Unit Plan: Morality by Sarah Vecera Sarah Vecera ENG 400- Hansen Syllabus and Calendar Unit Topic: Morality Major Texts: -Literature Circle Texts (TBA) -To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee Materials Needed: -Reading log journal -Jumpstart Writing Journal Overall Goals/Objectives: This unit will help students to understand the complexities behind the human conscience and what drives us to behave the way we do. We will be examining the ideas behind morality‚ including the difference between
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Compare and Contrast: The Creation of Spider-Man The two articles‚ “Stan Lee and Spider-Man‚ written by Simmi Patel‚ and “The Birth of Spider-Man‚ written by Max Bruno‚ contain information on the origin of Spiderman. The two articles contain knowledge‚ one on the emphasis and the other undermining Stan Lee. Authors Bruno and Patel give insightful ideas on the creation of Spider-Man by pointing out who lies behind the mask of the “true” creator. By the use of each author’s point of view‚ tones‚
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Harper Lee and her Works Harper Lee knew first hand about the life in the south in the 1930’s. She was born in Monroeville‚ Alabama in 1926 (Castleman 2). Harper Lee was described by one of her friends as "Queen of the Tomboys" (Castleman 3). Scout Finch‚ the main character of Lee’s Novel‚ To Kill a Mockinbird‚ was also a tomboy. "Many aspects of To Kill a Mockingbird are autobiographical" (Castleman 3). Harper Lee’s parents were Amasa Coleman Lee and Frances Finch Lee. She was the youngest
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Americans would say that we have come a long way from our past‚ and racism does not exist in our country anymore. This is not true. America has come a long way since the beginning‚ but we still have racism. The author of To Kill A Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee‚ has a great way of pointing out our issues with racism in the past. She shows the injustice of how blacks were treated in society. Our country isn’t quite like that anymore‚ but blacks are still very unjustified in American society today. Racism still
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choosing the title of a novel‚ they have to make sure it stands out‚ but is still relevant to the story‚ it also has to evoke interest in someone who casually looks at the book. It has to hint at what the story is about‚ but not give it all away. Harper Lee is successful in this‚ by titling the book‚ "To Kill A Mockingbird". The title attracts potential readers‚ as well the symbolism it infers. The children are told that it is a sin to kill a mockingbird by their father‚ and a neighbor‚ Miss Maudie‚ goes
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Mysteries in American History I think Lee Harvey Oswald may have been completely innocent. There are multiple facts that show a lot of evidence towards the fact that Oswald hadn’t done anything at all on the day of November 22‚ 1963 when president John F. Kennedy was assassinated. One of the things that disprove the theory that Oswald was carrying a gun into the Texas School Book Depository was that the gun that Oswald may or may not have owned would not have fit in the package that he was carrying
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Mary Katherine Talley Ms. Alix Stelly English 1 7 March 2017 The Life of Harper Lee Harper Lee is still one of America’s most well known authors‚ not just because of her Pulitzer Prize winning novel‚ but because of the type of person she was. Lee was a civil rights enthusiast and was very interested in the 1960s movement (“Harper Lee: Childhood”). She became famous for her novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ which tells the story of a young girl in Maycomb‚ Alabama and the racism of the south. She lived
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United States v. Lee (1982) This case involved a conflict between the beliefs of the Old Order Amish and government regulations on employment and Social Security. The Amish regard the care of the sick and elderly to be one of their religious obligations; as a consequence‚ they believe that paying Social Security taxes (designed to care for the sick and elderly) would entail acknowledging that the government had that task rather than they. Thus‚ paying Social Security taxes would mean denying an
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Although Robert E. Lee‚ Commanding General of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia‚ was on the losing side of the Civil War‚ people still recognize him as a war hero due to his successful battlefield tactics and maneuvering. Midway through the war‚ Gen. Lee had so much success out-maneuvering Union forces that it seemed as though the Confederates would win. However‚ in July of 1863‚ Union forces defeated the Army of Northern Virginia at the Battle of Gettysburg causing a pivotal moment in
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kol lee Roles of women Long essay To what extent and in what ways did the roles of women change in American society between 1790 and 1860? In two of these areas: Domestic Economic Political Social Women had always had very clear and well defined roles in the early ages of America. They were seen as inferior to men‚ powerless‚ less intelligent‚ and altogether an insignificant gender. However women’s roles began changing between 1790 and 1860. Domestically‚ they began to be respect and support
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