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The Psychology of "Tom Thumb", 2004.
A psychological analysis of the fairy tale, "Tom Thumb," written by the Grimm brothers.
913 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 32.95
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This paper discusses the Grimm brother's fairy tale, "Tom Thumb," and analyzes it according to the work of the famous psychoanalyst, Bruno Bettelheim. The paper presents a brief overview of Bettelheim's study of childhood fairy tales, explaining that they serve a profound purpose for children, helping them make sense of a world that does not always make sense to a child.
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"In his book The Uses of Enchantment, Bettelheim analyzes many common fairy tales, explaining how the stories meet the emotional and developmental needs of children. He points out that through the fairy tale, otherwise life events children cannot understand become understandable. And, since they take place in a fairly tale with magical elements, fanciful characters and impossible events, the stories are comforting instead of frightening. The children know that while some adults can be mean, uncaring and neglectful, a pumpkin cannot really turn into a coach. Mice cannot really turn into beautiful horses. So, even as the child read about mean adults acting very badly toward children, they are encouraged to recognize that the story is not true. That makes the story safe to read, unlike stories such as The Shining, where awful events are presented in as believable a way as possible."
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Character Development of Uncle Tom in "Uncle Tom's Cabin", 1999.
1,425 words (approx. 5.7 pages), 0 sources, $ 47.95
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This paper addresses the character of Uncle Tom in Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel, "Uncle Tom's Cabin" and how Tom is an example of how the author viewed the role of the diligent and loyal slave during the pre-Civil War era.
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18th Century Burlesques, 2006.
A discussion on Henry Fielding's "The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great" and Catherine Clive's "The Rehearsal, or Bayes in Petticoats".
1,654 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 53.95
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The paper discusses the humor of burlesque plays. It explains that the understanding of the humor is dependent upon the audience's social complicity with the playwright's fundamentally uncritical sense of humor about societal norms. The author of the paper uses Fielding's and Clive's plays to bring this opinion to light.
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""The Rehearsal," written in 1753 because of its title, may be said to take issue with Clive's own contemporary and rival, the leading playwright Dryden who also authored a play with the same name. Dryden, perhaps because he was the favored author of the day was widely disliked by his fellow playwrights, causing one of Clive's later contemporaries, Richard B. Sheridan to later mock in the prologue to his play "The Critic," that "the tragic queen," of Dryden, "to please a tasteless crowd/ Had learn'd to bellow, rant, and roar so loud," implying not simply the inferior tastes of the masses. Even Sheridan's short parodic work of criticism also shows that the audience had to know who Dryden was, to understand the references of even this more satiric play (in comparison to Clive's), and to be conversant in the rivalry of comedy and tragedy, of critics and playwrights, to fully comprehend "The Critic" in its humorous intent."
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Sports in Thomas Hughes?s "Tom Brown's Schooldays", 2002.
This paper discusses sport as presented in Hughes?s novel, "Tom Brown's School Days", which was written in 1857, and is the story of young Tom Brown, a student at the public school called Rugby School.
1,675 words (approx. 6.7 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 54.95
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This paper explains that the schoolboys at Rugby, as might be expected, play rugby football, which is quite different from American football. The author points out that competitive games are a large part of their schooling at Rugby, but they do not take the place of schooling; they are extra-curricular activities meant to tax the body as well as the mind and to keep the boys hale and healthy. The paper concludes that, today, sports in college are "big business?; whereas, in Tom Brown's day, sports were about the pride of the school and learning lessons that could be used later in life, such as teamwork and leadership skills.
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"The book was extremely popular when it was published in 1857. Hughes essentially recreated the life he knew playing Victorian sports atschool, and readers identified with his writing ? especially young men. No one had ever written a story like this before, although several "university" novels followed "Tom Brown's" success. Hughes followed up his wildly successful book with another, "Tom Brown at Oxford," which was not nearly as popular, since so many other authors had written similar novels by the time it came out in 1861."
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Stereotypes in "Uncle Tom's Cabin", 2008.
A look at the recent criticism leveled at Harriet Beecher Stowe's "Uncle Tom's Cabin", regarding the book's stereotypical portrayal of African-Americans
1,222 words (approx. 4.9 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 41.95
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This paper examines some of the stereotypes found in "Uncle Tom's Cabin", with particular focus on the main character of Uncle Tom. The paper argues that the character of Uncle Tom is represented as a stereotype of an old, suffering and obedient servant, faithful to his white masters no matter what, but that there is also a philosophy of resistance in the passivity that he exudes. Furthermore, this paper argues that it is in the depiction of African-American women that many stereotypes can be found. Finally, this paper attempts to answer the following question: do the negative aspects of this novel outweigh its moral message?
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"Uncle Tom's Cabin actually consists of two stories told in parallel. It begins with a financial crisis of the Shelby family whom are forced to sell some of their slaves. Eliza, the slave who is a maid in the house overhears this plan, which includes the sale of her child, and escapes with her husband and young son. We follow their long and dangerous escape route that eventually leads them to Canada. Uncle Tom, although he has a family on the plantation, does actually get sold to a family in New Orleans. He is very pious and accepting and soon becomes very faithful to his new owner much like he was to the one who sold him. The family is eventually won over by Uncle Tom and his calm, assuming manner, that both the father and the daughter become ardent supporters of abolishment. "
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"Uncle Tom's Cabin", 2002.
Looks at the impact Harriet Beecher Stowe's book "Uncle Tom's Cabin" had on American society.
5,800 words (approx. 23.2 pages), 28 sources, MLA, $ 139.95
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This paper discusses the transformation of the novel "Uncle Tom?s Cabin", by Harriet Beecher Stowe into a cultural icon. It looks at how the creation and recreation of the text by its readers, adapters and its foremost opponents, helped to polarize the abolitionist debate. The paper suggests that the responses to and adaptations of the text of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" provided a means by which the novel assumed a principal role in American culture through various media--the theatre, film, posters, paintings, follow-on writings, essays and press coverage. Finally, the paper suggests that the articulation and reconstruction of the text by its readers brought on a range of social and political meanings and results.
Background: The Origins of a Living Document
Introduction
North and South Polarized
Critics Respond
The Abolitionist Debates
The Tom Caricature
The Greatest Impact
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"In what way did this text change the traditional relationship between reader and the novel? The reader became the author, interpreter, director, actor, witness and part and parcel of the story. The story, instead of being about life, became life, and life in turn became its own version of the story. In this context of slavery, religion, melodrama, and family crisis, Uncle Tom?s Cabin can be viewed as a cultural pattern instead of an isolated work. Almost as soon as it was published as a novel, Stowe's story was adapted for the American stage; from 1852 until well into the twentieth century, adaptations of Uncle Tom's Cabin were among the most popular productions that a theater company could stage. Stowe, however, never condoned nor participated in developing the productions, nor did she earn any money from these adaptations."
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Thumb-Sucking, 2004.
This paper discusses thumb-sucking, a common concern among parents when their young children enter the social settings of daycare or preschool.
2,175 words (approx. 8.7 pages), 7 sources, APA, $ 67.95
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This paper explains that sucking on the thumb or other fingers is considered a very normal and accepted behavior in infants in Western culture until about age five; but, in some non-Western cultures, such as the African or Native American cultures, this habit may be less common or even missing. The author points out that a major concern about thumb sucking is health risks, including ingesting poison accidentally, infected fingernails, calluses, crooked finger, unlimited access of viruses and bacteria to the mouth, and dental problems. This paper stresses that perhaps the most appropriate way to approach thumb sucking is to provide a comfortable, nurturing, stimulating, and healthy environment for infants from the very beginning to prevent the child seeking finger-sucking as comfort.
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"Additionally, the mouth is used by infants especially as one of the primary tools of exploration and discovery, as the child becomes accustomed to his or her environment and learns about the surrounding world. Other children may acquire the habit of thumb sucking from observing other children, during the toddler stages especially, and may be influenced to begin sucking from other children in daycare or on the playground and mimicking this behavior, or by observing an older sibling or relative that sucks on his or her thumb. Thumb sucking is considered to be normal until the age of four or five, depending on the developmental stage of the child, and if the habit is stopped by this age there are generally no physical or mental health problems caused by it."
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Stowe's Characterization of Uncle Tom, 2002.
The paper looks at Harriet Beecher Stowe's main character in her book "Uncle Tom's Cabin."
1,570 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 0 sources, MLA, $ 51.95
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This is an analysis of Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel, "Uncle Tom's Cabin." The author draws several comparisons between Uncle Tom, the main character, and symbol of slavery, and Jesus Christ, the symbol of Christianity. Stowe wanted to show the world what a cancer slavery was, and how it went against Christian values, in the hopes of swaying people to join the cause of the abolitionists.
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"Stowe's "collection of sketches" were clearly written to show her readers that Christianity and slavery were antithetical - and in the end, the icon of Christianity in the novel is beaten down by the personification of all that is evil about slavery. Stowe's portrait of Tom emphasizes his boundless goodness, his unconditional love for all of mankind, his willingness to turn the other cheek, his loyalty to his masters - earthly and heavenly - and his drive to always evolve into a better Christian man. Tom's vision of Christianity is the same as Christ's - that salvation and final judgement must be laid at the feet of God, and that all men are brothers who should do to others what they would have done to themselves."
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Tom Clancy and the Techno-Thriller Genre, 2002.
Examines the literary genre of the "techno-thriller", particularly the novels of Tom Clancy.
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 6 sources, $ 53.95
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This paper includes brief summaries of three Tom Clancy novels and compares and contrasts them. A brief background of Tom Clancy himself is included, as well as an explanation of how he originated the "techno-thriller" genre.
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Religion in "Uncle Tom's Cabin" and the "Communist Manifesto", 2001.
This paper discusses the way in which religion was used to help maintain power with reference to two works: "Uncle Tom's Cabin" and the "Communist Manifesto".
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 3 sources, $ 57.95
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The following paper looks at two works: "Uncle Tom's Cabin" and the "Communist Manifesto". The way in which religion was used to help maintain power will be discussed with reference to these two works. The fundamental similarities and differences between these two books will be drawn upon.
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" Although Uncle Tom?s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe and the Communist Manifesto were written at about the same point in history, they are markedly different books. Although one was a fictional novel and one a philosophical treatise, both works influenced their countries to a greater or lesser degree during a civil war, and surprisingly similar views regarding religion are either expressed or implied in both works. This paper will look at how the two works discuss or reveal how religion was used to help maintain positions of power."
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"Uncle Tom's Cabin" by Harriet Beecher Stowe, 2005.
This paper is based on Harriet Beecher Stowe's "Uncle Tom's Cabin." The paper attempts to show what the reality of slavery was indeed like.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 31.95
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This paper presents a character study of the main characters of "Uncle Tom's Cabin." The paper argues that Aunt Chloe, as opposed to Uncle Tom, is the more realistic depiction of a southern slave.
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"Harriet Beecher Stowe's "Uncle Tom's Cabin" is universally understood to be one of the most important and deeply penetrating books of its time. Published during episodes of the National Era, "Uncle Tom's Cabin" is often credited, in part, for the tensions that led to the American Civil War. Stowe wrote the work as a reaction too the Fugitive Slave Act under which it became illegal for anyone to give aid or assistance to a runaway slave."
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Harriet Beecher Stowe's "Uncle Tom's Cabin", 2005.
This paper discusses the antithetical Christian aspects of Harriet Beecher Stowe's "Uncle Tom's Cabin".
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This paper explains that, in "Uncle Tom's Cabin", employing the gothic genre as the epitome of evil that slavery can bring, Stowe rewards the bad Christian with a full life and the good Christian with a miserable end. The author points out that Uncle Toms die and those who ignore the Bible, like Cassy, are rewarded; The Christian laws that Stowe urges one to practice are inverted. The paper relates that, while this inversion does seem contrary to her purpose, it is the horror of this scenario that works with her main argument against slavery: Christianity and the keeping of slaves are antithetical.
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"Throughout his stay on Legree's plantation, Uncle Tom keeps his faith in God, and his death is the result. Singing a Methodist hymn, Tom is interrupted by his new master who declares on page 384, "I have none o' yer bawling, praying, singing niggers on my place...I'm your church now." Even when threatened for his religious beliefs, Tom doesn't abandon them, constantly turning to his bible for relief from hardship he faces. Later, after a long period of habitual suffering, Tom ponders whether, "it was vain to serve God, that God had forgotten him." In the end, such questioning makes Tom's Christian conviction even more pronounced, for it serves as a catalyst for his spiritual visions."
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Tom Jones Finds Sophia, 2001.
This paper is an account of the amoral nature of the character "Tom Jones" in Henry Fieldings' classic novel of the same name.
1,778 words (approx. 7.1 pages), 5 sources, $ 57.95
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This paper contrasts the selfless amoral actions and the motives thereof of Tom Jones with the other characters of Henry Fielding?s classic novel ?Tom Jones?, most notably with that of Blifil (Jones? rival suitor). This paper looks at exactly why the amoral doings of Jones leads to his attainment of Sophia (Greek for wisdom), and why the moral doings of Blifil do not. This is all explained as a conflict between morality which serves to augment the self and that of amoral action which is desire driven and thus lessens the effect of self-awareness. This unconsciousness then, that Jones lives in is proved to be wisdom; this fact is then proved through references from William Blake, Carl Jung, and Fredreich Nietzsche.
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" Virtue and happiness (wisdom) oppose one another. Fielding himself writes in the first chapter of book fifteen of Tom Jones, ?? if by virtue is meant (as I almost think it ought) a certain relative quality, which is always busying itself without Doors, and seems as much interested in pursuing the good of others as its own; I cannot so easily agree that this is the surest way to human happiness?(601; bk.15, ch.1). The fulfillment of desire then, leads to happiness and true wisdom; this wisdom being an unconscious realization of the universe at large; a wisdom that is Sophia."
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?Uncle Tom?s Cabin? by Harriet Beecher Stowe, 2002.
A study of several themes and characters in the book "Uncle Tom's Cabin" by Harriet Beecher Stowe.
980 words (approx. 3.9 pages), 1 source, $ 34.95
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The paper discusses the character Uncle Tom in Harriet Beecher Stowe's "Uncle Tom's Cabin" and describes him as an almost Christ-like character. It also discusses the central theme of slavery and how it is justified through the 'white' characters of the book. The paper shows how, by using repeated references to Christianity and the Bible, Stowe appeals to the reader?s sense of morality that should transcend stereotypes.
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"Perhaps Stowe?s message in using Quakers as the benefactors is the emphasis on true Christian values. Juxtaposed against a false sense of religious superiority that most slave owners perpetuated, the Quakers exhibit kindness and compassion to all people. Stowe, in her final chapter, tells the true story exemplifying the kindness of the Quakers. These are benevolent qualities they share with the protagonist, Tom. When Eliza and her son and husband are all reunited under the care of the Quakers, Stowe paints a picture of a true home, where they feel ?free,? even rich."
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"Uncle Tom's Cabin", 2001.
This is an analysis of Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel, "Uncle Tom's Cabin."
2,375 words (approx. 9.5 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 72.95
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This paper is an in-depth examination of the novel,"Uncle Tom's Cabin." The author gives us some background about Harriet Beecher Stowe and puts the novel into historical context. The paper examines the different characters in the novel and discusses what role they played and what they represented in history. Some of the characters discussed include Uncle Tom, Aunt Chloe, Eliza and family, Shelby's Ophelia and Simon Legree. The author uses these characters to give an authentic depiction of the slaves and the whites, both northerners and southerners, and the challenges that they both faced during this period in American history. The authors uses examples from the novel to illustrate his points as to the accuracy of the novel's portrayal of slavery and during the period prior to the Civil War.
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"The value of the partially white slave is touted again with the Eliza character. She is able to speak clearly and in complete sentences. Described as "beautiful [with] black hair as fine as silk in glossy curls- a delicately formed hand and a trim foot" (Stowe p 5). A blush on her cheek is discernible so this is a clue as to her skin tone as well. Stowe must use this character to solicit empathy from the post Civil War reader regarding the fate of her son. If Aunt Chloe and Uncle Tom's children had been the ones to be sold, sympathy would not have been so easily offered. All mothers regardless of their hue were attached to their children. Uncle Tom's cabin is not able to make this argument. It would not have appealed to the wider audience. Much has been discussed about the African characters but what about the Caucasians. Is the rendering accurate?"
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