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Uncle Tom's Cabin

2012-10-18T02:11:23Z

Jjerome:

'''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]]

Human Achievement Hour

2012-10-18T02:07:24Z

Jjerome:

'''Human Achievement Hour''' was formed by the [[Competitive Enterprise Institute]] to coincide with the celebration of Earth Hour. Though unlike [[Earth Hour]] which was created to shun electricity and all of man's achievements through [[God]], Human Achievement Hour celebrates electricity, "it's about saluting the people who keep the lights on and produce the energy that makes human achievement possible." <ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2012/03/30/let-there-be-light-human-achievement-hour-to-coincide-with-earth-hour/#ixzz1qdVhFaXR Let there be light: 'Human Achievement Hour' to coincide with Earth Hour, Fox News, March 30, 2012]</ref>

==References==
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==External Links==
* [http://cei.org/hah Official website]

[[Category:Conservative Organizations]]
[[Category:Global Warming]]
[[Category:Environment]]

Genesis (band)

2012-10-18T02:02:50Z

Jjerome:

'''Genesis''' is a famous [[British]] [[progressive rock]] band. Although less successful than their contemporaries [[Pink Floyd]], [[Yes (band)|Yes]], and [[Emerson, Lake & Palmer]], they succeeded in attracting and sustaining a larger number of fans. Taking their name from the first book of the Bible, Genesis was led by vocalist [[Peter Gabriel]] for many years; drummer [[Phil Collins]] assumed vocal duties after Gabriel's departure and turned the band's sound in a more pop-oriented direction.

The band had been on hiatus for many years, but Collins, keyboardist [[Tony Banks]], and bassist/guitarist [[Mike Rutherford]] made a comeback tour in the summer of 2007. Originally, the classic lineup of Gabriel, guitarist [[Steve Hackett]], Banks, Rutherford, and Collins were supposed to reform but Gabriel and Hackett declined to participate, although both are open to a later reunion.

[[Category:Rock Bands]]