Uncle Tungsten Summer Reading Assignment

This story is mostly about a ten year old girl named Opal. she wants friends because she is new in Naomi, Florida. She also wants her mama, who left her when Opal was only 3 years old. In the book, Opal learned that she can’t hold onto something that wants to go.

In Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Harriet Beecher Stowe uses the character of Augustine St. Clare to play a very important role in expressing her views of abolition to the reader throughout the novel. St. Clare is, in himself, a huge contradiction of a character, as his way of life is supported by the same system that he despises, slavery. St. Clare professes multiple times in the book that slavery is wrong, yet he holds slaves and refuses to release them, making him a hypocrite whose morals are right, mainly because of his mother, but he is unwilling to do the right thing. St. Clare symbolizes some of the southern slave owners at the time who knew that slavery was a sin and an act against God, but refused to stand up and stop it. St. Clare is such an essential character in Uncle Tom’s Cabin, and he is an important part of the overall message of the novel and Stowe’s interjection of her abolitionist views that are throughout the novel.

According to Annette Gordon-Reed, It is common for people to look at women’s novels and not take them seriously, especially in that time. “Jane Smiley, in a controversial essay, asked why Stowe’s novel has been more harshly treated than works written by men which are just as dated and offensive in their treatment of race, notably, Huckleberry Finn.” (Annette Gordon-Reed). I believe that Stowe’s novel was taken seriously as a woman’s novel. Uncle Tom’s Cabin was very influential in that time period, and still is today. The novel is commonly noted as a big influence that began the Civil War, and people still refer to it today. Uncle Tom’s Cabin is used very commonly today as a reference to slavery and the time period, and in many literature courses throughout high school and college. It is also stated in this critique that, “As a woman, Stowe had no hope of making a statue” (Annette Gordon-Reed). I disagree with this statement as well. Although women, along with blacks, were suppressed in that time period, there were many influential women in that time period that made a ‘statue’ for themselves, or a name.

In the Age of War and Displacement is characterized by imperialism, nationalism, racism, and power. In an era of both freedom and confinement, Simon Wiesenthal describes his experience of the Holocaust, which is used to analyze, what it means to be human. After World War One (WWI), the Germans lost, “Hitler assumed authority and began to blame the Jews for what happened in WWI” (Bingle). Within a few months, Germans started to believe Hitler that they were the master race or supermen, and had no trouble committing genocide of any group Hitler labeled as “bad” or “subhuman”. The Sunflower, address the nature and task of human but also gives a Jewish perspective of “Humanness”. Wiesenthal asks, “Were we truly all made of the same stud? If so, why were some murderers and other victims? Was there in fact any personal relationship between us, between the murderers and their victims, between our camp commandant, Wilhaus, and a tortured Jews (Wiesenthal 7)?

The Importance of Uncle Axel Parents are suppose to be loving, supportive, protective, and accepting of their child. One would not think that it would be the uncle’s job to fulfill this duty for the parents, but in The Chrysalids by John Wyndham it is evident that the parent role is played by the uncle. In this novel, the main character David Strorm discovers he has a deviation of being able to communicate telepathically through thought-shapes. David seeks support from his loving Uncle Axel to gain more knowledge on the closed-minded, violent Waknuk community, and how to keep his deviation hidden.

The element of air gives humans life. Air represents new life and new possibilities. Life is what allows humans to think, feel, see and have emotions. In The Wars by Timothy Findley the element of air pushes humans to reach their full potential. Robert Ross illustrates this with his desire to live, desire to leave a mark and his desire to overcome hardships. Soldiers did not want to just live; but to live for something and leave a legacy in history.

we have. We are always looking out for the next big advancement. With each new advancement comes new problems that can only be solved with further technological advancements. Ultimately, this creates a never-ending cycle of creation and problems, beyond this, however, it creates a culture of the never satisfied. More than a problem of progress, this is another issue that seems to have its roots in the materialistic nature of human beings. The drive that many have to always be the first to have the latest cell phone, car, or television. In a subtle way, this could be another attempt by Wright to create division between the classes. I, for example, am nowhere near an income that allows for anything that has just come out, instead, I buy what I can afford, not what is equipped with the latest technology.

Skyler, now knowing where his mother was, felt comfortable walking around, though he didn’t plan on finding a book. As he walked around, he scanned the sides facing him of the books on the shelves for interesting titles. He passed many, uninterested and unsatisfied before coming across a book titled “Chemistry for Beginners”.

The novel Uncle Tom's Cabin was written by Harriet Beecher Stowe and published in the United States in 1852. The novel depicted slavery as a moral evil and was the cause of much controversy at the time and long after. Uncle Tom's Cabin outraged the South and received praise in the North. The publication of Uncle Tom's Cabin was a major turning point for the United States which helped bring about the Civil War.

In the poem The Powwow at the End of the World, Sherman Alexie not only writes about his frustration with Native American values not being respected by the English for so long. He also writes about the one day he will forgive them. However, the day is when the world is ending, and that probably won’t happen in his lifetime. He doesn’t say this indirectly or explain why, he only says in the text that it is the only time for his forgiveness. “I must forgive and so I shall when I am dancing with my tribe during the powwow at the end of the world” (Alexie).

Walker gives us a look at Uncle’s Albert and that of Elethia. With my critical lens, I would look at the story from the perspective of Uncle Albert. This would provide a more accurate account of the slavery that took place at that time. According to the oxford English dictionary, a slave is that individual who is owned by another individual and whose work and life is at the command of that individual. This therefore means that slavery is that social practice where one owns another person especially for the purposes of forced labor. To get this perspective of slavery, this is the reason why I would look at the story from Uncle’s Albert side. The audience to whom am writing for are both those who were or are slaves and those who enslave or watch others being enslaved. To those who have been enslaved, I would write as a way to communicate the problems and sufferings that they have and are going through.

Uncle Tom’s Cabin, is a novel written by Harriet Beecher Stowe which originally was published on March 20, 1852. Under the background that the country had been divided over the issue over slavery, the south states of the country are slaves states, and the north states of the country are slave free states. Different sides of the country have distinct views over slavery system in south. The north, specially abolitionist, views slavery system is villainous and immoral, it takes away the basic right of human which is freedom, and it againsts God which is Christian believes. The theme of the novel based on the abolitionist views. The purpose of the novel is that tell the world what is slave life like, especially for those northerners never been to the south.Their life will be strenuous or comfortable is depend on what kind of slave owner they meet. The book is appeal people to face and deal with the issue of slavery which lasted in the history for a long time.

Uncle Tungsten was a medium for Oliver Sacks to talk about his scientific upbringing. Both parents were medical professionals and his Uncle who owned a factory that created light bulbs with Tungsten filaments. Sacks discusses how his family inspired him to go on and conduct scientific experiments that were influenced by his family members. This novel would be great for those beginning chemists that want some extra inspiration in the science. This book is common in high school chemistry classes. Brian Grove from Bond County Community Unit 2 High School in Greenville, IL. allows his students to read the book for assignments. The grade level is for sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Fantastic read for the aspiring

Uncle Tom's Cabin is written by Harriet Beecher Stowe. This novel takes place before the Civil War happened in America. The Civil War was a war where the North (Union) fought with the South (Confederate). Eventually, the Union and the Confederate combined back together and formed the United States of America. But, before the Civil War, America had an issue with Slavery, which was basically based on race/ethnicity.

Oliver Twist is born in a workhouse (a place where the poor and homeless are provided with work and shelter) in a small town in England. Oliver's mother dies moments after his birth, and since no one knew her name or the identity of Oliver's father, the baby is considered an orphan and sent to a baby farm. At the baby farm, Ms. Mann gives minimal care to the boys — underfeeding and mistreating them. When Oliver turns 9 years old, Mr. Bumble, the parish beadle (a lay official of the church who carries out various administrative duties), takes him from the baby farm to live in the workhouse and work picking oakum. The boys in the workhouse have difficult lives, and after suffering slow starvation for months, they become desperate and draw lots