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    Nick knows the truth about him. It is revealed by Gatsby’s father that Gatsby always tried to improve himself as a child and always strived for success‚ shown by Gatsby’s personal journal. Nick meets up with Jordan‚ who calls Gatsby dishonest and careless. Nick also runs into Tom‚ who also accuses Gatsby of the car accident. Nick could not bring himself to tell the truth about the accident. After Nick understands the true values of people like Tom‚ Daisy and Jordan and the realistic truth of the American

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    ADHD Effects on Children: Does It Hinder Their Progress in School? Does It Cause Them To Become Delinquent? Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) that is characterized by prevalent symptoms that is evident at home‚ school‚ and in social situations. The symptoms displayed include‚ developmentally inappropriate degrees of inattention‚ impulsiveness‚ and hyperactivity‚ also called hyperactivity or hyperactive child syndrome. The cause is unknown‚ but research suggests that it is related to

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    To Kill a Mockingbird takes place in the 1930’s‚ at the height of the Great Depression. Historical criticism is where a book is examined while considering what was going on at that time in the world and the author’s life. It is important to look at works of literature this way‚ because‚ our world is quickly evolving‚ and ideologies often change. This must be taken into consideration‚ because something may be the social norm at one time‚ but quickly become repulsive a few years down the road. At this

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    To Kill A Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee‚ may appear to be a simple story about childhood and life in a Southern town‚ but upon close examination it is a complex novel dealing with themes of education‚ moral courage‚ and tolerance. Through the eyes of Scout Finch‚ the young protagonist‚ novelist Harper Lee educates the reader about the importance of a moral education‚ as opposed to a formal education‚ the difference between traditional bravery and moral courage‚ and prejudice vs. tolerance. In

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    democracy and Germany is a dictatorship… Over here we don’t believe in persecuting anybody. Persecution comes from people who are prejudiced’” (329). Lee‚ To Kill A Mockingbird. Context: In To Kill A Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee‚ during class‚ little Cecil Jacobs gives his current event about Adolf Hitler to the class. Miss Gates‚ the teacher‚ takes this opportunity to teach the children a lesson about how wrong prosecuting the Jews was and how she “hate Hitler so bad” (331). Scout later finds this misleading

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    Doctor Who Created in 1963 by Canadian Sydney Newman‚ Doctor Who is a television show that follows the adventures of the eccentric rebel time travelling alien known as the Doctor and his human companions. The first series starred William Hartnell as the First Doctor‚ and Carole Ann Ford as Susan Foreman‚ the Doctor’s granddaughter. Since then‚ there has been ten other incarnations of the Doctor played by ten different actors over thirty-three series. These series’ have been split into two groups

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    Cricelliz M. Santiago 10/17/2O13 To Kill a Mockingbird In the book that I’m reading in my English 2 class‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ has many different themes that can be noticed‚ which projects the details in the novel. The most important theme is obviously the problem of racial injustice‚ in other words racism. This is discovered throughout the book at some point or the other‚ but is highlighted in the Tom Robinson trial. Tom Robinson‚ a poor black laborer has been accused of

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    To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is a timeless classic‚ about a young girl who narrates her life in Maycomb County‚ and the hardships that are in it. However‚ it is also about family‚ and her father‚ Atticus. Atticus is the father of Jem and Scout‚ and from the very beginning we see that they love him. He is not very prominent in the first act‚ but he’s still an important character. He is a great role model for the kids‚ although he has lost his wife and he has to raise the kids alone during

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    Essay Test: To Kill a Mockingbird You will write TWO short essays answers to your choice of TWO of the following questions. Each answer should be 1-2 paragraphs long only- these are not full essays. Before you begin‚ locate the two questions for which you have prepared. Delete all other options. You now have your own personalized version of this test. Criteria: * Be sure to reference the book (with a quotation or giving a detailed description of a specific scene) 1-2 times for

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    Prejudice Prejudice in "To Kill A Mockingbird" Prejudice is a many faced demon which comes in many shapes and disguises. The point that it often goes ignored or unnoticed and shows up in the most unlikely places is what makes it an even more dangerous thing. This is extremely evident in the novel ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’. The first sign of prejudice in the novel is shown by the Finch children regarding Arthur (Boo) Radley. They see him as a type of monster or a ‘malevolent phantom’ as Scout so

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