1 The Intelligence of Atticus Finch In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Atticus Finch tells his daughter Scout‚ “‘You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view until you climb into his skin and walk around in it’” (Lee 39). Atticus is the most complex and multifaceted character in the novel. While he is an established‚ connected‚ and respected member of the town‚ at the same time he is a unique oddity as far as the residents of Maycomb go. His personality and role in society are clearly
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Finny was jealous of Gene being able to get such good grades without really studying and Gene was jealous of Finny being so athletic. George and Lennie became friends because of Lennie’s aunt Clara. Geoge knew Aunt Clara and she used to take care of Lennie. But‚ when Aunt Clara died Lennie had no one to take care of him so George had to step in and take care of Lennie. Both friendships became very strong but they developed in different ways. The friends were always there for each other no matter what
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My Great Aunt and Ganong’s Chocolates Grade 6 The phone call came the evening of June 27‚ 2016 from my cousin Mary in Alberta‚ Canada. My grandfather’s sister and only sibling and my Great Aunt Dorothy had just passed away at age 96. Aunt Dorothy had been in Alberta for several years after visiting Mary’s family at Christmas and becoming ill. She greatly missed her home in Ottawa where she and Uncle Bob had lived and raised their three children‚ Debbie‚ Mary‚ and Jimmy. I remembered visiting my
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Jane and Finch is a neighbourhood located in northwestern North York‚ It is a multicultural neighbourhood. It also has "one of the highest proportions of youth‚ sole-supported families‚ refugees and immigrants‚ low-income earners and public housing tenants of any community in Toronto” (p. 5‚ A Report of the Jane-Finch Street Involved Youth Issues Coalition‚ December 2002). There is a substantial and equally diverse population living in middle class detached‚ semi-detached‚ townhouses and high-rise
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Atticus Finch : Role Model to All Alec Graham Period: 4 Everyone needs a role model in life‚ someone to teach them morals and lessons. In To Kill a Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee‚ Atticus Finch just happens to be the perfect role model for not only his own children but the entire Maycomb County. He sets examples not only as lawyer‚ but as a father and teaches his children the necessary morals to function as model citizens in society. Atticus was proven as a fantastic lawyer throughout the book‚
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In this tedTalk with Joshua Foer‚ he was going over the importance of memory and how it makes you who you are. He was telling us about the memory experts and how much they can memorize in a short amount of time‚ comparing it to Ep who has possible the worst memory. I like how he started the speech because it just sounded silly and made no sense. The way he ended it actually helped me a lot‚ the way he brought it together to put crazy images in your mind that you will remember‚ to remember things
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My Interview with Aleida Garcia‚ M.Ed. Our assignment was to interview a person who I felt could have a positive impact on me as a student. I decided to interview my aunt Aleida Garcia‚ who is a teacher and attended school at Temple University. I chose to interview her because she had struggles similar to mine. I am a single parent trying to balance effective study habits‚ with my life as a mother and the interests of my two year old child. I know that by putting some good study habits and strategies
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who is defending a black man being accused of raping a white female. The Finch family has to deal with the abuse for the society. Atticus Finch‚ a lawyer and loyal father‚ has the ability to see past the ill in people and teaches his children the same qualities and also provides his children with an education and allows them to develop their own personalities by giving them more freedom than the average child. Atticus Finch shows his love for Jem and Scout‚ his children‚ by providing them with
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Harper Lee’s extraordinary and original tale‚ To Kill a Mockingbird displays the difficulty and struggle of the community in Maycomb County through the eyes of a young girl named Jean Louise Finch. The main character‚ Atticus Finch plays an important role throughout the novel. His wisdom‚ words and actions help guide the town through the harsh times of prejudice and injustice. He demonstrates powerful leadership through his three different roles as a father‚ a lawyer and a noble citizen of the town
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In the fictional life of Scout Finch‚ a six-year-old girl living in 1930’s Maycomb‚ Alabama‚ life is changing and her perceptions of her beloved town and family is evolving. In the book‚ “To Kill a Mockingbird‚” we are invited to enter Scout’s mind‚ years later‚ and recount a time in her life where she was forced to grow and change as challenges came her way. Scout recalls a time where Atticus Finch‚ Scout’s father‚ is appointed to represent an African American man who has been accused of raping
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