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The Qur 'an instructs Muslim women to dress modestly .	Muslim men must also observe standards of modest dress .	[]
Kafka was born into a middle-class Ashkenazi Jewish family in Prague , the capital of the Kingdom of Bohemia , then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire , today the capital of the Czech Republic .	Kafka was born into a middle-class Jewish family .	[]
He became engaged to several women but never married .	He never married or became free from his parents .	[]
On 1 November 1907 , Kafka was hired at the , an insurance company , where he worked for nearly a year .	After his studies Kafka took a job in an insurance company .	[]
He later attempted to join the military but was prevented from doing so by medical problems associated with tuberculosis , with which he was diagnosed in 1917 .	In 1917 he got tuberculosis .	[]
He died in 1924 at the age of 40 from tuberculosis .	He died in Klosterneuburg in 1924 .	[]
Allan Vladimirovich Chumak ( Russian : А ́ ллан Влади ́ мирович Чума ́ к , 26 May 1935 – 9 October 2017 ) was a Russian faith healer who came to prominence at the height of Gorbachev 's Perestroika .	Allan Vladimirovich Chumak ( Russian : А ́ ллан Влади ́ мирович Чума ́ к , 26 May 1935 – 9 October 2017 ) was a Russian faith healer . <SEP> Chumak became well known at the height of Gorbachev 's Perestroika .	[]
He was born in Moscow , and died there on 9 October 2017 .	He was born in Moscow . <SEP> Chumak died in Moscow on 9 October 2017 at the age of 82 .	[]
Blasphemy is the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence to a deity , or sacred objects , or toward something considered sacred or inviolable .	Blasphemy is a word that means " speaking badly about a religion " , or " insulting a god " .	[]
In some countries with a state religion , blasphemy is outlawed under the criminal code .	Many countries with a state religion have laws that make blasphemy a crime .	[]
Blasphemy is treated as a capital crime ( death penalty ) in some Muslim nations .	For example , blasphemy can be punished with the death penalty in Saudi Arabia or Pakistan .	[]
Other countries have removed bans on blasphemy .	Some countries do not have laws against blasphemy .	[]
Mr. Popper 's Penguins is a 2011 American comedy film distributed by 20th Century Fox , directed by Mark Waters , produced by John Davis , co-produced by Davis Entertainment Company and Dune Entertainment , written by Sean Anders , John Morris and Jared Stern with music by Rolfe Kent and starring Jim Carrey , Carla Gugino , Madeline Carroll , Maxwell Perry Cotton , Angela Lansbury , Desmin Borges , Philip Baker Hall , Dominic Chianese , Clark Gregg , Ophelia Lovibond , Jeffrey Tambor , David Krumholtz , Henry Keleman , Dylan Clark Marshall with Frank Welker and James Tupper .	Mr. Popper 's Penguins is a 2011 American comedy family movie . <SEP> It was directed by Mark Waters , and stars Jim Carrey .	[]
The film was originally slated for a release on August 12 , 2011 , but was moved up to June 17 , 2011 .	The movie was released on June 17 , 2011 .	[]
On September 21 , 2010 , it was confirmed that Carla Gugino joined the cast as Tom 's former wife Amanda Popper .	On September 21 , 2010 , it was confirmed that Carla Gugino joined the cast as Tom 's ex-wife Amanda Popper .	[]
with a 78-piece orchestra .	with a 78 piece orchestra .	[]
On Rotten Tomatoes , the film has an approval rating of 47 % based on 142 reviews with an average rating of 5.2/10 .	The film has received mixed reviews from critics , with a Rotten Tomatoes rating of 48 % , based on 136 reviews , as of August 2012 .	[]
The site 's critical consensus reads , " Blandly inoffensive and thoroughly predictable , " Mr. Popper 's Penguins " could have been worse – but it should have been better . "	The consensus reads " Blandly inoffensive and thoroughly predictable , Mr. Popper 's Penguins could have been worse — but it should have been better . "	[]
" Mr. Popper 's Penguins " was released on Blu-ray and DVD on December 6 , 2011 .	It was released in Blu-ray and DVD on December 6 , 2011 along with " The Help " , " The Debt " , " Cowboys & Aliens " , and " The Hangover Part II " .	[]
After coming home from work one day , Popper learns that his father has died during an adventure to Antarctica and , as per his will , has left him with a " souvenir " from his adventures in Antarctica .	He gets news that his father has died during an adventure to Antarctica . <SEP> Popper 's lawyer tells him he will inherit a souvenir from his father 's last adventure .	[]
The following week , a crate containing a gentoo penguin , named Captain , shows up at his door .	A crate arrives at Popper 's front door , with a gentoo penguin ( Captain ) inside .	[]
Popper intends to give them away to the zoo , but changes his idea when his children , Janie and Billy , think that the animals are Billy 's birthday present .	But his children , Janie Popper and Billy Popper , think that the penguins are Billy 's birthday present .	[]
At one point , he receives an offer to take the penguins off his hands from Nat Jones , the antagonistic zookeeper at the New York Zoo , who warns him that the penguins wo n't survive at his house .	Mr. Popper meets with a zookeeper , Nat Jones , who also wants the penguins .	[]
Popper finds a letter from his father- included in the original crate with Captain but lost when Popper broke the crate by accident- telling him to hold his children close and love them and apologizing for not being a better father that Popper needed .	Popper finds a lost letter from his father , which had been sent with the first penguin , Captain .	[]
They find the penguins , free them and they get away and flee to the tavern .	Popper and his family manage to escape with the penguins and flee to the tavern with Jones in pursuit on a golf-cart .	[]
Upon seeing how Popper had reunited his family and saved the penguins , Van Gundy sells him the restaurant .	After seeing how Popper had reunited his family and rescued the penguins , Van Gundy sells him the restaurant .	[]
Popper and his family travel to Antarctica with the penguins , allowing them to live with their own kind .	Popper and his family travel to Antarctica with the penguins , allowing them to live with their own kind and promising to visit on occasions .	[]
Popper 's first penguin , Captain , reveals to have laid another egg .	Popper 's first penguin , Captain , is revealed to have laid another egg .	[]
Popper tells his children that they 'll visit them when the baby is born .	Popper tells his children that they 'll have to come back and visit when the baby , who he named Bald Eagle , is born .	[]
The Drummondville Voltigeurs are a junior ice hockey team of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League ( QMJHL ) .	The Drummondville Voltigeurs are a Canadian ice hockey team . <SEP> The team currently plays in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League .	[]
The franchise was originally granted for the 1982 – 83 season , and is based in Drummondville , Quebec , Canada , playing its home games at the Centre Marcel Dionne .	They began playing in 1982 . <SEP> They play their home games in Drummondville , Quebec at the Centre Marcel Dionne .	[]
The team was named for a Quebec-based regiment that fought in the War of 1812 , the Canadian Voltigeurs .	The team is named after the Canadian Voltigeurs , a Quebec-based regiment that fought in the War of 1812 .	[]
The team won the QMJHL 's President 's Cup in 2009 .	The team has won the Jean Rougeau Trophy in 2009 . <SEP> They have also won the President 's Cup against the Shawinigan Cataractes in 2009 .	[]
Published in 1852 , the novel had a profound effect on attitudes toward African Americans and slavery in the U.S. and is said to have " helped lay the groundwork for the Civil War " .	It was published in 1852 .	[]
The impact attributed to the book is great , reinforced by a story that when Abraham Lincoln met Stowe at the start of the Civil War , Lincoln declared , " So this is the little lady who started this great war . "	The book 's effect was so powerful that Lincoln said when he met Stowe at the beginning of the Civil War , " So this is the little lady who made this big war . "	[]
" Uncle Tom 's Cabin " was the best-selling novel of the 19th century and the second best-selling book of that century , following the Bible .	" Uncle Tom 's Cabin " was the most popular novel of the 19th century , and the second best-selling book of the century ( the first one was the Bible ) . <SEP> " Uncle Tom 's Cabin " has had a very great influence .	[]
It is credited with helping fuel the abolitionist cause in the 1850s .	It helped abolitionism spread in the 1850s .	[]
Stowe , a Connecticut-born teacher at the Hartford Female Seminary and an active abolitionist , wrote the novel as a response to the passage , in 1850 , of the second Fugitive Slave Act .	Stowe wrote her novel because of the 1850 passage of the second Fugitive Slave Act .	[]
Stowe was partly inspired to create " Uncle Tom 's Cabin " by the slave narrative " The Life of Josiah Henson , Formerly a Slave , Now an Inhabitant of Canada , as Narrated by Himself " ( 1849 ) .	She was also partly inspired to write her novel by the autobiography of Josiah Henson .	[]
Henson , a formerly enslaved black man , had lived and worked on a 3,700-acre ( 15 km ) tobacco plantation in North Bethesda , Maryland , owned by Isaac Riley .	Henson was a black man who had run away and helped many black slaves .	[]
Stowe said she based the novel on a number of interviews with people who escaped slavery during the time when she was living in Cincinnati , Ohio , across the Ohio River from Kentucky , a slave state .	Stowe also said that she got lots of ideas for Uncle Tom 's Cabin by talking to runaway slaves when she was living in Cincinnati , Ohio .	[]
Stowe mentioned a number of the inspirations and sources for her novel in " A Key to Uncle Tom 's Cabin " ( 1853 ) .	In her book " A Key to Uncle Tom 's Cabin " ( 1853 ) , Stowe wrote about the stories that inspired her when she was writing " Uncle Tom 's Cabin " .	[]
However , later research indicated that Stowe did not read many of the book 's cited works until after she had published her novel .	However , later research showed that Stowe did not actually read many of the stories inside the book until after her novel was published .	[]
" Uncle Tom 's Cabin " first appeared as a 40-week serial in " The National Era " , an abolitionist periodical , starting with the June 5 , 1851 , issue .	" Uncle Tom 's Cabin " began in a series in an anti-slavery newspaper , " The National Era " .	[]
Because of the story 's popularity , the publisher John P. Jewett contacted Stowe about turning the serial into a book .	Because everybody liked the story so much , John P. Jewett of Boston asked Stowe to turn the serial into a book .	[]
While Stowe questioned if anyone would read " Uncle Tom 's Cabin " in book form , she eventually consented to the request .	Stowe was not sure if people would like to read the story as a book .	[]
Convinced the book would be popular , Jewett made the unusual decision ( for the time ) to have six full-page illustrations by Hammatt Billings engraved for the first printing .	John Jewett , sure that the book would be popular , asked Hammatt Billings to engrave six pictures for the book .	[]
Published in book form on March 20 , 1852 , the novel sold 3,000 copies on that day alone , and soon sold out its complete print run .	In March 20 , 1852 , the finished book came out .	[]
In the first year after it was published , 300,000 copies of the book were sold in the United States ; one million copies in Great Britain .	In the first year it was published , 300,000 copies of the book were sold , and it was translated into many important languages .	[]
Upon publication , " Uncle Tom 's Cabin " ignited a firestorm of protest from defenders of slavery ( who created a number of books in response to the novel ) while the book elicited praise from abolitionists .	When it was published , " Uncle Tom 's Cabin " , people who defended slavery were very angry and protested against it . <SEP> Abolitionists praised it very much .	[]
As a best-seller , the novel heavily influenced later protest literature .	As a best-seller , the novel greatly influenced later protest literature .	[]
" Uncle Tom 's Cabin " outraged people in the American South .	As soon as it was published , " Uncle Tom 's Cabin " made people in the American South very angry .	[]
The novel was also roundly criticized by slavery supporters .	The novel was also greatly criticized by people who supported slavery .	[]
Some critics highlighted Stowe 's paucity of life-experience relating to Southern life , saying that it led her to create inaccurate descriptions of the region .	Some critics said that Stowe had never actually went to a Southern plantation and she did not know much about Southern life . <SEP> They said that because of this , she made wrong descriptions about the South .	[]
However , Stowe always said she based the characters of her book on stories she was told by runaway slaves in Cincinnati .	However , Stowe always said she made the characters of her book by stories she was told by slaves that ran away to Cincinnati , Ohio , where she lived .	[]
It is reported that " She observed firsthand several incidents which galvanized her to write the famous anti-slavery novel .	It is reported : " She observed firsthand ( herself ) several incidents ( happenings ) which ... inspired her to write the famous anti-slavery novel .	[]
Scenes she observed on the Ohio River , including seeing a husband and wife being sold apart , as well as newspaper and magazine accounts and interviews , contributed material to the emerging plot . "	Scenes she observed ( saw ) on the Ohio River , including seeing a husband and wife being sold apart , as well as newspaper and magazine accounts and interviews , contributed material to the ... plot . "	[]
In response to these criticisms , in 1853 Stowe published " A Key to Uncle Tom 's Cabin " , an attempt to document the veracity of the novel 's depiction of slavery .	In 1853 , Stowe published " A Key to Uncle Tom 's Cabin " .	[]
In the book , Stowe discusses each of the major characters in " Uncle Tom 's Cabin " and cites " real life equivalents " to them while also mounting a more " aggressive attack on slavery in the South than the novel itself had . "	In the book , Stowe writes about the important characters in " Uncle Tom 's Cabin " and about people in real life who were like them . <SEP> Through this book , she writes a more " aggressive attack on slavery in the South than the novel itself had " .	[]
Like the novel , " A Key to Uncle Tom 's Cabin " was a best-seller .	Like the novel , " A Key to Uncle Tom 's Cabin " was also a best-seller .	[]
However , while Stowe claimed " A Key to Uncle Tom 's Cabin " documented her previously consulted sources , she actually read many of the cited works only after the publication of her novel .	However , many of the works in " A Key to Uncle Tom 's Cabin " was read by Stowe after she published her novel .	[]
Despite these criticisms , the novel still captured the imagination of many Americans .	Even though there were such criticisms , the novel was still very popular .	[]
According to Stowe 's son , when Abraham Lincoln met her in 1862 Lincoln commented , " So this is the little lady who started this great war . "	Stowe 's son says that when Abraham Lincoln met her in 1862 Lincoln said , " So this is the little lady who started this great war . "	[]
Historians are undecided if Lincoln actually said this line , and in a letter that Stowe wrote to her husband a few hours after meeting with Lincoln no mention of this comment was made .	Historians are not sure if Lincoln really said this or not . <SEP> In a letter that Stowe wrote to her husband a few hours after meeting with Lincoln , she does not say anything about this sentence .	[]
Since then , many writers have credited this novel with focusing Northern anger at the injustices of slavery and the Fugitive Slave Law and helping to fuel the abolitionist movement .	After this , many writers have said that this novel helped make the North angry at slavery and at the Fugitive Slave Law .	[]
Union general and politician James Baird Weaver said that the book convinced him to become active in the abolitionist movement .	Union general and politician James Baird Weaver said that the book made him help in the abolitionist movement .	[]
" Uncle Tom 's Cabin " also created great interest in the United Kingdom .	" Uncle Tom 's Cabin " also interested many people in England .	[]
The first London edition appeared in May 1852 and sold 200,000 copies .	The first London edition came out in May 1852 . <SEP> It sold 200,000 copies .	[]
Some of this interest was because of British antipathy to America .	Some of this interest was because at that time the British people did not like the United States .	[]
As one prominent writer explained , " The evil passions which " Uncle Tom " gratified in England were not hatred or vengeance of slavery , but national jealousy and national vanity .	A writer said , " The evil passions which ' Uncle Tom ' gratified in England were not hatred or vengeance of slavery , but national jealousy and national vanity .	[]
We have long been smarting under the conceit of America — we are tired of hearing her boast that she is the freest and the most enlightened country that the world has ever seen .	We have long been smarting ( hurting ) under the conceit of America – we are tired of hearing her boast that she is the freest and the most enlightened country that the world has ever seen .	[]
All parties hailed Mrs. Stowe as a revolter from the enemy . "	Our clergy hate her voluntary system – our Tories hate her democrats – our Whigs hate her ... All parties hailed Mrs. Stowe as a revolter from the enemy . "	[]
Charles Francis Adams , the American minister to Britain during the war , argued later that " " Uncle Tom 's Cabin " ; or " Life among the Lowly " , published in 1852 , exercised , largely from fortuitous circumstances , a more immediate , considerable and dramatic world-influence than any other book ever printed . "	Charles Francis Adams , the American minister to Britain during the war , said later that , " " Uncle Tom 's Cabin " ; or " Life among the Lowly " , published in 1852 , influenced the world more quickly , powerfully , and dramatically than any other book ever printed . "	[]
The book was so widely read that Sigmund Freud reported a number of patients with sado-masochistic tendencies who he believed had been influenced by reading about the whipping of slaves in " Uncle Tom 's Cabin " .	The book was read by so many people that Sigmund Freud believed that some of his patients had been influenced by reading about the whipping of slaves in " Uncle Tom 's Cabin " .	[]
As the first widely read political novel in the United States , " Uncle Tom 's Cabin " greatly influenced development of not only American literature but also protest literature in general .	" Uncle Tom 's Cabin " was the first widely read political novel in the United States . <SEP> It greatly influenced American literature and protest literature .	[]
Later books which owe a large debt to " Uncle Tom 's Cabin " include " The Jungle " by Upton Sinclair and " Silent Spring " by Rachel Carson .	Some later books that were greatly influenced by " Uncle Tom 's Cabin " are " The Jungle " by Upton Sinclair and " Silent Spring " by Rachel Carson .	[]
Despite this undisputed significance , " Uncle Tom 's Cabin " has been called " a blend of children 's fable and propaganda . "	However , even though " Uncle Tom 's Cabin " was very important , many people thought the book was a mix of " children 's fable and propaganda " .	[]
The novel has also been dismissed by a number of literary critics as " merely a sentimental novel , " while critic George Whicher stated in his " Literary History of the United States " that " Nothing attributable to Mrs. Stowe or her handiwork can account for the novel 's enormous vogue ; its author 's resources as a purveyor of Sunday-school fiction were not remarkable .	Many critics called the book " merely ( only ) a sentimental novel " . <SEP> George Whicher wrote in his " Literary History of the United States " that " Nothing attributable to Mrs. Stowe or her handiwork can account for the novel 's enormous ( great ) vogue ( popularity ) ; its author 's resources ... of Sunday-school fiction were not remarkable ... melodrama , humor , and pathos ... compounded ( made up ) her book . "	[]
Edmund Wilson stated that " To expose oneself in maturity to Uncle Tom 's Cabin may ... prove a startling experience . "	Edmund Wilson said that " To expose oneself in maturity ( when one has grown up ) to Uncle Tom 's Cabin may ... prove a startling ( surprising ) experience . "	[]
Jane Tompkins states that the novel is one of the classics of American literature and wonders if many literary critics dismiss the book because it was simply too popular during its day .	Jane Tompkins said that the novel is one of the classics of American literature . <SEP> She suggested that literary critics think badly of the book because it was simply too popular when it came out .	[]
Over the years scholars have postulated a number of theories about what Stowe was trying to say with the novel ( aside from the obvious themes , such as condemning slavery ) .	Through the years , people have wondered what Stowe was trying to say with the novel .	[]
For example , as an ardent Christian and active abolitionist , Stowe placed many of her religious beliefs into the novel .	For example , Stowe was a Christian and active abolitionist , and put lots of her religious beliefs in her book .	[]
Some scholars have stated that Stowe saw her novel as offering a solution to the moral and political dilemma that troubled many slavery opponents : whether engaging in prohibited behavior was justified in opposing evil .	Some have said that Stowe wrote in her novel what she thought was a solution to the problem that worried many people who did not like slavery .	[]
Was the use of violence to oppose the violence of slavery and the breaking of proslavery laws morally defensible ?	Was it right to use violence to stop the violence of slavery ? <SEP> Was breaking laws that helped slavery right ?	[]
Which of Stowe 's characters should be emulated , the passive Uncle Tom or the defiant George Harris ?	Which of Stowe 's characters should be followed : the patient Uncle Tom or the defiant George Harris ?	[]
Stowe 's solution was similar to Ralph Waldo Emerson 's : God 's will would be followed if each person sincerely examined his principles and acted on them .	Stowe thought that God 's will would be followed if each ( every ) person sincerely ( truly ) examined his principles and acted on ( followed ) them .	[]
Scholars have also seen the novel as expressing the values and ideas of the Free Will Movement .	People have also thought " Uncle Tom 's Cabin " expressed the ideas of the Free Will Movement .	[]
In this view , the character of George Harris embodies the principles of free labor , while the complex character of Ophelia represents those Northerners who condoned compromise with slavery .	In this idea , the character of George Harris symbolizes the free labor . <SEP> The complex character of Ophelia shows the Northerners who allowed slavery , even though they did not like it .	[]
Dinah , who operates on passion .	She acts by passion .	[]
During the course of the novel Ophelia is transformed , just as the Republican Party ( three years later ) proclaimed that the North must transform itself and stand up for its antislavery principles .	In the book , Ophelia changes . <SEP> Like Ophelia , the Republican Party ( three years later ) declared that the North must change itself .	[]
Tom is sold and placed on a riverboat which sets sail down the Mississippi River .	Meanwhile , Uncle Tom is sold and put into a boat , which sails down the Mississippi River .	[]
Eva 's father Augustine St. Clare buys Tom from the slave trader and takes him with the family to their home in New Orleans .	When Eva falls into the water and he saves her , Eva 's father , Augustine St. Clare , buys Tom .	[]
Tom and Eva begin to relate to one another because of the deep Christian faith they both share .	Eva and Tom become good friends because they both love Jesus very deeply . <SEP> Eva becomes one of the most important people in Tom 's life .	[]
Evangeline St. Clare is the daughter of Augustine St. Clare .	Eva " Evangeline " St. Clare is St. Clare and Marie 's angelic daughter .	[]
Eva enters the narrative when Uncle Tom is traveling via steamship to New Orleans to be sold , and he rescues the five- or six-year-old girl from drowning .	She enters the story when Tom saves her from drowning when he was going to be sold .	[]
Eva begs her father to buy Tom , and he becomes the head coachman at the St. Clare house .	Eva asks her father to buy Tom .	[]
Eva often talks about love and forgiveness , convincing the dour slave girl Topsy that she deserves love .	She talks very much about love and forgiveness .	[]
During Eliza 's escape , she meets up with her husband George Harris , who had run away previously .	During Eliza 's escape , she meets her husband , George Harris , who had run away before her .	[]
They decide to attempt to reach Canada .	They decide to try to run away to Canada .	[]
However , they are tracked by a slave hunter named Tom Loker .	However , they are hunted by a slave hunter named Tom Loker .	[]

The Qur 'an instructs Muslim women to dress modestly .

Muslim men must also observe standards of modest dress .

[]

Kafka was born into a middle-class Ashkenazi Jewish family in Prague , the capital of the Kingdom of Bohemia , then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire , today the capital of the Czech Republic .

Kafka was born into a middle-class Jewish family .

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He became engaged to several women but never married .

He never married or became free from his parents .

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On 1 November 1907 , Kafka was hired at the , an insurance company , where he worked for nearly a year .

After his studies Kafka took a job in an insurance company .

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He later attempted to join the military but was prevented from doing so by medical problems associated with tuberculosis , with which he was diagnosed in 1917 .

In 1917 he got tuberculosis .

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He died in 1924 at the age of 40 from tuberculosis .

He died in Klosterneuburg in 1924 .

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Allan Vladimirovich Chumak ( Russian : А ́ ллан Влади ́ мирович Чума ́ к , 26 May 1935 – 9 October 2017 ) was a Russian faith healer who came to prominence at the height of Gorbachev 's Perestroika .

Allan Vladimirovich Chumak ( Russian : А ́ ллан Влади ́ мирович Чума ́ к , 26 May 1935 – 9 October 2017 ) was a Russian faith healer . <SEP> Chumak became well known at the height of Gorbachev 's Perestroika .

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He was born in Moscow , and died there on 9 October 2017 .

He was born in Moscow . <SEP> Chumak died in Moscow on 9 October 2017 at the age of 82 .

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Blasphemy is the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence to a deity , or sacred objects , or toward something considered sacred or inviolable .

Blasphemy is a word that means " speaking badly about a religion " , or " insulting a god " .

[]

In some countries with a state religion , blasphemy is outlawed under the criminal code .

Many countries with a state religion have laws that make blasphemy a crime .

[]

Blasphemy is treated as a capital crime ( death penalty ) in some Muslim nations .

For example , blasphemy can be punished with the death penalty in Saudi Arabia or Pakistan .

[]

Other countries have removed bans on blasphemy .

Some countries do not have laws against blasphemy .

[]

Mr. Popper 's Penguins is a 2011 American comedy film distributed by 20th Century Fox , directed by Mark Waters , produced by John Davis , co-produced by Davis Entertainment Company and Dune Entertainment , written by Sean Anders , John Morris and Jared Stern with music by Rolfe Kent and starring Jim Carrey , Carla Gugino , Madeline Carroll , Maxwell Perry Cotton , Angela Lansbury , Desmin Borges , Philip Baker Hall , Dominic Chianese , Clark Gregg , Ophelia Lovibond , Jeffrey Tambor , David Krumholtz , Henry Keleman , Dylan Clark Marshall with Frank Welker and James Tupper .

Mr. Popper 's Penguins is a 2011 American comedy family movie . <SEP> It was directed by Mark Waters , and stars Jim Carrey .

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The film was originally slated for a release on August 12 , 2011 , but was moved up to June 17 , 2011 .

The movie was released on June 17 , 2011 .

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On September 21 , 2010 , it was confirmed that Carla Gugino joined the cast as Tom 's former wife Amanda Popper .

On September 21 , 2010 , it was confirmed that Carla Gugino joined the cast as Tom 's ex-wife Amanda Popper .

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with a 78-piece orchestra .

with a 78 piece orchestra .

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On Rotten Tomatoes , the film has an approval rating of 47 % based on 142 reviews with an average rating of 5.2/10 .

The film has received mixed reviews from critics , with a Rotten Tomatoes rating of 48 % , based on 136 reviews , as of August 2012 .

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The site 's critical consensus reads , " Blandly inoffensive and thoroughly predictable , " Mr. Popper 's Penguins " could have been worse – but it should have been better . "

The consensus reads " Blandly inoffensive and thoroughly predictable , Mr. Popper 's Penguins could have been worse — but it should have been better . "

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" Mr. Popper 's Penguins " was released on Blu-ray and DVD on December 6 , 2011 .

It was released in Blu-ray and DVD on December 6 , 2011 along with " The Help " , " The Debt " , " Cowboys & Aliens " , and " The Hangover Part II " .

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After coming home from work one day , Popper learns that his father has died during an adventure to Antarctica and , as per his will , has left him with a " souvenir " from his adventures in Antarctica .

He gets news that his father has died during an adventure to Antarctica . <SEP> Popper 's lawyer tells him he will inherit a souvenir from his father 's last adventure .

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The following week , a crate containing a gentoo penguin , named Captain , shows up at his door .

A crate arrives at Popper 's front door , with a gentoo penguin ( Captain ) inside .

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Popper intends to give them away to the zoo , but changes his idea when his children , Janie and Billy , think that the animals are Billy 's birthday present .

But his children , Janie Popper and Billy Popper , think that the penguins are Billy 's birthday present .

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At one point , he receives an offer to take the penguins off his hands from Nat Jones , the antagonistic zookeeper at the New York Zoo , who warns him that the penguins wo n't survive at his house .

Mr. Popper meets with a zookeeper , Nat Jones , who also wants the penguins .

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Popper finds a letter from his father- included in the original crate with Captain but lost when Popper broke the crate by accident- telling him to hold his children close and love them and apologizing for not being a better father that Popper needed .

Popper finds a lost letter from his father , which had been sent with the first penguin , Captain .

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They find the penguins , free them and they get away and flee to the tavern .

Popper and his family manage to escape with the penguins and flee to the tavern with Jones in pursuit on a golf-cart .

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Upon seeing how Popper had reunited his family and saved the penguins , Van Gundy sells him the restaurant .

After seeing how Popper had reunited his family and rescued the penguins , Van Gundy sells him the restaurant .

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Popper and his family travel to Antarctica with the penguins , allowing them to live with their own kind .

Popper and his family travel to Antarctica with the penguins , allowing them to live with their own kind and promising to visit on occasions .

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Popper 's first penguin , Captain , reveals to have laid another egg .

Popper 's first penguin , Captain , is revealed to have laid another egg .

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Popper tells his children that they 'll visit them when the baby is born .

Popper tells his children that they 'll have to come back and visit when the baby , who he named Bald Eagle , is born .

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The Drummondville Voltigeurs are a junior ice hockey team of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League ( QMJHL ) .

The Drummondville Voltigeurs are a Canadian ice hockey team . <SEP> The team currently plays in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League .

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The franchise was originally granted for the 1982 – 83 season , and is based in Drummondville , Quebec , Canada , playing its home games at the Centre Marcel Dionne .

They began playing in 1982 . <SEP> They play their home games in Drummondville , Quebec at the Centre Marcel Dionne .

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The team was named for a Quebec-based regiment that fought in the War of 1812 , the Canadian Voltigeurs .

The team is named after the Canadian Voltigeurs , a Quebec-based regiment that fought in the War of 1812 .

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The team won the QMJHL 's President 's Cup in 2009 .

The team has won the Jean Rougeau Trophy in 2009 . <SEP> They have also won the President 's Cup against the Shawinigan Cataractes in 2009 .

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Published in 1852 , the novel had a profound effect on attitudes toward African Americans and slavery in the U.S. and is said to have " helped lay the groundwork for the Civil War " .

It was published in 1852 .

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The impact attributed to the book is great , reinforced by a story that when Abraham Lincoln met Stowe at the start of the Civil War , Lincoln declared , " So this is the little lady who started this great war . "

The book 's effect was so powerful that Lincoln said when he met Stowe at the beginning of the Civil War , " So this is the little lady who made this big war . "

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" Uncle Tom 's Cabin " was the best-selling novel of the 19th century and the second best-selling book of that century , following the Bible .

" Uncle Tom 's Cabin " was the most popular novel of the 19th century , and the second best-selling book of the century ( the first one was the Bible ) . <SEP> " Uncle Tom 's Cabin " has had a very great influence .

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It is credited with helping fuel the abolitionist cause in the 1850s .

It helped abolitionism spread in the 1850s .

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Stowe , a Connecticut-born teacher at the Hartford Female Seminary and an active abolitionist , wrote the novel as a response to the passage , in 1850 , of the second Fugitive Slave Act .

Stowe wrote her novel because of the 1850 passage of the second Fugitive Slave Act .

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Stowe was partly inspired to create " Uncle Tom 's Cabin " by the slave narrative " The Life of Josiah Henson , Formerly a Slave , Now an Inhabitant of Canada , as Narrated by Himself " ( 1849 ) .

She was also partly inspired to write her novel by the autobiography of Josiah Henson .

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Henson , a formerly enslaved black man , had lived and worked on a 3,700-acre ( 15 km ) tobacco plantation in North Bethesda , Maryland , owned by Isaac Riley .

Henson was a black man who had run away and helped many black slaves .

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Stowe said she based the novel on a number of interviews with people who escaped slavery during the time when she was living in Cincinnati , Ohio , across the Ohio River from Kentucky , a slave state .

Stowe also said that she got lots of ideas for Uncle Tom 's Cabin by talking to runaway slaves when she was living in Cincinnati , Ohio .

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Stowe mentioned a number of the inspirations and sources for her novel in " A Key to Uncle Tom 's Cabin " ( 1853 ) .

In her book " A Key to Uncle Tom 's Cabin " ( 1853 ) , Stowe wrote about the stories that inspired her when she was writing " Uncle Tom 's Cabin " .

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However , later research indicated that Stowe did not read many of the book 's cited works until after she had published her novel .

However , later research showed that Stowe did not actually read many of the stories inside the book until after her novel was published .

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" Uncle Tom 's Cabin " first appeared as a 40-week serial in " The National Era " , an abolitionist periodical , starting with the June 5 , 1851 , issue .

" Uncle Tom 's Cabin " began in a series in an anti-slavery newspaper , " The National Era " .

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Because of the story 's popularity , the publisher John P. Jewett contacted Stowe about turning the serial into a book .

Because everybody liked the story so much , John P. Jewett of Boston asked Stowe to turn the serial into a book .

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While Stowe questioned if anyone would read " Uncle Tom 's Cabin " in book form , she eventually consented to the request .

Stowe was not sure if people would like to read the story as a book .

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Convinced the book would be popular , Jewett made the unusual decision ( for the time ) to have six full-page illustrations by Hammatt Billings engraved for the first printing .

John Jewett , sure that the book would be popular , asked Hammatt Billings to engrave six pictures for the book .

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Published in book form on March 20 , 1852 , the novel sold 3,000 copies on that day alone , and soon sold out its complete print run .

In March 20 , 1852 , the finished book came out .

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In the first year after it was published , 300,000 copies of the book were sold in the United States ; one million copies in Great Britain .

In the first year it was published , 300,000 copies of the book were sold , and it was translated into many important languages .

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Upon publication , " Uncle Tom 's Cabin " ignited a firestorm of protest from defenders of slavery ( who created a number of books in response to the novel ) while the book elicited praise from abolitionists .

When it was published , " Uncle Tom 's Cabin " , people who defended slavery were very angry and protested against it . <SEP> Abolitionists praised it very much .

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As a best-seller , the novel heavily influenced later protest literature .

As a best-seller , the novel greatly influenced later protest literature .

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" Uncle Tom 's Cabin " outraged people in the American South .

As soon as it was published , " Uncle Tom 's Cabin " made people in the American South very angry .

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The novel was also roundly criticized by slavery supporters .

The novel was also greatly criticized by people who supported slavery .

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Some critics highlighted Stowe 's paucity of life-experience relating to Southern life , saying that it led her to create inaccurate descriptions of the region .

Some critics said that Stowe had never actually went to a Southern plantation and she did not know much about Southern life . <SEP> They said that because of this , she made wrong descriptions about the South .

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However , Stowe always said she based the characters of her book on stories she was told by runaway slaves in Cincinnati .

However , Stowe always said she made the characters of her book by stories she was told by slaves that ran away to Cincinnati , Ohio , where she lived .

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It is reported that " She observed firsthand several incidents which galvanized her to write the famous anti-slavery novel .

It is reported : " She observed firsthand ( herself ) several incidents ( happenings ) which ... inspired her to write the famous anti-slavery novel .

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Scenes she observed on the Ohio River , including seeing a husband and wife being sold apart , as well as newspaper and magazine accounts and interviews , contributed material to the emerging plot . "

Scenes she observed ( saw ) on the Ohio River , including seeing a husband and wife being sold apart , as well as newspaper and magazine accounts and interviews , contributed material to the ... plot . "

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In response to these criticisms , in 1853 Stowe published " A Key to Uncle Tom 's Cabin " , an attempt to document the veracity of the novel 's depiction of slavery .

In 1853 , Stowe published " A Key to Uncle Tom 's Cabin " .

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In the book , Stowe discusses each of the major characters in " Uncle Tom 's Cabin " and cites " real life equivalents " to them while also mounting a more " aggressive attack on slavery in the South than the novel itself had . "

In the book , Stowe writes about the important characters in " Uncle Tom 's Cabin " and about people in real life who were like them . <SEP> Through this book , she writes a more " aggressive attack on slavery in the South than the novel itself had " .

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Like the novel , " A Key to Uncle Tom 's Cabin " was a best-seller .

Like the novel , " A Key to Uncle Tom 's Cabin " was also a best-seller .

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However , while Stowe claimed " A Key to Uncle Tom 's Cabin " documented her previously consulted sources , she actually read many of the cited works only after the publication of her novel .

However , many of the works in " A Key to Uncle Tom 's Cabin " was read by Stowe after she published her novel .

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Despite these criticisms , the novel still captured the imagination of many Americans .

Even though there were such criticisms , the novel was still very popular .

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According to Stowe 's son , when Abraham Lincoln met her in 1862 Lincoln commented , " So this is the little lady who started this great war . "

Stowe 's son says that when Abraham Lincoln met her in 1862 Lincoln said , " So this is the little lady who started this great war . "

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Historians are undecided if Lincoln actually said this line , and in a letter that Stowe wrote to her husband a few hours after meeting with Lincoln no mention of this comment was made .

Historians are not sure if Lincoln really said this or not . <SEP> In a letter that Stowe wrote to her husband a few hours after meeting with Lincoln , she does not say anything about this sentence .

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Since then , many writers have credited this novel with focusing Northern anger at the injustices of slavery and the Fugitive Slave Law and helping to fuel the abolitionist movement .

After this , many writers have said that this novel helped make the North angry at slavery and at the Fugitive Slave Law .

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Union general and politician James Baird Weaver said that the book convinced him to become active in the abolitionist movement .

Union general and politician James Baird Weaver said that the book made him help in the abolitionist movement .

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" Uncle Tom 's Cabin " also created great interest in the United Kingdom .

" Uncle Tom 's Cabin " also interested many people in England .

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The first London edition appeared in May 1852 and sold 200,000 copies .

The first London edition came out in May 1852 . <SEP> It sold 200,000 copies .

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Some of this interest was because of British antipathy to America .

Some of this interest was because at that time the British people did not like the United States .

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As one prominent writer explained , " The evil passions which " Uncle Tom " gratified in England were not hatred or vengeance of slavery , but national jealousy and national vanity .

A writer said , " The evil passions which ' Uncle Tom ' gratified in England were not hatred or vengeance of slavery , but national jealousy and national vanity .

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We have long been smarting under the conceit of America — we are tired of hearing her boast that she is the freest and the most enlightened country that the world has ever seen .

We have long been smarting ( hurting ) under the conceit of America – we are tired of hearing her boast that she is the freest and the most enlightened country that the world has ever seen .

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All parties hailed Mrs. Stowe as a revolter from the enemy . "

Our clergy hate her voluntary system – our Tories hate her democrats – our Whigs hate her ... All parties hailed Mrs. Stowe as a revolter from the enemy . "

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Charles Francis Adams , the American minister to Britain during the war , argued later that " " Uncle Tom 's Cabin " ; or " Life among the Lowly " , published in 1852 , exercised , largely from fortuitous circumstances , a more immediate , considerable and dramatic world-influence than any other book ever printed . "

Charles Francis Adams , the American minister to Britain during the war , said later that , " " Uncle Tom 's Cabin " ; or " Life among the Lowly " , published in 1852 , influenced the world more quickly , powerfully , and dramatically than any other book ever printed . "

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The book was so widely read that Sigmund Freud reported a number of patients with sado-masochistic tendencies who he believed had been influenced by reading about the whipping of slaves in " Uncle Tom 's Cabin " .

The book was read by so many people that Sigmund Freud believed that some of his patients had been influenced by reading about the whipping of slaves in " Uncle Tom 's Cabin " .

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As the first widely read political novel in the United States , " Uncle Tom 's Cabin " greatly influenced development of not only American literature but also protest literature in general .

" Uncle Tom 's Cabin " was the first widely read political novel in the United States . <SEP> It greatly influenced American literature and protest literature .

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Later books which owe a large debt to " Uncle Tom 's Cabin " include " The Jungle " by Upton Sinclair and " Silent Spring " by Rachel Carson .

Some later books that were greatly influenced by " Uncle Tom 's Cabin " are " The Jungle " by Upton Sinclair and " Silent Spring " by Rachel Carson .

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Despite this undisputed significance , " Uncle Tom 's Cabin " has been called " a blend of children 's fable and propaganda . "

However , even though " Uncle Tom 's Cabin " was very important , many people thought the book was a mix of " children 's fable and propaganda " .

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The novel has also been dismissed by a number of literary critics as " merely a sentimental novel , " while critic George Whicher stated in his " Literary History of the United States " that " Nothing attributable to Mrs. Stowe or her handiwork can account for the novel 's enormous vogue ; its author 's resources as a purveyor of Sunday-school fiction were not remarkable .

Many critics called the book " merely ( only ) a sentimental novel " . <SEP> George Whicher wrote in his " Literary History of the United States " that " Nothing attributable to Mrs. Stowe or her handiwork can account for the novel 's enormous ( great ) vogue ( popularity ) ; its author 's resources ... of Sunday-school fiction were not remarkable ... melodrama , humor , and pathos ... compounded ( made up ) her book . "

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Edmund Wilson stated that " To expose oneself in maturity to Uncle Tom 's Cabin may ... prove a startling experience . "

Edmund Wilson said that " To expose oneself in maturity ( when one has grown up ) to Uncle Tom 's Cabin may ... prove a startling ( surprising ) experience . "

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Jane Tompkins states that the novel is one of the classics of American literature and wonders if many literary critics dismiss the book because it was simply too popular during its day .

Jane Tompkins said that the novel is one of the classics of American literature . <SEP> She suggested that literary critics think badly of the book because it was simply too popular when it came out .

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Over the years scholars have postulated a number of theories about what Stowe was trying to say with the novel ( aside from the obvious themes , such as condemning slavery ) .

Through the years , people have wondered what Stowe was trying to say with the novel .

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For example , as an ardent Christian and active abolitionist , Stowe placed many of her religious beliefs into the novel .

For example , Stowe was a Christian and active abolitionist , and put lots of her religious beliefs in her book .

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Some scholars have stated that Stowe saw her novel as offering a solution to the moral and political dilemma that troubled many slavery opponents : whether engaging in prohibited behavior was justified in opposing evil .

Some have said that Stowe wrote in her novel what she thought was a solution to the problem that worried many people who did not like slavery .

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Was the use of violence to oppose the violence of slavery and the breaking of proslavery laws morally defensible ?

Was it right to use violence to stop the violence of slavery ? <SEP> Was breaking laws that helped slavery right ?

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Which of Stowe 's characters should be emulated , the passive Uncle Tom or the defiant George Harris ?

Which of Stowe 's characters should be followed : the patient Uncle Tom or the defiant George Harris ?

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Stowe 's solution was similar to Ralph Waldo Emerson 's : God 's will would be followed if each person sincerely examined his principles and acted on them .

Stowe thought that God 's will would be followed if each ( every ) person sincerely ( truly ) examined his principles and acted on ( followed ) them .

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Scholars have also seen the novel as expressing the values and ideas of the Free Will Movement .

People have also thought " Uncle Tom 's Cabin " expressed the ideas of the Free Will Movement .

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In this view , the character of George Harris embodies the principles of free labor , while the complex character of Ophelia represents those Northerners who condoned compromise with slavery .

In this idea , the character of George Harris symbolizes the free labor . <SEP> The complex character of Ophelia shows the Northerners who allowed slavery , even though they did not like it .

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Dinah , who operates on passion .

She acts by passion .

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During the course of the novel Ophelia is transformed , just as the Republican Party ( three years later ) proclaimed that the North must transform itself and stand up for its antislavery principles .

In the book , Ophelia changes . <SEP> Like Ophelia , the Republican Party ( three years later ) declared that the North must change itself .

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Tom is sold and placed on a riverboat which sets sail down the Mississippi River .

Meanwhile , Uncle Tom is sold and put into a boat , which sails down the Mississippi River .

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Eva 's father Augustine St. Clare buys Tom from the slave trader and takes him with the family to their home in New Orleans .

When Eva falls into the water and he saves her , Eva 's father , Augustine St. Clare , buys Tom .

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Tom and Eva begin to relate to one another because of the deep Christian faith they both share .

Eva and Tom become good friends because they both love Jesus very deeply . <SEP> Eva becomes one of the most important people in Tom 's life .

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Evangeline St. Clare is the daughter of Augustine St. Clare .

Eva " Evangeline " St. Clare is St. Clare and Marie 's angelic daughter .

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Eva enters the narrative when Uncle Tom is traveling via steamship to New Orleans to be sold , and he rescues the five- or six-year-old girl from drowning .

She enters the story when Tom saves her from drowning when he was going to be sold .

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Eva begs her father to buy Tom , and he becomes the head coachman at the St. Clare house .

Eva asks her father to buy Tom .

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Eva often talks about love and forgiveness , convincing the dour slave girl Topsy that she deserves love .

She talks very much about love and forgiveness .

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During Eliza 's escape , she meets up with her husband George Harris , who had run away previously .

During Eliza 's escape , she meets her husband , George Harris , who had run away before her .

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They decide to attempt to reach Canada .

They decide to try to run away to Canada .

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However , they are tracked by a slave hunter named Tom Loker .

However , they are hunted by a slave hunter named Tom Loker .

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