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    In the book‚ Aunt Alexandra and Calpurnia are characters that could serve as motherly figures to Scout. In my opinion‚ Calpurnia acts as a better mother for the children. In contrast from Aunt Alexandria‚ Calpurnia is extraordinarily caring towards Jem and Scout‚ as well as other people. When old Tim Johnson‚ the rabid dog‚ came ambling into town‚ she immediatly went to action. She called every person in the town to make sure that they were aware of the danger. Another example is when Scout was feeling

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    have to have kin to form a good family‚ as long as they care about each other. In the novel‚ Calpurnia is a black woman who works as a cook in Finch’s family‚ they don’t have any kin. However‚ no matter which angle you look into their relationship from‚ you will see the true love within a family. Calpurnia plays the role of a mother; she builds up many figures of a mother in Scout’s life. For example‚ Calpurnia is furious when Scout rudely ask Walter Cunningham

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    In this speech that Calpurnia gives to caesar she is very clear she doesn’t want him to leave. She makes the claim that since there is bad things she’s heard today and that that means that there is likely something bad that’s going to happen to him. She uses claim of policy to try to persuade him to stay in. By bringing up the fact that the watchmen had seen such horrifying things she was able to make him feel nervous‚ she was very careful in her description to prey upon things that would definitely

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    Julius Caesar in Point of View of Calpurnia Dear Journal‚ I have had the most awful dream about my dear Caesar. A statue of my dear husband was seen spewing blood and the citizens of Rome were bathing in it. I ask myself if this is a sign. I have informed Caesar about my dream so he agreed to stay home. But Brutus just had to come and told Caesar he was receiving an award from the senate. I wanted to impound Caesars feet into the ground so he would stay‚ but he went against my wishes left

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    Bergeron Wendy Wang Sep‚ 23/2013 Quotes: (w/pg#s) or paraphrased summaries w/pg#s quotes Response: question‚ comments-opinions‚ connection‚ prediction (2-5 sentences each) 1. ……said Hazel‚ “I’d have chimes on Sunday-just chimes. Kind of in honor of religion” I don’t know what does this line mean‚ but why would she only have chimes on Sunday? This quote is a T-W quote. This quote means that what Hazel will do when she was the handicap general in Harrison

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    101 Inspirational & Motivational Quotes in Hindi 101  प्रेरणात्मक कथन    Quote 1: Great dreams of great dreamers are always transcended. In Hindi : महान सपने देखने वालों के महान सपने हमेशा पूरे होते हैं. अब्दुल कलाम  Abdul Kalam Quote 2: You have to dream before your dreams can come true. In Hindi :  इससे पहले कि सपने सच हों आपको सपने देखने होंगे . अब्दुल कलाम  Abdul Kalam Quote 3 :Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe. In Hindi : किसी 

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    English External: 91098- Analyze specified aspects(s) of studied written text(s) supported by evidence. Quotes to be used Bath: • “Difficulty arise as it had last time she bathed she would have some way of rescuing herself” • “Now seemed more like the edge of a cliff with a deep drop below into the sea.” • “She leaned forward feeling the pain in her back shoulder.” • “Faster‚ her breath came more quickly‚ her mouth war dry.” • “She began to call out but as she had predicted there was

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    strong but when merlvyen started drinking their love was cold and crushed and how they ended up separating. This represents how during 1935 women wanted to get married and would fight to get the best men‚ and would do anything to get him. This quote means that since the horses were used for military purposes. But the races conflicted with it because every one wanted to own a horse and affected the economy. Horses were used for gambling and they were being mistreated everyone would want too

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    Quote #1 “The birds did not understand Snowball’s long words‚ but they accepted his explanation‚ and all the humbler animals set to work to learn the new maxim by heart. FOUR LEGS GOOD‚ TWO LEGS BAD‚ was inscribed on the end wall of the barn‚ above the Seven Commandments and in bigger letters (3.10‚ 3.11)” Big words bad‚ small words good: it’s easier to understand rules when they’re simple‚ but simple rules tend to gloss over the complexities of human society. Like‚ "don’t tell lies" is all well

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    A theme of this story is that people are not who they seem they are. Calpurnia has two sides to her in this story. One is the way Calpurnia acts at the Finch’s. Calpurnia talks like a normal citizen of Maycomb. Calpurnia also dresses like a normal citizen of Maycomb. But on Sunday’s she suddenly flips a switch. The way Calpurnia acts on the other side of town across the city borders where she goes to church on Sunday’s. Calpurnia talks a lot different than anyone in Maycomb‚ the colored people at

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