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Biograpghy Robert Owen

            Robert Owen was a town called Newtown in Wales. He was born on the 14th of May 1771. His father sent him to work in a large draper, even though he was a good student. Then Robert changed locations and moved to London at the age of 16. He later found work at a wholesale drapery business in Manchester. Robert was very adventurous; at the age of 19 he burrowed money and later started his own spinning mule factory modeled after Richard Arkwright. His partner was John Jones, there business ended and Owen found work as a manger of a spinning mule factory in Manchester. .
             With support Owen bought four textile factories in New Lanark. Owen made a lot of profit but was more interested in developing a strong community. Owen created a community where over 2,000 people lived nearby. He also made a strong educational tie to his community because he believed that education was essential for good workers. Owen observed how horrible young children were being treated in the factories; he wanted to put an end to this. Owen then only would employ children over the age of ten and up and changed the work hours from thirteen to ten. Young children were provided with a nursery and infant schools so families didn't have to quit their jobs to watch the children. Even older children were required to go to school during some parts of the day. .
             People had never seen a factory run the way Owen did it. Owen's partners were afraid that the business would lose to much profit, so he bought there share of the business from them. He then resold them to people of were in favor of his methods. .
             Owen was a strong supporter of treating children respectfully. He hoped Britain would support his methods. He wrote letter, reforms, and gave speeches around the country for people to follow his ways. He showed people that they could run a successful business (like New Lanark) without jeopardizing children's future. .
             Owen then developed a community in America, and sold his factory in New Lanark due to no response from the government.


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1. New Harmony

In 1824 a Scottish industrialist, Robert Owen tried to spread his ideas throughout the society. ... Robert Owen's idea of a New System of Society consisted of equality among the men and women of the town. ... Robert Owen was just trying to reach his goal of an equal and industrial community. ... By 1827, Robert Owen's idea was unsuccessful and led to the downfall of his community. ... Robert Owen's idea of a New System was unsuccessful in fulfilling its goals. ...

  • Word Count: 718
  • Approx Pages: 3
  • Grade Level: High School

2. Here

A few years after Robert Owen had assembled his Utopian Mills they failed greatly and collapsed. ... This is another quote from Robert Owens book stating how an education is essential for society. ... This can be seen in the third law of Robert Owens book "LAW 3. ... This can be seen in law number four in Robert Owens book "LAW 4. ... Robert Owens thought that was essential as well, and included it in his book as his sixth law. ...

  • Word Count: 1197
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3. The Wars vs. "Exposure"

Throughout The Wars the main character Robert Ross is exposed to the emotional and physical Hell known as war. ... Owen has an appropriate question in the tenth line of his poem; "What are we doing here?" ... Description is quite vivid in Owen's poem, and overall there is a good sense of rhythm and sentiment with turmoil central to his piece. The sun is rising and Owen opines "We only know war lasts, rain soaks, and clouds sag stormy." ... The coyote in The Wars also acts to foreshadow and parallel the main character Robert Ross. ...

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4. A Prayer For Owen Meany-Symbol

At least not to Owen. Owen just knew that this was the work of God. ... During Johnny and Owen's high school years at Gravesend Academy, Owen wrote a column for the school newspaper, The Grave. Owen's editorial name ironically was The Voice. ... Throughout the novel, Johnny and Owen refer back to Watahantowet, and in many ways Owen was just like him; Owen was handicapped by his voice, size and his inability to communicate. ...

  • Word Count: 750
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  • Grade Level: High School

5. Evaluation of Owens poetry

Owen ingeniously censures Pope's poems and the overall war effort in the final line of Dulce with the line "you would not tell The old Lie" Owen brings across many other feelings in Dulce et Decorum est. ... which adds atmosphere and makes the reader think more about the point Owen is making. ... This religious imagery is carried through into other poems composed by Owen. ... This is a way for Owen to show how ridiculous he thought the war was. ... Owen's best poems were written between August 1917 and September 1918. ...

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  • Approx Pages: 6
  • Grade Level: Undergraduate

6. A Prayer for Owen Meany

In John Irving's novel, A Prayer for Owen Meany, Irving illustrates the idea of friendship through the characters of Owen and Johnny, which is developed throughout various chapters. ... In Owen's foretelling reverie, Owen envisioned a helpless Johnny as a result of Owen's death, and discovered a resolution to the dilemma. ... When Tabitha Wheelwright, Johnny's flawless mother, suffered a deadly blow from a baseball struck by Owen, there transpired an exchanging of gifts between Owen and Johnny. ... Owen gave Johnny his most prized possessions, his baseball cards, and Jo...

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7. Michael Owen

I picked Michael Owen because he has lots of qualities that inspire me. ... Michael Owen is very courageous. ... A quality that I also admire in Michael Owen is that he is very intelligent. ... A major quality of Michael Owen that inspires me is his good sportsmanship. ... Some people just let things happen, Michael Owen makes things happen. ...

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8. Owen Meany

Owen has saved Johnny. ... During Owen's life Johnny was always a little skeptical of Owen's claims that he knows how he will die and all of the other prophetic visions that Owen mentions to Johnny. ... Johnny then realized that Owen's existence was no accident and begins to view Owen's life as proof of God's existence. Owen has become a personal Jesus Christ for Johnny and all Johnny's questions about God's existence have been answered through Owen. ... Owen Meany does not believe in coincidence but that God dictates all events on the earth, so it is obvi...

  • Word Count: 535
  • Approx Pages: 2
  • Grade Level: High School

9. Owen meany

Johnny, the stronger of the two, hoisted Owen up to dunk the ball, whereas Owen was lifted because he was the smaller of the two. ... Owen Meany is a person who is unbelievably complex. ... This suggests that Owen sees himself as the second Christ. ... Owen later has a dream that gruesomely depicts his death. ... Owen Meany is a man that is very intelligent, but very confused. ...

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  • Approx Pages: 7
  • Grade Level: High School

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