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Evo Morales

2011-06-25T02:24:37Z

AlisonS: Undo revision 881436 by Conservative (talk) Tricia's edit was valid

'''Evo Morales''' (b. 1959) is the president of [[Bolivia]]. He is Bolivia's first indigenous president, and the leader of the Movement for Socialism ([[Spanish]] acronym MAS, for ''Movimiento al Socialismo'') party.

In December 2009 Morales won a second term by a landslide, with 64% of the vote,<ref>http://www.cne.org.bo/PadronBiometrico/COMUNICACION/ACTADECOMPUTONACIONALGENERALES2009.pdf</ref> while MAS won a two-thirds majority in Congress. This result will allow him to implement a new constitution granting new rights to indigenous peoples and to strengthen state control over the economy, which conservatives have denounced as socialism similar to that of [[Hugo Chavez]] in [[Venezuela]].<ref> see [http://www.economist.com/displayStory.cfm?story_ID=15065929 '"Economist'' report]</ref>

==References==
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==See also==
*http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1733748_1733757_1735592,00.html
*http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/3203752.stm

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[[Category:Heads of State]]
[[Category:Latin America]]
[[Category:Socialism]]

Gustave Flaubert

2011-06-24T00:58:23Z

AlisonS: a start

'''Gustave Flaubert''' (1821-80) was a [[French]] writer. His novel ''[[Madame Bovary]]: Provincial Ways'', first published in 1856, is widely considered one of the best ever written.

[[category:Novelists]]

Oxfordian

2011-06-24T00:15:22Z

AlisonS:

An '''Oxfordian''' is someone who supports the Oxfordian Theory of Shakespeare Authorship, i.e., that the plays and poems traditionally attributed to [[William Shakespeare]] of Stratford—including some of the greatest plays in the English language—were actually written by Edward de Vere, the 17th Earl of Oxford, an Elizabethan nobleman who lived between 1550 and 1604.

Mainstream Shakespeare scholars discount the Oxfordian theory, noting that, according to their own chronology, several of Shakespeare's works postdate the death of the Earl in 1604.<ref>Schoenbaum, S. (1991). Shakespeare's Lives (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press. pp 433-4. ISBN 978-0-19-818618-2.</ref> Oxfordians, however, maintain that none of Shakespeare's works have been proven to have been written after 1604, and note that the standard chronology was developed to match the years of the Stratford man.<ref>Anderson, Mark. "Shakespeare" by Another Name: The Life of Edward de Vere, Earl of Oxford, The Man Who Was Shakespeare. Gotham, 2005 (expanded paperback edition 2006). pp. 400-405</ref> The debate continues into the 21st century.

Like most issues having to do with the debate over Shakespeare's authorship, documenting the history of the Shakespeare authorship question is often contentious. There is no agreement, academic or otherwise, as to when the debate was first proposed or alluded to. Stratfordians (those who follow the standard attribution) assert that during the life of William Shakespeare and for more than 200 years after his death, no one suggested that anyone other than Shakespeare wrote the works.<ref>Bate, Jonathan (1998). The Genius of Shakespeare. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-512823-9. p. 73; </ref>

However, most Oxfordians believe that several 16th and 17th century Elizabethan works hint that the Shakespearean canon was written by someone else,<ref>Price, Diana. ''Shakespeare's Unorthodox Biography'' (2001), 224-26.</ref> and note that the first generally accepted allusions to Shakespearean authorship arose in several 18th century satirical and allegorical works.<ref>Friedman, William F. and Elizebeth S. ''The Shakespearean Ciphers Examined'' (1957), pp. 1-4, quoted in ''Shakespeare and His Rivals'', George McMichael, Edward M. Glenn, eds. (1962) pg. 56</ref>

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Waiting For Godot

2011-06-23T02:20:50Z

AlisonS: in any case, one instance does not support "often"

'''''Waiting for Godot''''' by [[Ireland|Irish]]-born [[playwright]] [[Samuel Beckett]] (written in French as ''En attendant Godot'' and translated by the author) is one of the seminal texts of the [[Absurdism|Absurdist]] movement. The play shows two characters, Estragon and Vladimir, as they wait for someone known as Godot, who never arrives.

'''Characters'''
*Vladimir
*Estragon
*Pozzo
*Lucky
*Boy

==Christianity & Waiting For Godot==
The play has been seen as an attack on Christianity and conservative values.<ref>Patkovszky, Patricia 2006, ''Samuel Beckett and the question of God in Waiting for Godot'', Humboldt University Berlin, Department of English and American Studies, 20th-Century Drama </ref> The character of Godot, viewed as a representation of God, never arrives, and the characters consider this fact 'meaningless'. Like many existential texts, the play tries to prove that God as a concept is dead or doesn't exist, despite [[Arguments for the existence of God|obvious proof to the contrary]].

==References==
<references/>

[[category:Plays]]

Talk:Waiting For Godot

2011-06-23T00:38:22Z

AlisonS: Christianity & Waiting For Godot

== Christianity & Waiting For Godot ==

This perspective may very well be important here, but it should be based on more than one minor critical essay. I guess this section could be retained as a placeholder until someone takes the time to write a section that really considers the play's relation to Christianity. [[User:AlisonS|AlisonS]] 20:38, 22 June 2011 (EDT)

A Streetcar Named Desire

2011-06-23T00:33:55Z

AlisonS:

'''''A Streetcar Named Desire''''' (1947) is one of the most well-known plays by American [[playwright]] [[Tennessee Williams]]. It is the story of Stanley and Stella Kowalski, a couple in New Orleans, at the time of the arrival of Stella's sister Blanche DuBois. The play depicts the conflict between Blanche and Stanley, and her eventual downfall into madness.<ref>http://www.bookrags.com/notes/snd/SUM.html</ref> It was made into a film in 1951, starring [[Marlon Brando]] as Stanley and [[Vivien Leigh]] as Blanche.

== References==
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[[Category: Plays]]

Waiting For Godot

2011-06-23T00:29:57Z

AlisonS: no point to a whole section based on one minor critical work on the text, which, as far as I can tell from what's available online, does not even accurately reflect its thesis

Waiting For Godot

2011-06-23T00:20:49Z

AlisonS: a little improvment

'''''Waiting for Godot''''' by [[Ireland|Irish]]-born [[playwright]] [[Samuel Beckett]] (written in French as ''En attendant Godot'' and translated by the author) is one of the seminal texts of the [[Absurdism|Absurdist]] movement. The play shows two characters, Estragon and Vladimir, as they wait for someone known as Godot, who never arrives.

'''Characters'''
*Vladimir
*Estragon
*Pozzo
*Lucky
*Boy

==Christianity & Waiting For Godot==
The play is often seen as an attack on Christianity and conservative values.<ref>Patkovszky, Patricia 2006, ''Samuel Beckett and the question of God in Waiting for Godot'', Humboldt University Berlin, Department of English and American Studies, 20th-Century Drama </ref> The character of Godot, viewed as a representation of God, never arrives, and the characters consider this fact 'meaningless'. Like many existential texts, the play tries to prove that God as a concept is dead or doesn't exist, despite [[Arguments for the existence of God|obvious proof to the contrary]].

==References==
<references/>

[[category:Plays]]

Uncle Tom's Cabin

2011-06-23T00:05:13Z

AlisonS: /* Influence */ more on "Uncle Tom"

'''Uncle Tom's Cabin''' was a popular [[abolitionist]] novel written by [[Harriet Beecher Stowe]] in 1852. The main character is Uncle Tom, a black slave who endures undeserved hardship with a quiet dignity and grace from God.

The book was very successful, selling 300,000 copies in the first year alone. Its popularity led it to be turned into theatrical performances and eventually silent films.<ref>[http://chnm.gmu.edu/lostmuseum/searchlm.php?function=find&exhibit=uncletom&browse=uncletom The Uncle Tom's Cabin Archive]</ref> Its popularity also helped add fuel to the fire of the building anti-slavery movement, which culminated in the [[American Civil War]] and the removal of slavery from America, and as such is one of the most powerful books ever written.

==Influence==
The book (and play) was incredibly powerful and influential at the time of its writing--to the point where President [[Abraham Lincoln]] described Harriet Beecher Stowe as "the little woman who wrote the book that made this great war!"

The book conveys an unflinching Christian message. Stowe, the daughter of a minister, wrote a novel that openly called on Americans to do their Christian duty and oppose slavery. The book contains powerful Christian characters (Tom and Eva) who manage to touch others through their faith and devotion. Tom is indeed a Christ-like figure who suffers and dies for us all.

The phrase "Uncle Tom" has come to be used as a derogatory term for someone who is black, but chooses to act in a subservient manner towards powerful whites. This, however, is not an accurate depiction of the character in the novel. Uncle Tom is a tremendously strong individual, who refuses to strike back at his owners not because he is subservient to them but because he is subservient to God. At the climax of the book, he is beaten to death by Simon Lagree. Tom doesn't fight back, but this is in no way an act of surrender; to the end, he refuses to betray the other slaves who have escaped. Although Lagree attempts to destroy Tom's faith, he fails. Tom forgives him and prays for him even when he is being beaten to death. Although Tom dies, he is the ultimate victor--not a broken and demoralized slave, but a triumphant servant of Christ.

It is from the subsequent dramatizations of the novel that the derogatory connotations of "Uncle Tom" come. In these overly sentimental and spectacular reworkings of Stowe's book, Uncle Tom was transformed into a "stooped, obedient old fool," his strength and intelligence stripped away to fit the "image of a submissive black man preferred by post-Reconstruction, pre-civil rights America."<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/14/opinion/14Reynolds.html</ref>

==Theatrical Posters==
<gallery>Image:Uncle Tom.jpg|"Uncle Tom"
Image:Legree.jpg|"Legree"
Image:Eliza.jpg|"Eliza"
Image:Topsy.jpg|"Topsy"</gallery>

==See Also==
*''[[Aunt Phillis's Cabin]]''

==References==
<references/>
::http://www.iath.virginia.edu/utc/
[[Category:Literature]]
[[Category:Slavery]]
[[Category:The South]]

Uncle Tom's Cabin

2011-06-22T23:49:59Z

AlisonS:

'''Uncle Tom's Cabin''' was a popular [[abolitionist]] novel written by [[Harriet Beecher Stowe]] in 1852. The main character is Uncle Tom, a black slave who endures undeserved hardship with a quiet dignity and grace from God.

The book was very successful, selling 300,000 copies in the first year alone. Its popularity led it to be turned into theatrical performances and eventually silent films.<ref>[http://chnm.gmu.edu/lostmuseum/searchlm.php?function=find&exhibit=uncletom&browse=uncletom The Uncle Tom's Cabin Archive]</ref> Its popularity also helped add fuel to the fire of the building anti-slavery movement, which culminated in the [[American Civil War]] and the removal of slavery from America, and as such is one of the most powerful books ever written.

==Influence==
The book (and play) was incredibly powerful and influential at the time of its writing--to the point where President [[Abraham Lincoln]] described Harriet Beecher Stowe as "...the little woman who wrote the book that made this great war!".

The book conveys a an unflinching Christian message; Stowe, the daughter of a minister, wrote a novel that openly called on Americans to do their Christian duty and oppose slavery. The book contains powerful Christian characters (Tom and Eva) who manage to touch others through their faith and devotion. Tom is indeed a Christ-like figure who suffers and dies for us all.

The phrase "Uncle Tom" has come to be used as a derogatory term for someone who is black, but chooses to act in a subservient manner towards powerful whites. This, however, is not an accurate depiction of the character in the novel. Uncle Tom is a tremendously strong individual, who refuses to strike back at his owners not because he is subservient to them, but because he is subservient to God. At the climax of the book, he is beaten to death by Simon Lagree. Tom doesn't fight back, but this is in no way an act of surrender; to the end, he refuses to betray the other slaves who have escaped. Although Lagree attempts to destroy Tom's faith, he fails; Tom forgives him and prays for him even when he is being beaten to death. Although Tom dies, he is the ultimate victor--not a broken and demoralized slave, but a triumphant servant of Christ.

==Theatrical Posters==
<gallery>Image:Uncle Tom.jpg|"Uncle Tom"
Image:Legree.jpg|"Legree"
Image:Eliza.jpg|"Eliza"
Image:Topsy.jpg|"Topsy"</gallery>

==See Also==
*''[[Aunt Phillis's Cabin]]''

==References==
<references/>
::http://www.iath.virginia.edu/utc/
[[Category:Literature]]
[[Category:Slavery]]
[[Category:The South]]