#30

The sources that I used were very useful for this project. They helped me be able to learn more than I even knew after reading the book and before reading the book. It was pretty hard trying to find some good resources for The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. The ones that were the most useful were the ones that didnt really give a summary of the book but talked about the book itself . All the ones that I had used were pretty trust worthy. Now i didn't quite find any that were bias.

#28

         During my research here there was a lot of things that I found interesting and not interesting. From some of this research i found out a good bit of things about Mark Twain. I learned that he love the outdoors and had a great family. Yes all the research i have found has surprised me a lot. One thing that I am glad I found because it was the most interesting was that Mark Twain was a another name for Samuel Climions.
         During my research I felt fairly good about it because I taught me a good amount of knowledge. I felt like it was a good thing that i learned a lot about this book because it helped me understand the book easier. I didn't quite have as much difficulties with this project with research project. I happen to  find it as an easy project to do. Now if i was to have this project to do again i would probably do it a lot earlier and come up with an organized plan to get it done faster.

# 29

"Censorship." Online Etymology Dictionary. Douglas Harper, Historian. 05 Mar. 2012
       <Dictionary.com http://dictionary.reference.com/cite.html?qh=censorship&ia=etymon>.

 James Topham. "About.com." Classic Literature. 2012.  They New York Times Company. 19 March 2012. http://classiclit.about.com/od/tomsawyercrit/fr/aa_tomsawyer2.htm



"Mark Twain Quotes." Notable Quotes. Web. 23 Mar. 2012. <http://www.notable-quotes.com/t/twain_mark.html>.


"The Adventures of Tom Sawyer." About.com Classic Literature. Web. 17 May 2012. <http://classiclit.about.com/od/tomsawyercrit/fr/aa_tomsawyer2.htm>.



"The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Book Review." Kidzworld. Web. 17 May 2012. <http://www.kidzworld.com/article/5962-the-adventures-of-tom-sawyer-book-review>.


 "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer." SparkNotes. SparkNotes. Web. 23 Apr. 2012. <http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/tomsawyer/quotes.html>.
  
"The First Amendment in History", Illinois First Amendment Center, Illinois Press Association Guide to First Amendment & Access Laws (1995), 2012. 21 February 2012.

#27

There were a lot of people in this book that had to do with Mark Twain. For this example, The Adventure's of Tom Sawyer, was based among Mark Twain's childhood. Tom had a best friend named Huckfinn, they did everything together, which would relates to me by me and my best friend and we also do everything together. According to this passage from chapter 35, "Huck Finn’s wealth and the fact that he was now under the Widow Douglas’s protection introduced him into society—no, dragged him into it, hurled him into it—and his sufferings were almost more than he could bear. The widow’s servants kept him clean and neat, combed and brushed…. He had to eat with knife and fork; he had to use napkin, cup, and plate; he had to learn his book, he had to go to church; he had to talk so properly that speech was become insipid in his mouth; whithersoever he turned, the bars and shackles of civilization shut him in and bound him hand and foot." this shows how his friend Huck basically lived and was like.

#26

This book is such a great book for anyone to read. Now there was a question that I had asked at the beginning was, "Is Tom always in trouble or causing a lot of trouble?" after reading I found that he was basically getting his own self in trouble instead of everyone else causing him to get in trouble. "I ain’t doing my duty by that boy, and that’s the Lord’s truth, goodness knows. Spare the rod and spile the child, as the Good Book says. I’m a-laying up sin and suffering for us both, I know. He’s full of the Old Scratch, but laws-a-me! he’s my own dead sister’s boy, poor thing, and I ain’t got the heart to lash him, somehow. Every time I let him off, my conscience does hurt me so, and every time I hit him my old heart most breaks." (chapter 1) this quote explains that Aunt Polly is trying to take care of Tom  but he is getting himself in trouble and she feels bad to punish him.

#25

      In The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, there were a lot of things that went on during the book I felt that this book was known all over. Love to hear that other people have read so that way I knew what to expect. There was one of my search questions that I had found out, which was, "For one thing is that how did he end up having to paint the fences and what does painting the fence have to do with anything?" and the quote that I found was important that could probable back this question up, " Oh come, now, you don’t mean to let on that you like it?”
The brush continued to move.
“Like it? Well I don’t see why I oughtn’t to like it. Does a boy get a chance to whitewash a fence every day?”
That put the thing in a new light. Ben stopped nibbling his apple. Tom swept his brush daintily back and forth—stepped back to note the effect—added a touch here and there—criticized the effect again—Ben watching every move and getting more and more interested, more and more absorbed. Presently he said:
“Say, Tom, let me whitewash a little.”" ( off of my kindle) You see Tom got punished to paint the fence because he had gotten into a fight and his clothes were spoiled so she punishes him by making him paint the fence. But he convenes his friends to do it while he goes and travels down the river with Jim.

#24

http://www.glogster.com/beagee/the-adventures-of-tom-sawyer/g-6liqnor8mpffttl8ionm0a0

#23

http://www.toondoo.com/privateView.toon?param=M2AdStZzcovRNutmdkM9mZQPKXzfi%2FPvjAjE%2FvxkGHgHTm7Q4eul1Q%3D%3D

My toondoo on censorship.

#22

“I ain’t doing my duty by that boy, and that’s the Lord’s truth, goodness knows. Spare the rod and spile the child, as the Good Book says. I’m a-laying up sin and suffering for us both, I know. He’s full of the Old Scratch, but laws-a-me! He’s my own dead sister’s boy, poor thing, and I ain’t got the heart to lash him, somehow. Every time I let him off, my conscience does hurt me so, and every time I hit him my old heart most breaks.”

-The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Tom’s Aunt is saying that Tom is a typical young boy who like every other child must be disciplined for the wrong that he does. However she feels it’s different, because she is very sympathetic for Tom after the loss of his mother. So every time she has to discipline Tom it breaks her heart and she feels that she shouldn’t have done it.

"The Adventures of Tom Sawyer." SparkNotes. SparkNotes. Web. 23 Apr. 2012. <http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/tomsawyer/quotes.html>.

#21

  "The Adventures of Tom Saywer" by Mark Twain, has been banned from different groups. One group was like different schools. They banned the book because of the lanuage. It was controversial because they knew it only had a little bit of language and it kinda tought a tiny lesson. Thats why they banned the book.

 "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 04 Dec. 2012. Web. 16 Apr. 2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adventures_of_Huckleberry_Finn>.

#20

In a story the author tries to tell the story to really teach a lesson. It may be banned but still can teach you a lesson. Yet there are many other things that make this book teach a lesson which the author is trying to covey.
In the " Adventures of Tom Sawyer" the author tries to convey a message. The message shows that it would be like religious. "There was a rustling of dresses and the standing Congregation sat down. The boy whose his this tay this book relates did not enjoy the prayer he only endured it-if he even did that much." ( page 593 of 3271 ) This message shows that this book doesn't need to be banned. It's just showing that his history only relates a little to his gods life.

#19

In a story the author tries to tell the story to really teach a lesson. It may be banned but still can teach you a lesson. Yet there are many other things that make this book teach a lesson which the author is trying to covey.
In the story "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" the author tried to convey a message about something like shame it sounds like to me. It says "Tom was tugging at a bottom-hole and looking sheepish. He blushed now and his eyes fell. Mr. Walters heart sank within him." (page 554 of 3271 ) This passage shows that this story shouldn't be banned. Reason being is because there is nothing wrong here. All it shows is that you wouldn't ever fell shamefully.

#18

This chart is dealing with my book. (SEE SITE TO UNDERSTAND IT!)

CITATION:

"Textual Annotation Using ORE." - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Web. 04 Apr. 2012. <http://oreo.grainger.uiuc.edu/>.

#17

A controversial passage is a passage that shows a conflict between two or more things. But it is just not a conflict but its basically an opinion on something that happened or was said. You could really find an controversial passage anywhere you look. It could be things that are being said or has been said or may have been brought up. In the book “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer,” there were a ton of examples of a controversial passage.

            So here are just a few of examples of an controversial passage. One would be, “And above it all the great man sat and beamed a majestic judicial smile upon all the house, and warmed himself in the sun of his own grandeur-for he was “showing off,” too.” (524 of 3271 on the kindle) To me this really shows that a controversial passage could be between your self, like this one for example.

#16

There are some controversial passages in the story ‘The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.’ But what is a controversial passage in the first place you may ask? Well it is a passage that has two sides to a story. Like for example, when something is said or happens, there maybe two sides to the story when for example if a parent says something that he/she thinks is correct and the child disagrees. In ‘The Adventures of Tom Sawyer,” there were a lot of controversial passages.

            So in this book Tom gets in trouble a lot or at least just stays in trouble. “Never you mind, Tom. You know if I say it’s nice, it’s nice.”(435 of 3271 on the kindle) This is a controversial passage because Tom and Mary have different opinions on the tackle, Mary says its nice yet Tom says it’s not nice. “The visitors wee given the highest seat of honor, and as soon as Mr. Walters’ speech was finished, he introduced them to the school.”(509 of 3271 on the kindle) The reason why this is a controversial passage because it was visitors against the already members.

#15

      A controversial passage is a passage that has a conflict among it. In the book Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain there were a couple of controversial passages. One was, "I dare you to step over that, and I'll lick you till you can't stand up. Any body that'll take a dare will steal sheep." (page 197 of 3271 on the kindle)
This shows that Tom didn't care what happened to him he just cared about his reputation. Also, "Smarty! you think your SOME, now, DON'T you? Oh, what a hat!"(pages- 186 & 187 of 3271 on the kindle) This shows Toms personality a lot. It shows how much of a kid he is and how he like to have fun.
      There were many more to come but he was a crazy young boy that liked to have fun so far. "But Tom's energy did not last. He began to think of the fun he had planned for this day, and his sorrows multiplied." (page 243 of 3271 on the kindle) This passage shows that he would do any thing to get out of having to work at any time, he hates watching people do what others do.""Aunt, you don't whack Sid when he takes it." "Well, Sid don't torment a body the way you do. You'd be always into that sugar if i warn't watching you."" (pages 343 & 344 of 3271)  Tom hated that Sid always got away with things but he always was the on that go in trouble with his aunt. And he wonders why his aunt want let him have any sugar. Really I wouldn't after all either because of the way he acts.

#14

The elastic heart of youth cannot be compressed into one constrained shape long at a time.

MARK TWAIN, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

This quote to me seems like it is saying that,  a growing heart of the youth cant be contained for a long period at a time.

Citation:

"Mark Twain Quotes." Notable Quotes. Web. 23 Mar. 2012. <http://www.notable-quotes.com/t/twain_mark.html>.



#13

http://withfriendship.com/user/cyborg/the-adventures-of-tom-sawyer.phpThis image shows Tom sitting done watching his friends do his work. He got them to do this by trading them some of their things.

#12

http://classiclit.about.com/od/tomsawyercrit/fr/aa_tomsawyer2.htm

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Mark Twain is one of America's most-quoted and best-loved writers. He remains today one of that country’s greatest wits and story-tellers, and his tales seem to epitomize the steamboat South of the nineteenth century. Urbane, clever, but always truthful in his writing, Twain has created a number of stories that are loved by children and adults alike.

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is just one of these tales, and is unequaled in its evocation of the Mississippi River and the lives of those people who live on its shores. Touching and funny, and always engrossing, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is, and probably always will be, a much-read American classic.

Tom Sawyer is a young boy living with his Aunt on the banks of the Mississippi River. He seems to most enjoy getting into trouble. After missing school one day (and getting into a fight), Tom is punished with the task of whitewashing a fence. However, he turns the punishment into a bit of entertainment as proceeds to con other boys to finish the work for him. He convinces the boys that the chore is a great honor, so he receives in small precious objects in payment.

Around this time, Tom falls in love with a young girl, Becky Thatcher, and suffers under a whirlwind romance and engagement to her before she shuns him. She hears of Tom's previous engagement to Amy Lawrence. Tom realizes that his luck is not entirely in with girls, so he starts a firm friendship with Huckleberry Finn, the very poor sun of a town drunk. While on an adventure in a graveyard at night, witnesses a murder by a native American, Injun Joe.

Afraid of the consequences of this knowledge, he and Huck swear an oath of silence. However, Tom cannot help but break this oath when another man is tried in Injun Joe's place. Tom testifies to what he has seen, the innocent Muff Potter is released, and Injun Joe escapes through a window in the courtroom. Tom gets up to various other adventures, including running away with Huck and another friend, to live like pirates on an island in the Mississippi.

Believing that they are dead, the town prepares their funeral, at which the three boys suddenly appear causing consternation to all. The court case isn't Tom's only encounter with Injun Joe however, as in the final part of the novel he and Becky (newly reunited) get lost in one of the caves, and Tom stumbles across his archenemy. Escaping his clutches and finding his way out, Tom manages to alert the townspeople who lock up the cave, leaving Injun Joe inside. Our hero ends up happily however, as he and Huck discover a box of gold (that once belonged to Injun Joe) and the money is invested for them. Tom finds happiness and, much to his distress, Huck finds respectability by being adopted.

Tom Sawyer is a riotous adventure shot through with humor, pathos and great spades full of excitement. What's more the pure joy for life that Tom, Huck and the other boys of Twain’s imagination go about their riotous business is a joy to behold. It takes one back and makes one pine for a simpler time when the most pressing business was whether to pretend to be pirates or go hunting for treasure.

What's more, by introducing Injun Joe into the mix, Twain manages to heighten the boys adventures by adding real danger, real intrigue (and a little bit of real life). Although he is, in the end, victorious, we cannot help but worry for the easy-go-lucky boy, Tom, even though he rarely worries for himself. What's more, in the character Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain has created a wonderful and enduring character, a chipper poor boy who hates nothing more than respectability and being "sivilised," and wants nothing more than to be out on his river. Huck was so enduring that he well deserved his own set of adventures (which Twain wrote as a sequel to Tom Sawyer).

Uproarious fun, and never lacking in excitement, Tom Sawyer is both a wonderful children's book and a book perfect for those adults who still are children at heart. Never dull, always funny, and sometimes poignant, it is a classic novel from a truly great writer.

 

Citations:

 

 James Topham. "About.com." Classic Literature. 2012.  They New York Times Company. 19 March 2012. http://classiclit.about.com/od/tomsawyercrit/fr/aa_tomsawyer2.htm

#11

     The author of my book is Mark Twain. I have found out a lot of information about him. He is an American.  He was born in Florida, Missouri, in the United States in the time of 1835. Yet he died in Redding, CT, in the year of 1910.  He wrote novels; humor/ stare; short stories; plays; essays; letters.  He had more than just one book banned too.
    Yet he wrote "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer'" because it was kind of what was going on in his life. But he may have had a little imagination to help him make it a little better. He wrote The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, in Hartford, Connecticut, between the time of 1874-1875.  The book was published in December of 1876. I shall say that this is a very good writer.

#10

    The Adventures of Tom Sawyer was banned. There were many reasons for it to be banded. One reason would be the language, because it had a lot of interproperit language. There were some words that some people said were bad but actually clean. This book also has some actions in it that could even teach some bad things to young kids and teens. There are a million more things that may tell why this book has been banded.
    Parents and teachers really agree to these matters. Reason being is because this book and show young eyes and ears that it is okay to do some things that are really bad things. These things in the book could cause a lot of problems to this world. Reason being is because some teens want to try and do the things they hear about or see done either in their minds or in real life. They think all is alright. So as you can see there are reasons for things to be banded!

#9

    The adventures of Tom Sawyer is a great book. An basic over view would be mostly about the protagonist, which would be Tom Sawyer. He was a very imaginative and mischievous kid that lives in the Mississippi River town, with his aunt Polly and half-brother Sid. When he skips school on friday, and his aunt found out that he did , she punished him. His punishment was to paint the fence white. He did not like having to donate his saturday painting the fence. So he came up with the idea to get his friends to like trade favors. So they did and Toms favor was to paint the fence if he gave them something of his. Well they did paint the fence.
   Latter on when Tom Sawyer became friends with Huckleberry Finn, and Joe Harper they run off to become pirates. While enjoying their fun by running around and playing with each other, they became aware of the community is surrounding the river looking for their bodies. So the boys come up with an idea to return and at their funerals and inlighten everyone for their return. As they did return they had people rejoicing that they were back. They also had become the mos admiration of all their friends.

#8

 What kind of person is the faultfinder in something, you may ask? Well they are called a censor. Now my question for you is what is censorship then? Well I would have to say that it is the time when a censor holds office. An example of this is when you are in court and the judge holds office and is the faultfinder.

"censorship." Online Etymology Dictionary. Douglas Harper, Historian. 05 Mar. 2012
       <Dictionary.com http://dictionary.reference.com/cite.html?qh=censorship&ia=etymon>.

7) The 1st Amendment

     The first amendment states that you have the freedom of speech and the right to assemble peacefully. Freedom of speech would mean that you can say what you want with out being told that you can't say that. For example you could go out side and say what ever you want to say. The right to assemble peacefully says that you have the right to protest peacefully as long as it doesn't get out of hand.

"The First Amendment in History", Illinois First Amendment Center, Illinois Press Association Guide to First Amendment & Access Laws (1995), 2012. 21 February 2012.

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5) preliminary links and descriptions

http://classiclit.about.com/od/tomsawyercrit/fr/aa_tomsawyer2.htm - This link gives me some good facts about the book. It also tells a little of the main parts but seems to not give away a whole lot of information. http://www.geocities.com/swaisman/sawyer.htm- This tells you about mark twain. This also gives you a very good summary. http://books.google.com/books/about/The_Adventures_of_Tom_Sawyer.html?id=j5UgAAAAMAAJ- This gives you alot of information on this book and more. It also gives u a summary on the book.http://www.kidzworld.com/article/5962-the-adventures-of-tom-sawyer-book-review- This is link gives information on the book and its ranking. It also gives a summary and tells me about the book.

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3) What I want to know?:

   There is a lot of things i would like to know about this book. For one thing is that how did he end up having to paint the fences and what does painting the fence have to do with anything? Is Tom always in trouble or causing a lot of trouble? Does Tom have any other siblings? Does he play any sports? What time of year is this that this story is taking place? Is this based on a real life story? Who are his friends?

2) What I already know:

I already know that Tom Sawyer is funny but weird. Tom is a very adventurous boy, who comes in conflict with some things. I have herd some things from friends and family about my book. One is that Tom ends up having to paint a white fence. I have herd that he does a lot with his friends basically from what i have herd for the reviews. There may be more but nothing is coming to me right now.

1) The story behind my choice:

I have chosen to read, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. I have always wanted to read it cause they say it is a book everyone will or has read. I have herd some really good reviews on it lately. It sounded like it could be something funny but interesting. It also seemed to be something that could really happen. So I gave it a chance

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