compared to the Edward W. Brooke Courthouse. The exterior of the Suffolk Superior Courthouse was plain‚ red brick that looked weathered and worn. Likewise‚ the interior showed equal wear‚ with the benches inside the courtroom being scratched‚ chipped‚ and generally beat up from use. The courtroom itself was relatively long and narrow‚ with the audience far away from the judge. The room was adorned with wood paneling that‚ again‚ appeared old and worn. The Edward W. Brooke Courthouse appeared drastically
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husband feels. In the beginning a sense of rejection is presented‚ this is shown when Karen quotes‚ “I woke up and heard a tiny sound coming from the back of the house. It was a baby….she had been crying for two days straight and had survived‚” (Brennan 302). Reading this quote the reader can make the assumption that there is a sense of rejection
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& Community Studies HND Criminology Year 1 Psychology of Crime 2 June 2010 Child Witness and their common fears: Children will have fears of appearing in a courtroom. Seeing the accused‚ speaking in front of number of people‚ feeling the pressure to conform and satisfy the questioner‚ confusing what they said before‚ misunderstanding questions‚ etc. Tom is no exception; therefore the courts have special arrangements
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To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee brings up the topic of equality with court systems in her novel. Atticus Finch‚ father of the main character states that “our courts are great levelers‚ and in our courts all men are created equal” (274) Atticus is right by saying this. In Lee’s story scout defends her father’s thought by adding more evidence. To Kill a Mockingbird tells the story of life in the 1930’s from Scout Finch’s point of view. In any story there are problems and situations that nee to
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learn compassion and respect to understand the feelings of others. When Reverend Sykes tells Scout to stand up when her father passes‚ it illustrates the respect that the blacks have for Atticus. After Atticus loses the trial and leaves the courtroom all the blacks in the balcony stand‚ but Scout doesn’t. Reverend Sykes tells her‚ “Miss Jean Louise‚ stand up. Your father’s passin” (211). Scout does not stand for her father because she does not understand what is happening. The blacks are standing
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is when Walter Cunningham was invited to dinner‚ and straight away Atticus spoke to Walter in a dignified and respectful way about farming. His character never changed‚ he was consistent‚ and in the book people say Atticus is the same in the courtroom as he is on the street. We can tell Atticus is aging throughout the book‚ as
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on" (Predmore). The complicated documents are long-winded causing the reader to get frustrated. "Governments are expected to be transparent‚ to report to the public and to communicate information in a way that the average reader can understand" (Engl 302 - Plain Language). The Medicare Beneficiary Services has created training that shows how to change correspondence sent to customers. This was accomplished by using examples of old responses. These responses were changed to shorter and more direct
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trying to imply that the court was the only place that could believe in such a bias story the victim was claiming. All evident was over turned and the ladies word was taking for it. Comment on the different points of view of characters in the courtroom‚ including the following: Tom Robinson – An innocent black man that was trying to be nice and polite who was accused of rape‚ but I think at some point he should have said no to the invitation from Mayella. Mayella – The white lady
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Crossing to the center of the courtroom‚ Arthur took a deep breath. “May it please the Court‚ Your Honor.” Arthur acknowledged Judge Valdis with a nod. “Good morning…” Arthur had every word of the five-minute long opening memorized‚ and he delivered his statement with passion‚ but not aggression. During his years of arguing cases‚ he had learned the idiom that you attract more bees with honey was true. Cultivating the jury’s compassion‚ which began with the very first words of the opening remarks
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miscarriage. In the beginning of the story the author tells us of the morning the woman discovered the baby outside‚ I believe that the author is telling us of the morning she miscarried‚ “She had been crying for two days straight and had survived”(302). This baby
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