradition and differs somewhat from James MacPherson whose "Temora" (1763) had been very well-accepted too. Edgeworth's novel was the first one of its genre. An old steward relates the eccentricities of three generations of Rackrents (Irish landlords) whose original name was O'Shaughlin and is related to the kings of Ireland."

Tags:politics, society, religion, catholic, protestant

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This paper examines how in the 2004 Spanish-language film "Maria Full of Grace," the struggle of 17-year-old Maria Alvarez to achieve maturity and find her way in life is set against the harsh world of drug trafficking. It also discusses how the struggle of Maria Alvarez is a tale about learning to survive in a very cruel world, and finding one's strength in a wholly unexpected way.

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"Through these experiences, as well as slowly opening herself up emotionally to her new hostess, Maria learns many things on dignity and the importance of family. Here she actually reflects on the positive things about her life in Columbia, taking into account the value of having a support system and structure. This is another significant step toward maturity, as she begins to sympathize with her sister, and forgive her mother, and to realize that she was not always the best daughter or sister she could be. This enlightenment helps Maria comes to terms herself, her flaws, and the dreams half-formed she left behind in Columbia. "

Tags:trafficking, poverty, Columbia

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Maria Montessori's contributions to the field of education have had far reaching positive effects. She was a courageous intelligent woman who was a beacon of light at the threshold of the modern era. Into a world where children were treated as blank sheets of paper to be written on Maria Montessori inserted insight and sensibility. She believed that children were not born as an empty vessel waiting to be filled by the ideas of adults but that children were already filled with a soul and personality waiting to immerge. With this perspective, the child could no longer be casually dismissed but had to be seen as a fascinating individual with free will and original ideas. This paper seeks to introduce the philosophy of education and pedagogical methods of Dr. Maria Montessori and show that they are is consistent with the Catholic understanding of human dignity as illuminated in the catechism of the Catholic Church.

Outline:
Dignity of Man
Foundations of a Philosophy
Development and Practice

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"Her first significant contact with children was at the Orthophrenic School. It was a school for children with special needs. In those days, these children were called "idiots," "feeble-minded," or, with a kinder slant, "uneducable." The word "orthophrenic" is derived from two words: "ortho" and "phrenic." The first means straight, upright or correct, and the latter relates to things of the mind. In opening the Orthophrenic School, the state sought to "correct the mind" of children who suffered from mental illness and apparent maladies which effected their ability to learn and function at home or school.
During her two-years at the school she made scientific observations and notations of the children and their behavior. In her notes, she relayed the situation of an eleven year old girl who could not sew although she had been patiently shown how many times. Maria Montessori decided to teach this child a pre-sewing activity; one that would be simpler but one that would employ a similar set of skill. She showed the girl how to weave strips of paper and the child was able to acquire the technique. Subsequently, she was able to sew. Through these sensitive observations and exercises, Maria concluded that these children were teachable but they needed "to be taught in a different way" (Kramer, 1988, p. 112)"

Tags:Pedagogy, Early, Childhood, God

Abstract
This paper discusses how the theoretical constructions of the child and of childhood have both changed significantly over time. In particular, It looks at a brief short story, "The Orange-Man, or the Honest Boy and the Thief," by Maria Edgeworth, penned in the late eighteenth century, that captures the optimism many elites felt about the prospects of children being molded into good citizens through instruction rather than through fear and recrimination.

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"The construction of childhood and of the child has certainly changed over time. Harry Hendrick writes that children prior to the late seventeenth century were universally - more or less - perceived as being the inheritors of original sin; after about that point, perhaps because of the influential work of John Locke, the notion began to emerge that children were really "blank slates" who could be molded into either something good or something ill. In "The Orange-Man, or the Honest Boy and the Thief" we are confronted with a didactic tale in which a boy who is honest is lavishly rewarded by a grateful orange-man with (unsurprisingly) oranges while a thieving boy receives nothing for his trouble (Edgeworth, 165). "

Tags:morals, orange-man, maria, edgeworth

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This study discusses the theme of second life as depicted in three stories, namely: "The Lady of Glenwith Grange" by Wilkie Collins, "The Lottery" by Maria Edgeworth and "The Gardener" by Rudyard Kipling. The author provides outlines of these three stores and explains how the main characters are faced with a second life by means of their luck, relations or other reasons. The author specifically focuses on the source and reasons for the changes in the characters' lives as well as the results of their second lives on their personalities.

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"The theme of second life stands for the significant change in the life course of a person. For some reason or other, a human can experience a new way in his life, can redirect his course of life which results in profound and serious changes in his life style, living standarts and in the end personality. Similarly, the main characters of the stories are faced with a second life by means of their luck, relations or other reason. The source and reasons of this change are my focus point as well as the results of their second life on their personality.
"In Collins story, The Lady of Glenwith Grange, an unusual experience of a small English family, Welwyns, is introduced. Welwyns live a quiet ordinary life in Grange, England. They have a daughter, Ida, but at the birth of their second daughter, Rosamod, Mrs. Welwyn dies. She makes her elder daughter promise that she will be like a mother to Rosamond. Rosamond grows up and becomes a beautiful lady. She marries to a Frenchman, Franval. He immediately receives the respect of Mr. Welwyn and Rosamond but the unnamed narrator of the story and Ida mysteriously dislike him."

Tags:significant, life-style, relations