overalls to a pretty little dress is not something that Scout necessarily wanted to do. Then there was Jem. All he wanted to do was grow up and become a man. Growing up is not an easy thing to do‚ but the book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee shows what it’s really like to grow up in an unequal society. When you are growing up you start to really see what is going on in the world around you that you never noticed was there before. Scout and Jem both started of as little kids in the book‚ but
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In 1912 Juliette Gordon Low started a Girl Scout troop in Savannah‚ Georgia. The Girl Scout Promise and Law were created to help guide girls in their daily lives. The Girl Scout Promise On my honor I will try; To serve God and my country‚ To help people at all times‚ And to live by the Girl Scout Law. The Girl Scout Law I will do my best to be honest and fair -that I will try my hardest to be truthful and fair to all people even if the situation isn’t going in my favor because the outcome on something
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Finch‚ or known mainly as Scout‚ who lives in the town of Maycomb in Alabama. Throughout the story‚ many groups of people in the 1930’s‚ which consisted of the African American community‚ has experience unjust treatment. In the beginning of the novel‚ Scout starts out innocent‚ essentially in her own bubble‚ but as the story progresses on she begins to break out of her bubble from these events. From the Tom Robinson trial‚ events such as Atticus’s teachings and Boo Radley‚ Scout matured from the racial
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October Sky Vs. Rocket Boys Have you ever read a book and later watched the movie version only to find out that they are completely different? In Homer Hickam’s book‚ “October Sky” and the film adaptation by Joe Johnstun‚ the main character Sonny Hickam is portrayed differently. His physical characteristics‚ personal goals‚ motivation‚ and his family. There are just a few changes between the book and movie. One major contrast is Sonny and his father’s relationship as it coincides with the coal
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The Character of Scout in To Kill A Mockingbird The narrator‚ Scout from the novel To Kill A Mockingbird‚ written by Harper Lee‚ is a grown woman telling the story through her eyes as a young girl. Most of the book’s charm is gathered from the ironicness of her perspective of growing up in the depression era in the South. As the novel progresses Scout becomes more courageous‚ intelligent‚ and mature which helps her develop into a better person. Scout is a very courageous young girl. In chapter two
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The customs of Iraq and the United States‚ or in more general terms the western world‚ have their differences. Elizabeth experienced trouble adjusting to the Iraqi culture‚ and many individuals in Iraq had trouble understanding the hers. Fatima‚ a woman of El Nahra‚ suffers as we all do‚ from ethnocentrism‚ believing that her culture is “the right one.” The first set of customs that Fatima believes are superior relate to marriage. In the United States‚ it is my opinion that marriages are seen as
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To Kill a Mockingbird Differentiated Unit Essential Questions: How are biases of all kinds harmful? Can prejudice ever NOT exist? Are people entitled to opinions that may harm others? What is courage? What is justice? Learning Goals and Understandings: • Students will consider the questions‚ what is good and right and how do we decide that that? • Students will learn to identify and apply the following literary terms: point of view‚ characterization‚ setting‚ and theme • Students will evaluate how
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The Boys and Girls Club of America (BGCA) is a national‚ nonprofit organization that offers programs and services to encourage the development of boys and girls by empowering a sense of capability‚ helpfulness‚ belonging and encouragement. The mission statement is to “to enable all young people‚ especially those who need us most‚ to reach their full potential as productive‚ caring‚ responsible citizens” and a vision to provide a “world-class Club Experience that assures success is within reach of
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In Mexico we have plazas‚in which people from different races come together and dance. My earliest memory was at a plaza.The woman danced around a gazebo that had flowers and a tall pole sticking out the top with the Mexico’s flag‚and they were in large elegant gowns.While they walked one way the men walked another.After a while of dancing a guy with broad shoulders‚who was tall‚and had a mustache‚broke a confetti egg on my aunt.This meant that he wanted to ask her out and have a bond wil her. She
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colored people as equals is an idea that the main character‚ Scout Finch‚ learns through her experiences. She starts to realize that the people in Maycomb were more judgy than she had always thought. This idea for her was mainly introduced to her during the Tom Robinson case. This case had racism “written all over it.” During the trial‚ Scout‚ Jem‚ and Dill sat with Reverend Sykes in the balcony where all the black people sit. This shows Scout just how separated these people are. She also learns that
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