What does it mean to be courageous? Atticus‚ Scout‚ Boo Radley and‚ Mrs. Dubose all represent what it means to be courageous in the book To Kill a Mockingbird. Atticus is courageous for representing Tom Robinson. The town that Atticus lives in is a town filled with racism. The town’s usual diseases is racism. Atticus knows this better than anyone but still chooses to accept Tom’s case and fight because of his morals. His biggest reason for fighting is that he says he wouldn’t be able to live with
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Examine some of the ways in which the role of fathers in families has changed The domestic division of labour refers to the roles that men and women play in relation to housework‚ childcare and paid work. According to familial ideology‚ the nuclear family is most successful when there is a clear segregation (separation and distinction from one another) of gender roles. In Talcott Parson’s functionalist model‚ there is a clear division between the spouses’ role. The husband is said to have an instrumental
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Atticus Finch lives as a single father of two‚ and works as a lawyer who’s most recent case was Tom Robinson’s. When asked how he felt about the court case‚ Atticus Finch responded with‚ “I was quite upset when Heck Tate asked me to represent Tom’s case. Tom was a black man‚ and I knew he wouldn’t be passed as innocent in that court room‚ not when he was up against a white woman. However‚ there may be some changes in racial attitudes over the years to come if we all stand up for what is right.”
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Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ Atticus Finch often deals with situations like this. Atticus is a very diligent lawyer and an honorable citizen who sets a great example to both his children and the community as a whole. He has two loving children Jean Louise (Scout)‚ and Jeremey‚ whom he had with his late wife who unfortunately passed away back when they were young. They live in a small town called Maycomb that is usually quiet‚ however‚ when conflict arises‚ the entire Maycomb community finds out! For example
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people could argue that Atticus is stern because he reprimands his kids too harshly. The opposition tries to prove this point by using this thought by Scout‚ “His curtness stung me… For no reason I felt myself beginning to cry‚ but I could not stop. This was not my father.”(Lee 178) However‚ Atticus is virtuous because without reprimanding his kids‚ they would not know what is right behavior and what is wrong behavior. In the days after Tom Robinson’s conviction‚ Atticus has a conversation with Jem
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stay strong through adverse situations. The characters in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird are courageous. The novel tells the story of how the Finch family overcame a predicament that emerged from racial discrimination. In To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Atticus Finch is disgraced for defending a black man who is accused of raping a white woman. This causes his children‚ Jem and Scout‚ to also face hostility. Despite this animosity‚ the Finch family bravely confronted any crisis that arose. Courage is necessary
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Parts of a prescription 1. Prescriber information: The doctor’s name‚ address and phone number should be clearly written (or preprinted) on the top of the prescription form. Some states require the doctor’s state license number to be on the form. It is not recommended that you preprint your Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) number on the prescription pad. It becomes too easy for drug abusers to lift a few prescription forms for illicit use if that number is easily available. The DEA number is
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In “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee Atticus’s ideas of justice are different from the status quo of Maycomb which causes conflicts for the Finch family. Atticus’s idea of justice is that everybody under the law should have equal rights and‚ should be treated equally. One of Atticus’s ideas of justice that go against Maycomb is that in the American court system all men are created equal. Atticus’s closing statement in chapter 20 page 274 states what he thinks of the court system. “Our courts
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To Kill a Mockingbird takes place in Maycomb‚ Alabama. Atticus Finch is a lawyer and has two kids‚ Scout and Jem‚ who he raises alone because his wife died. Scout is a young girl that acts like a tomboy. Her brother Jem is the oldest and is a boy‚ who is in love with football. Tom Robinson a person of color was accused of raping a white woman‚ Mayella. Even though the evidence leads to Mayella’s father‚ Bob Ewell. Bob was forcing Mayella to say things to convict Tom. Most people in the courtroom
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The first example of him being a mockingbird was his disability. His crippled arm prevents him from doing things which make him weaker just like a small mocking bird is. Atticus said in the trail‚ “how”. The reason Atticus said that is because how could someone choke you with only one working hand. “His left arm was a full 12 inches shorter then his right”(248). This is just one point that proves that he did not rape Mayella. The second example of him being a mockingbird was his overall good character
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