Jessi Machnik Ms.Madding English 9 Honors-1 15 February 2013 The Sins of Mayella Ewell “Shoot all the blue jays you want‚ if you can hit ‘em‚ but remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird” (119). It’s a sin because all mockingbirds do is sing and bring joy to the world. All Tom Robinson tried to do was help Mayella Ewell and bring a little joy to her life and she accused him of rape. Harper Lee’s novel tells the story of two children‚ Scout and Jem Finch‚ as they come-of-age in Depression-era
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Life Lessons in To Kill a Mockingbird Parents support their children through influencing how they mature and ultimately become their child’s role model. The novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is about how two children‚ Scout and Jem Finch grow up and begin to understand the world in a more adult point of view. Their father‚ Atticus Finch‚ assists them to see the world for what it truly is. Thus‚ he aids his children by teaching them important life lessons throughout the novel. Atticus tries
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When Bradbury describes the protagonist’s walk‚ the repetition of the word silence is used to assure readers that Leonard is alone‚ suggesting the possibility of no human interaction. While everyone is in their “tomb-like buildings”( Bradbury 2) watching television‚ Leonard is wandering the desolated streets alone. It shows that Leonard is behind the times and considered abnormal to the rest of society as he is the only human visible in the city. While‚ the simile of his “shadow moving like a hawk
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defending him because he knows that the other people are prejudice. Atticus shows strong beliefs of racial equality‚ which was uncommon in the 1930s and he demonstrates this further by agreeing to defend Tom. Those are ways Atticus shows empathy in To Kill A Mockingbird. The second character‚ Jem‚ also shows empathy to many people in the story‚ three of them being Walter Cunningham‚ Mrs. Dubose‚ and Boo Radley. Jem shows empathy to Walter by inviting him over for lunch after Scout was beating him up
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Joy That Kills Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour” is a story of one hour in the life of a woman living in the nineteenth-century American society. It is written in the third person limited point of view and‚ therefore‚ we only know the thoughts and feelings of a single character—Louise Mallard. The story begins when the protagonist‚ Mrs. Mallard‚ learns of her husband’s death. The narrator then takes us through a series of events‚ starting from Louise celebrating the death of Mr. Mallard‚ through
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Thesis Statement: In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ as Jem expands his boundaries with regard to various people and events within Maycomb County‚ Lee shows how the process of growing up and maturing into an adult involves the act of questioning and reasoning‚ the guidance of enlightened adults‚ and the acceptance of certain harsh realities. Topic Sentence: In the beginning of the novel‚ through his interactions with Boo Radley‚ Jem learns not to judge a person based upon appearances.
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the U.S. to pursue his Ph.D. in English during 1985. In 1989‚ out of the fear of Tiananmen Square incident in China‚ Jin decided to remain in the U.S. for his English career. Jin’s first book‚ Between Silences‚ was published in 1990. In Frank Bidart’s book review‚ he concluded Jin’s Between Silence was
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A Maturing Relationship Harper Lee’s book‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ about Jem‚ Scout‚ and Dill growing up in Maycomb County and their fascination and thoughts about Arthur (Boo) Radley is very exciting and interesting. The children’s personalities change drastically throughout the story as well as their views of Boo. Growing up is the process of shifting from a child to a young adult. Watching their views grow and their minds expand made the book appealing and fascinating. Jem‚ Scout‚ and Dill
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Over at The Debate‚ Ben Reynolds demolishes American pundits who‚ fearing the U.S. and Iran will cooperate on a shared interest‚ have tried to blame Iran and its allies for the rise of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS). I have no doubt that Bashar al-Assad welcomed ISIS’s rise in the insurgency. An Alawite family does get to rule over Syria for decades by failing to recognize opportunities that land on its doorstep. And while I disagree with aspects of Reynold’s piece‚ his argument
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Analyzing a short story * Title: Kid Kill * Author: Ed McBain * Year: 1953 * Genre: Short story - crime story * Description – a summary of the plot: The story takes place….. At the same time as it is written‚ It takes place on a very cold day in a smaller town in a police station and in the home of the family. In the beginning of the story…. We are at the police station where we meet the detective Art Willis and his partner Ed Daley. Then…… The detective arrives
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