Atticus Finch Eulogy spoken by Jean – Lousie Finch (Scout) “Shoot all the blue jays you want‚ if you can hit ‘em but remember it’s a sin to kill a mocking bird‚” My father Atticus finch said these words to me and my brother‚ Jeremy‚ when we got our first guns. I am his daughter Jean Louise Finch and I wish to say a few words. Throughout his life he taught my bother Jeremy and I the ways of the world. Atticus was a great role model to look up to. He was kind and honest to everyone he met‚ his feelings
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The Analysis of the Main Character – the Grandmother In the story “A Good Man Is Hard to Find” written by Flannery O ’Connor‚ the grandmother is the central character who grows and changes with the story develops‚ she is a round and dynamic character. At first‚ she seems to be an unpleasant‚ contemptible and selfish old lady who is skeptical about her religion. But in the end‚ when “her head cleared for an instant‚” the grandmother becomes a real believer of God. And she is heading straight to heaven
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delivered a eulogy to honor Ronald Reagan during the time period that America had witnessed the 9/11 attack‚ the ongoing fight against terrorism‚ and the Iraq war. Margaret Thatcher‚ the former prime minister of Great Britian and good friend of Reagan’s‚ appealed to patriotism and nationalism‚ and used Reagan’s adversity‚ vision and accomplishments to urge the grieving American audience to recognize Raegan as an inspiring American example and as a dedicated leader. Thatcher starts the eulogy by appealing
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We’ve all been touched by grief. Some completely engulfed in its darkness‚ while others simply brush against it. Nonetheless everyone has experienced the loss of a loved one. Grief is a powerful emotion that can remain for endless amounts of time‚ if we allow it. But we can take that grief‚ sorrow‚ and pain and turn it into joy in a remembrance for that person. On the day of September 6th 1997 Earl Spencer took all grief and sorrow aside‚ to speak a powerful message of his elder sister Diana Princess
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often the foundation of an interesting character. Changing ideas‚ conflicting actions and complicated thoughts form this type of person. The grandmother in "A Good Man is Hard to Find" by Flannery O’Connor is such a character. With her hypocritical personality‚ shallow ideas and old-fashioned ways‚ she is far from being a typical old lady. The grandmother exhibits hypocritical ideas in a few very distinct ways. She is constantly claiming to be religious and yet her actions suggest otherwise.
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Welcome friends and family members‚ and thank you for coming today. We gather together not to mourn but to celebrate the life of a great man‚ Mr. Angelo Pignati. Mr. Pignati may not have been famous or rich‚ but he was an inspiration to John and I‚ Which both of us needed a father figure in our. He taught me and John about the power of love and about enjoying life to the fullest. We will never forget the caring manner in which Mr. Pignati talked about his beloved wife Conchetta. She was the woman
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“A Good Man Is Hard to Find” Flannery O’Conner portrayed the unnamed grandmother in “A Good Man Is Hard to Find” as a very manipulative‚ deceitful and selfish old woman‚ unlike an average grandmother. Grandmother posed as a “know it all” woman who bases her life on the past. In the beginning of the short story‚ the grandmother tries her hardest to change the families mind about traveling to Florida for a vacation because “she” wants to go to Tennessee to meet some of her relatives. Her trying to
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Grandmother vs. The Misfit in "A Good Man is Hard to Find" In the story "A Good Man is Hard to Find" by Flannery O ’Connor‚ the theme is strongly supported throughout the story and is stated in the title of the story itself. In " A Good Man is Hard to Find"‚ O ’Connor uses symbolism throughout the entire story to represent faith and death. O ’Connor foreshadows death when the family goes to the town "Toomsboro". The graveyard in the plantation is a symbol of death‚ and O ’Connor also writes
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Man Is Hard to Find the grandmother considers herself to be a lady as well as a good person. The grandmother does not think it’s a good idea for the family to go to Florida with a criminal‚ the Misfit‚ on the loose and says that she “’couldn’t answer to [her] conscience if [she] did’” (O’Connor 454). On the trip the grandmother is dressed in a blue dress and a wide brimmed hat‚ even though she was reluctant to go on the trip she was the first in the car. The grandmother says that she is dressed
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Analysis of Grandmother: A Good Man Is Hard to Find: The character of Grandmother is a typical “lady”. Grandmother believes herself to be more respectable than others around. She is not afraid to chastise those around her in order for her to express her better moral compass. She never wants to be left out‚ because she is afraid she will miss out on something. Grandmother is a character who is very sneaky. She loves to talk her way into getting what she wants. In most cases‚ Grandmother does not get
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