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    to stop. When Aunt Alexandra leaves‚ Francis continues to antagonize Scout. Scout is also very curious. She asks a lot of questions‚ some of which may be too personal. She does this because she is only six years old and doesn’t know much. When Calpurnia

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    of prejudice and discrimination through the events characters face. The most important character who suffers from prejudice and discrimination is Tom Robinson‚ he is treated in injustice manner‚ because of his race. The Finch ’s black servant is Calpurnia alienated by Aunt Alexandra. Boo Radley is another character who is isolated because of prejudice of Maycomb County people. He is locked in his room by his fateher. But we see not only racial prejudice but also isolation because of class distinction

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    Shylock didn’t receive his money‚ he and Antonio both agreed that Shylock would receive a pound of flesh from Antonio’s body. The married couple Bassanio and Portia‚ are friends with Antonio and they realized they had to help him. Portia offered Shylock triple the amount of what the money was really worth. Shylock rejected the offer but Portia had a plan to solve the dilemma – Disguise as a male judge to save her friend and also be more extreme by making Shylock worthless. Analysis. In the movie

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    In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ the importance of standing up for what one believes in is developed through the characters of Scout‚ Calpurnia‚ and Atticus. Although she played a small role in the larger facet of standing up for oneself and what they believe in‚ in the novel‚ Scout Finch‚ one of the main characters stands firmly by her beliefs. When her second cousin‚ Francis Hancock‚ bullied her about her father defending Tom Robinson she attacked him. It was not because she was trying to

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    In the beginning of To Kill A Mockingbird‚ Scout was ignorant‚ rude‚ and quite violent. Throughout the novel‚ Scout went through various tasks and views that changed her. Many people through the novel helped Scout change in these ways‚ such as‚ Calpurnia took Scout aside when she was being rude to Walter Cunningham‚ and said “There’s some folks that don’t eat like us‚ but you ain’t called on to contradict ‘em…” (32). Scout changes and is influenced by others to change herself‚ such as Scout becoming

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    Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee‚ tells the story of a small town named Macomb‚ and the people in this town are going through very controversial times. The main characters in To Kill a Mockingbird are Atticus and his two children‚ Jem and Scout‚ and their maid calpurnia. Then later in the book‚ Tom Robinson and Bob and Mayella Ewell become a very big part during the trial. The setting of To Kill a Mockingbird is in the early 1930’s where the Great Depression and unemployment were very prominent in the United States

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    conclusion that If was written based on To Kill A Mockingbird. However‚ when discovering the dates that each of the pieces were published‚ it is found that the bond between the two are just mere coincidences. Characters such as Atticus‚ Jem‚ and Calpurnia have various traits portrayed in the poem. Lawyer Atticus Finch‚ as well as a wise yet humble father‚ seizes a great deal of dilemma and predicaments within To Kill A Mockingbird. Harper Lee created Atticus to appear as a righteous man‚ especially

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    A Serving of Injustice with a Side of Revenge: The Merchant of Venice During the Venetian era in which The Merchant of Venice takes place‚ the law is heavily depended on among society. Within the law‚ it is asserted that justice must be shown impartially to both parties and that the outcome will be a just balance for the good of society. Within this play lies a court case between two parties‚ Antonio and Shylock‚ where justice must be served to abide by the laws and to the contracted agreement

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    sure that Caesar will go to the Capitol in the morning. Everyone meets at the Capitol for the killing of Caesar. Once everyone leaves Brutus’ wife‚ Portia‚ shows up to have a conversation with Brutus. Brutus tells her that he is a bit sick. She says that she deserves to know who the people were that were on the doorstep the other night. Brutus sends Portia back to bed and tells her he’ll tell in who they were in the morning. Caius Ligarius was the one that knocked on their door. He said that he was

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    judging a person by the cover isn’t always right‚ you need to dig deeper into him‚ become friends with him‚ and give more time to realize he isn’t what you thought he was. The protagonists in The Merchant of Venice‚ Shylock‚ Bassanio‚ Antonio‚ and Portia‚ has deal with this kind of issues. They demonstrate in the play that it is important to know what family really wants‚ abide the roles of parents‚ and the courage to do anything for friends. Also the revenge between antagonist and protagonist‚ because

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