Ebenezer Howard

1600 acres for recreational activities available to each resident (Conroy, 2016, Lecture 3) This feature was uncommon at the time in urban environments. The plans included scenic designed streets and decreasing the use of right angles, which allowed for a more open feel than what people felt in the cities (Conroy, 2016, Lecture 3). With transportation rapidly expanding, especially the railroad, people were more free to live outside of the city. Riverside can be seen as the model for suburbanization. Many aspects of Riverside such as open space and the separation of pedestrian and vehicle act as inspirations for many other communities (Faiks, 2001). The Garden City movement was a motivation for the suburb known as Radburn, New Jersey. Ebenezer Howard was the founding father of this movement in the 1890’s which concentrated on sufficient, compact, residential communities (Conroy, 2016, Lecture 6-7). The promoters of Radburn included Clarence Stein and Henry Wright of the Regional Planning Association of America. This community was privately funded through the City Housing Corporation and included superblocks, separation of pedestrians and cars, and parks as backbones (Birch, 1980) Although Radburn had shortcomings such as exclusionary planning and home association control issues, it did leave a legacy (Conroy, 2016, Lecture 6-7). First “decisions were made by a rudimentary form of what evolved into the ‘planning process’” (Birch, 1980). This included goals, data, selection,…

Ebenezer’s nephew was also rewritten as Frank’s younger brother. Noting that it wasn’t a sarcastic tone about the nephew/brother and the missed party Ebenezer/Frank didn’t attend. The brother seemed sad and distraught, holding onto the sliver of hope that Frank would be the big, loving brother who was around. Within the casted rewrites, the Ghosts of Christmas were also a little different. The Ghost of Christmas Past was a weird goblin/elf with bad hygiene and a tendency to cackle frantically…

Dickens makes a positive aura around the Christmas feeling as of Stave 1, he makes the Stave full of energy as when Scrooge wakes up he is suddenly buzzing with energy and is as “light as a feather” and runs to the window where a young boy is shocked to know that Scrooge doesn’t know what day it is. Scrooge pays the boy to get the poultries and to buy the prize turkey which he delivers to Bob Cratchits as anonymous. The Stave is significant to the story as it shows that if someone as miserly as…

Themes from A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens In the timeless tale, A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens focuses upon the extreme transformation of a character named Ebenezer Scrooge. The fact that several moralistic themes can be applied throughout the novel confirms why it is a classic. The first significant alteration of Scrooge’s character occurred when he was a young man, as he became increasingly involved in the occupation of business, where wealth and assets are subjects of…

the Christian ideologies through his works of literature. This novel brings to light many Christian beliefs, ways of life, and the many changes of society throughout this time. Dickens showed people that it is generally celebrated with their religions. Also that it is okay to bring their religion into the holidays and be out spoken with their religion. "God bless us, everyone!"( Dickens, Chp. 3). He uses this to show the Cratchit 's beliefs in God and their continuation to support their beliefs…

Money Over Everything Characters in literature are often followed to either be chasing after something that they want or utilizing their resources to accomplish a goal. On numerous occasions, this thing or resource that is being sought after or used, is money. Money, is an underlying motivator that affects the way characters behave. This influence that currency holds over literary figures is shown through the representation of wealth and money in The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Money,…

A Christmas Carol tells the tale of Ebenezer Scrooge a man who, despite the cheerful spirit of Christmas, turns to solitary and secrecy throughout this period. The selfish attitude Scrooge portrays correlates to the manifestation of four spirits that present themselves as a warning of what shall occur if he continues on the path of self-interest. Self-interest lives within all of us, it gives us the inclination to put ourselves in front of others. However the spirit of Christmas lives to curtail…

William Shakespeare’s King Lear, King Lear learns the true nature of those around him when he is forced to endure emotional and physical hardships. In Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, three spirits expose Ebenezer Scrooge to those who suffer from his actions several times before he redeems himself. In King Lear and A Christmas Carol, both Lear and Scrooge must persevere through life’s trials in order to redeem themselves. First, both Lear and Scrooge’s…

A Steampunk Christmas Carol was exhibited on Sunday December 6th, by Pendulum Space. It was a professional show that added a new twist on the classic “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens. The play incorporated the storyline of the classic “Christmas Carol” with a steampunk twist that referenced Nikola Tesla and portrayed Scrooge as a counting house mogul who also deals in mechanical bits and pieces. The story also incorporates elements of the classic “Frankenstein” by Mary Shelley in one of…

To begin with, symbolism is a powerful tool incorporated into plays that can be utilized for different purposes. In Doll’s House, a predominant symbol is the Christmas tree that is delivered to Nora’s house. The simple explicit message is that the tree coveys to readers that Christmas is approaching. It is a festive object meant to serve as a decorative and symbolizes family happiness and unity. However, the Christmas tree is more than just a festive object. In the play, the tree seems to mimic…