Would you sentence a man‚ the rest of his life in prison because of the way he looks? In the story‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Tom Robinson was accused of many things and got sent to prison due to the color of his skin. However‚ in this time period‚ if a white did all the wrong that Tom did they would not be sent to prison. This is an example of don’t judge a book by its cover. Throughout the story this is the theme that Harper Lee is trying to get across. In this book‚ Harper Lee clearly demonstrates
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I never wanted any of this. You know that‚ right? I didn’t choose any of this.Where do you think evil comes from? Do you think people decide to be bad? Do you think the devil knows who he is? Do you think it’s all his fault? I didn’t choose to be this way‚ okay? I need you to know that. But I also need you to know that I don’t regret this. Pleading not guilty doesn’t always mean you didn’t do it. In this piece‚ an 18 year old girl on trial for murder decides to defend not the fact that she murdered
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What is the best kind of mindset to have during a conflict? Positive thinking is the best way. In the Anne Frank play‚ Anne had always been a generally happy young girl and her attempts to make being in hiding bearable and so that she could enjoy it‚ was almost completely natural for her. Positive thinking is the best possible way to deal with conflicts. There are multitudes of ways that people can argue against the positive effects the positive thinking can have. In the play‚ the Van Daans didn’t
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“People must learn to hate‚ and if they can hate‚ they can be taught to love.” Nelson Mandela. During integration a lot of people hated the nine black students who integrated into Little Rock High. But once they got to know the nine students‚ the started to understand them. In “Warriors Don’t Cry” by Melba Patillo‚ they hated them for a long time but some were kind. In “Remember The Titans” the football players were hated for being on the team but more people liked them as the season went on. In
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One month ago‚ Mack Beggs‚ a high school senior‚ earned the Texas girls’ state championship and completed a perfect season. Mack Beggs is a transgender boy. The state of Texas refused to allow Breggs to wrestle with the boys because their laws state that high school athletes must compete by the gender listed on their birth certificate. Wrestling fans called Beggs derogatory terms like “faggot” and “it.” Negative Facebook and Twitter comments questioned Beggs and made him seem like a lesser being
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Don’t Mess with Texas Trash‚ garbage‚ junk‚ debris-all alternatively known as litter-scattered across the 268‚597 square miles of Texas on our highways and landscapes. Where former First Lady Claudia Alta "Lady Bird" Johnson aspired to see bright and colorful wildflower blanketing the great Texas countryside‚ oftentimes we only see disturbing amounts of garbage. This is what I aim to change. Through my school’s Key Club I have had the opportunity to have a positive impacts in reducing the "over
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Video games don’t cause violence Change your mind about violent video games Violent video games don’t cause violence and there is lots of evidence to prove this. Have you ever played a violent video game and got the urge to kill everything. You haven’t‚ me either it’s the same with lots of people who help fuel the huge 10+ billion dollar gaming industry. Whose buying these games Well 97 percent of teens are. If video games caused violence we would we all be dead. Exposure to violent video games
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The story why don’t we complain‚ is a story that brings up the face about american worries‚ or lack there of. The author’s first example was when he was on a train‚ and its freezing outside. Unfortunately the temperature in the train was is the mid 80’s. In the 50’s ‚business men wore heavy black suits which was not the most comfortable attire for a hot train car. When he decided he was going to ask to lower the temperature the people around him told him not to bring it up. Why ‚ because american
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Willene Joan D’ Costa Professor Abbott LIT 370- 002 4/23/2015 Boys Don’t Cry As Yoshino explains‚ the decision of whether or not to come out as homosexual‚ bisexual‚ genderqueer‚ or even transgender isn’t just driven by the individual’s desire to openly be who he or she really is‚ but also by the negative attitude of society‚ which can range from physical violence to threats‚ and in many cases‚ even death (Yoshino‚ 57). However‚ in the movie Boys Don’t Cry‚ Kimberly Peirce shows that in spite of
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The sound of beeping awakens you. With difficulty and trouble‚ you force yourself out of bed‚ your brain still not yet conscious. You get your uniform and proceed to head to the bathroom to get ready for school. Minutes pass by quickly and you are walking to school‚ lost in deep thought. For some time now‚ you have not yet listened to the world around you. As you gently shift your focus towards the world before you‚ your ears process the sound of anger at its highest level. You cannot believe what
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