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    courage. This is proven in the novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee shows how brave Atticus is for putting an effort into defending Tom Robinson (a black man)‚ when it is unacceptable in his society‚ and obeying his conscience. In the novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Atticus’ point of view is vital in the defense of Tom Robinson. There are many reasons why he is defending Tom Robinson‚ one of them is that everyone is equal. He stated this many times during the trial‚ that all men are equal and

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    accepts the case with a lot of thought. He accepts the case because he could not be a good parent to his children‚ in which setting a bad example of not doing the right thing. Atticus an excellent lawyer and parent is also compassionate for Tom when defending him. First off‚ he accepts the case which is good for tom because Atticus is probably one of the most experienced lawyers in Maycomb County. Atticus’s choice is accept the case and to defend Tom Robinson to his fullest. This internal conflict of

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    believe what they do without giving those beliefs critical scrutiny? What are the advantages of believing something without examining it? What are the disadvantages? Identify a specific belief you have that you think is worth defending‚ and explain how you might go about defending it. What is required for a person to justify his or her beliefs?  Someone beliefs have to be called into questions in order for them to have to justify themselves‚ or some form of life experience has to take place to make

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    such as what exactly is the scandal and is the scandal true. I feel that an article that is defending the president should state and make it clear what exactly they are defending him from. There were no other prospective or worldviews in this story. It gave a single viewpoint‚ saying that Obama knew nothing about the scandal until it broke news. Throughout the article senior adviser‚ Dan Pfeiffer‚ is defending Obama and states how something like this is inexcusable and should not happen again. There

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    of characters. There are three characters that show courage in this novel. They are Atticus‚ Jem and Boo Radley. Courage is shown and used by these three characters. Atticus shows courage by defending Tom Robinson‚ not arguing or fighting Bob Ewell and shooting the dog that had rabies. Defending Tom was a moment when he showed courage‚ even though the most of the town was against Tom. Atticus also showed courage by not messing with or fighting Bob Ewell. It is good that Atticus also didn’t

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    freedoms to do anything that we do now‚ including playing sports. Many athletic players receive more money than most soldiers do. Many agree that athletes should‚ but I beg to differ. I think a man with a helmet defending his country should make more money than a man with a helmet defending a football. Football players make more money than soldiers do‚ they get thousands of dollars every game‚ hit‚ touchdown‚ or kick-off of each season. The Atlanta Falcons’ quarterback‚ Matt Ryan‚ gets paid $11

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    The most obvious form of discrimination in To Kill a Mockingbird is racism; however‚ there are other types of prejudice and discrimination that typify relationships among the novel’s characters. Scout‚ for example‚ is ridiculed in “To Kill a Mockingbird” because she is a tomboy. Boo Radley is ostracized despite the fact that hardly anyone knows him. Reverse racism is also present in the novel‚ as evidenced by the threats against Atticus Finch and his family as he defends Tom Robinson.In current day

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    Boo who kills Ewell in self-defense while saving them. By Atticus defending Robinson‚ his and his family’s security is put at risk. The power Atticus has in Maycomb before being appointed to Robinson’s case is overwhelming‚ but Atticus’ power ends when he decides to defend Robinson. The people of Maycomb see Atticus defending Robinson as a sin because Robinson is black. Mobs and individuals come at Atticus because he is defending Robinson. Since Atticus’ power shrinks‚ his popularity did as well

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    “All that glitters is not gold .” As not everything that is shiny is gold ‚ not all forms of language will fulfill its actual meaning‚ communicating information. Efforts using language to mobilize attitude and opinions are as old as human history ( What is Propaganda 1 ). Words always serve the people who know how to use language and control the thoughts of the others. Language can be used for either good or bad purposes.

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    Every sport has its own unique signature that separates it from the rest of the sports world. Baseball has the homerun‚ basketball has the slam-dunk‚ golf has the hole in one‚ and football has the touchdown. But‚ perhaps the sport with the most distinguished and unique signature is hockey and its fights. However‚ hockey officials and executives are trying to eliminate the games most distinctive aspect. Yet‚ because of the recent decline in the amount of fighting in the National Hockey League (NHL)

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