“Don’t be afraid of being outnumbered. Eagles fly alone. Pigeons flock together.” The meaning of this quote is that true courage consists of standing up for one’s beliefs and principles‚ even in the face of unfavorable odds. In Harper Lee’s novel To Kill A Mockingbird the characters Atticus Finch‚ Jeremy Atticus Finch (Jem)‚ and Jean Louise Finch (Scout) have shown the same true courage. They stood up for what they believed in even when the entire town was against them. One character from To Kill
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mockingbird.” Speaker: Atticus Introduces theme about mockingbirds Representative of Atticus’ beliefs‚ helps us to see his character and morals We begin to see the symbolism between his lesson and the mockingbirds of the novel (Tom Robinson‚ Boo Radley) “The main reason is‚ if I didn’t couldn’t hold up my head in town‚ I couldn’t represent this county in the legislature‚ I couldn’t even tell toy or Jem not to do something again.” Speaker: Atticus Atticus is staying true to his character
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Jean Louise was at school and it was lunch time‚ all the kids got out their lunches and began eating. The teacher walked by and look at all of the kids meals and came upon walter cunningham. Walter didn’t have his lunch with him so Miss Caroline asked him about it and offered him a quarter. She then offered it a second time‚ this time being a little more impatient due to the fact Walter would not take the quarter. Jean Louise stepped in and tried to explain to miss caroline why he would not take
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* “They had a choice‚ all of them. They could have followed in the footsteps of good men like my father‚ or President Truman. Decent men‚ who believed in a day’s work for a day’s pay. Instead they followed the droppings of lechers and communists and didn’t realize that the tail led over a precipice until it was too late. Don’t tell me they didn’t have a choice.” –Rorschach 1.1 * “because there is good and there is evil‚ and evil must be punished. Even in the face of Armageddon I shall not compromise
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“I can’t go back to yesterday because I was a different person then.” ― Lewis Carroll “Every man is a creature of the age in which he lives and few are able to raise themselves above the ideas of the time.” ― Voltaire “Be noble minded! Our own heart‚ and not other men’s opinions of us‚ forms our true honor.” ― Friedrich von Schiller “Alas‚ Siddhartha‚ I see you suffering‚ but you’re suffering a pain at which one would like to laugh‚ at which you’ll soon laugh for yourself.” ― Hermann
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with a ruler‚ then made me stand in the corner until noon” (Lee 21). This quote shows how teachers‚ back then‚ used to hit kids when they misbehaved. Another example of domestic violence is how Boo Radley stuck a pair of scissors in his Dad’s leg. “As Mr. Radley passed by‚ Boo drove the scissors into his parent’s leg‚ pulled them out‚ wiped them on his pants‚ and resumed his activities” (Lee 12). This quote explains how Boo Radley was sick of being stuck in his parents home and stabbed his father. Also
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bed. Dill- * Page 10- Brave/curious/cautious- “The Radley Place fascinated Dill. In spite of our warnings and explanations it drew him as the moon draws water‚ but drew him no closer than a light pole on the corner‚ a safe distance from the Radley gate” * Lives next door to Finch’s * Deceiving‚ “He ain’t got a beard‚ he___” Dill stopped‚ as if trying to remember. “Uh huh caughtcha‚” I said
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In the six years I spent tracking David Addley‚ it never occurred to me that he didn’t exist. Sitting in the corner of a padded room in a straight jacket can be an enlightening experience. The nurses had told me numerous times the night before that there was no one named David Addley who lived in the small town I’d come too searching for him. I didn’t and couldn’t believe them at the time. I had screamed his name all night through the holes on the window of my cell door until the nurses were forced
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tell them why he never comes out outside most of the time and why he’s always inside his house or how he sleeps during night to Dill and Scout “(Boo) Mr. Radley always gets chained most of the time in his bed” and then continues on to explain a lot more details of Boo’s personal looks that jem makes of and personality. He tells Dill and Scout that Boo “He eats raw squirrels and any cats he could find or catch with his two bare hands. That’s why his hands were all covered in bloodstained most
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The Tales Tails of Tickety Boo (THE ANIMAL GAME) Hello‚ my friend‚ how do you do? What’s your name‚ mine’s Tickety Boo. I know a game where we guess and see‚ Do you want to play with me? I like to paw my hooves in the air And shake my beautiful mane of hair I like to whinny and gallop around Jumping over fences high off the ground Who am I? **************** On my forehead‚ a wondrous horn can appear It sparkles like diamonds‚ shiny and clear My fur and mane are white
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