Atticus has Calpurnia at his house everyday. She is an African-American women who takes care of Mr. Finch’s children. Aunt Alexandra and Atticus got in a argument whether to keep Calpurnia or not. As Aunt Alexandra was telling Atticus to think about his children’s life with Atticus‚ he stood strong and firm. He stated‚ “Calpurnia’s not leaving this house until she wants to. You may think otherwise‚ but I couldn’t have
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Pub. Date: 1960 Genre: Fiction Setting: Maycomb County‚ Alabama 1930’s Pint of View: First person Plot Summary: The story is about two children‚ Scout and Jem Finch‚ and their father Atticus‚ a lawyer‚ as they live through three tough summers. They reside in Maycomb County‚ Alabama‚ a town that discriminates people based on what they look like and/or what their social status is. The children face many difficult situations where they have to decide what is right or wrong (Main situation
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Chapter 1 "Maycomb was an old town‚ but it was a tired old town when I first knew it." Page 5 This quote is important to the narrator‚ because it upturns her feelings about her home. Chapter 2 " ’Your father does not know how to teach. You can have a seat now. ’ I mumbled that I was sorry and retired meditating upon my crime." Page 17 This quote shows how Scout’s teacher is mad at her because she knows how to read instead of being proud. It shows how closed minded some people
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Chapter 1 Pride in ancestry and “tradition” “Being Southerners‚ it was a source of shame to some members of the family that we had no recorded ancestry on either side of the Battle of Hastings.” (Lee‚ 2) Pride in conformity and distrust of those who are different “It was customary for the men in the family to remain on Simon’s homestead‚ Finch’s Landing‚ and make their living from cotton.” (Lee‚ 4) Awareness of difference in social classes “..no hurry‚ for there was nowhere to go‚ nothing to
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Noon” one common theme is gender discrimination. For example‚ Scout thinks that being called a girl is the worst thing possible. She hangs out with boys and fights which signifies that she is a tomboy. Aunt Alexandra does not like that and tries to make a lady from her. Scout narrates‚ “Aunt Alexandra´s vision of my deportment involved playing with small stoves‚ tea sets‚ and wearing the Add-A-Pearl necklace she gave me when I was born; […].” (108). Next‚ the discrimination against women was seen also
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Why were the Bolsheviks able to seize power in 1917? In this essay I will analyse a combination of reasons on how the Bolsheviks came to power and discuss events such as the February and October revolutions‚ the fall of the Tsarist rule and the Provisional government. In 1900 Russia was a great empire ruled by the Tsar Nicholas II. He was an autocrat‚ this meant there was no parliament to limit his power alongside his own secret police; the okhrana‚ they would censor all books and newspapers. During
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Elizabeth Alexandra Mary is an inquirer and a caring person because she cared about what’s best for her people and she also likes to inquire everything to make them into something better. During the Italian Renaissance‚ women’s rights were vary limited. Therefor‚ it was really rare when England has a female ruler that has firm control over all forces‚major or not‚ at their will. However‚ queen Elizabeth didn’t just give women rights ‚ she also makes a rules to help the poor‚ but only the deserving
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1. It depends on who you’re asking but the most trustworthy seems to be Atticus. 2. 3. Integrity & not to have prejudice 4. Racism‚ tolerance 5. Scout’s teacher‚ Calpurnia‚ and Atticus. 6. Walter is more independence; his home life isn’t very good. 7. It suggests she’s a no-nonsense type of person. 8. 9. Scouts learns to accept others such as Walter 10. He means that you can’t understand a person until you ’live their life’. This is hard for Scout to learn as
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apartment. As if by intervention‚ Rasputin befriended Milica of Montenegro and her sister Anastasia – both of whom were interested in Persian mysticism‚ spiritism and occultism. In November 1905‚ Milica presented Rasputin to Tsar Nicholas and his wife Alexandra – ultimately changing the course of Rasputin’s life and the political direction of
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The Jim Crow laws had a very strong influence on the way of life of many people in the late 1800’s up to the mid-1900’s. Segregation was very enforced and had the effect of people discriminating against each other. The Jim Crow laws had affected the southern part of the US‚ Alabama in particular. In Harper Lee’s novel "To Kill a Mockingbird"‚ many traces of the influence of the Jim Crow laws can be found. Her story is based on life in the 1930’s and takes place in Maycomb County in Alabama. The traces
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