In the story‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee‚ Atticus is one of those `ideal fathers.’ Atticus is a single father raising his two children‚ Scout and Jem‚ and doing a great job too. Do you ever wish that the ’cool dads from TV’ could be your own? In the story‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee‚ Atticus is one of those ’ideal fathers.’ Atticus is a single father raising his two children‚ Scout and Jem‚ and doing a great job too. They also have Calpurnia‚ the black cook‚ who is the most mom-like
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One of the wonders in the world is when two people become parents. Parenting comes with much responsibilty. It is a learning experience‚ and though some skills of parenting come natural‚ others do not. People believe that if we require people to pass a driving test before licensing them to operate a car‚ we should require them to pass some kind of parenting test before allowing them to have children. As an American‚ I believe in the unalienable rights that were set down and stated in the Declaration
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Some adverse challenges tScholars have noted that societies adjust to different social factors by using particular family compositions. Throughout history‚ families have taken on many different forms‚ shaped by economic and social factors. These family forms sometimes changed within the same country as the needs of families changed. In the past‚ for example‚ families often had more children than the average family does today. In part‚ this is because children represented an economic benefit for families
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extend the essay‚ they could discuss some of the theories that look at how relationships develop and how conflict arises. ***** Marked by teacher Sam Morran 01/12/2012 The first 200 words of this essay... Lil Maisky Year 11 Parenting: -Describe the ideal relationship between parents and children. -How do you appreciate your parents and how do they appreciate you? (400 words) Any ideal relationship is based on the appropriate balance in between the commitment and
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Discussing Atticus’ s parenting style? What is his relationship to his children like? How does he seek to instill conscience in them? Through out the book “To kill a Mockingbird”‚ Harper Lee shows the character Atticus Finch as a very good and wise parent. We learn that he genuinely loves and cares for his children‚ and attemps to teach his own values such as justice and equality‚ into them. His parenting style is based on instilling conscience in them by teaching them the difference betwenn
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harm your’s? The way Atticus resolves conflicts is through peace. When Bob Ewell spit in Atticus’ face and he responded peacefully‚ just wishing that he didn’t chew tobacco. His peaceful actions help the people that Bob will be around because he got all his anger out on him‚ and not them. Another example of Atticus encouraging peace is when Atticus told Jem not to respond violently to Ms. Dubose‚
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and the character Atticus unfortunately gets in the middle of all of it. With everything revolving around Atticus‚ his character develops the theme of the book. Throughout the novel‚ Atticus reveals the theme of the book as “Always do the right thing‚ even if it is the hard thing to do.” The first way Atticus always does the right thing‚ even if it is the hard thing to do is‚ sitting outside the jail and standing up to a lynch mob. One night‚ when Tom Robinson is in jail‚ Atticus sits outside the
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Is Atticus a hero? Why or why not? At least for me this a tough question. Atticus had done many things that could make him hero. However‚ at the same time he has done some things that don’t make him a hero. He could be heroic if you think killing a mad dog and trying to save Tom Robinson’s life. He could also be the complete opposite if you think that he knew Tom Robinson was going to lose and didn’t seem to care. Tom Robinson was killed because he lost the trail from Atticus. It definitely wasn’t
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she died beholden to nothing and nobody. She was the bravest person I ever knew.” The quote by Atticus expresses Atticus’ thoughts about courage. While Atticus believes that all types of courage; physical‚ intellectual‚ and moral; are important‚ he believes that moral courage is the most important of all. Atticus tries to show Jem this‚ and Jem sees that Mrs. Dubose was exceptionally courageous. Atticus doesn’t stand idly by his words‚ he adheres to what he says and acts upon his words. The novel
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Atticus Finch Miss Caroline Fisher tells Scout Finch that her father does not know how to teach. Mrs. Fisher was wrong in every sense of the word. Atticus Finch was not only a teacher but an example of what he taught. I think Miss Maudie said it best when Describing Atticus‚ “He’s the same in his house as he is on the public streets.” (87) He was an honorable and upstanding gentleman‚ someone whom everyone looked up to. He teaches his children the biblical principal that all men are created
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