its people Maycomb is a small town in Alabama in the 1930s. The town has a pretty nasty racial divide. Blacks are still considered as a lower level than the whites. The small urban and isolated town makes characters feel that days feel longer. ‘’A day was twenty-four hours long but seemed longer. There was no hurry‚ for there was nowhere to go‚ nothing to buy and no money to buy it with‚ nothing to see outside the boundaries of Maycomb County.’’ The setting of this town will affect its citizens in
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The book chosen for this story stack was ‘Upsy Down Town’. It was chosen because the colourful pages would attract and help keep a child entertained and interested in the book. There was a large variety of animals in the book so this book would help children learn about different animals. There is a rhyming scheme running through the book which makes it easier for the child to remember the story. In the story sack there is a book‚ characters‚ matching card game‚ fact sheet‚ and parent guide and
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Have you ever pictured a two dimensional world where everyone is considered paper‚ living a dispirited life‚ not altering? The novel Paper Towns by John Green takes place in Orlando‚ Florida. This mysterious and lighthearted novel gives the readers an insight on how one can survive anything life throws at them‚ people are perceived differently than how they appear‚ and being friends with everyone may not always the best choice. For instance‚ Quentin survives a terrifying event that no one wants
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Our car literally broke down in an abandoned town because of a stupid dare. How? Is this even a joke? Is this some kind of a dream where it comes from those kind of horror movies? No. We are stuck. Can’t get out. And the foggs were starting to get thicker and thicker as the time walks. Looking around. Buildings were dead‚ trees were dead ‘everything’ there was dead. No sound of wind. Just complete silence. Even no signals reach here. What do you expect from an abandoned place. The sun
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Staring over with school after being out of high school for 20 years hasn’t been easy. Students may deal with being scared‚ with learning to use new technology‚ and actually committing to doing online schooling‚ but with the teacher’s guidance and school’s support students will overcome these obstacles and succeed. The biggest fear for me with starting over with school is knowing that’s its’ going to be hard. Struggling with a learning disability and being out of school so long has put me in a
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The article “Dead Man’s Town: ‘Born in the U.S.A.‚’ Social History and Working-Class Identity” is co-auhored by Jefferson Cowie and Lauren Boehm. It is published in American Quarterly‚ 2006. The authors argue that underneath Bruce Springsteen’s biggest hit “Born in the U.S.A.” surface “musicking” lies a deeper meaning. The narrative of the song‚ the authors opine‚ reflects a transformation in the white working class identity from the early 1970s to the early 1980s. They also argue that the song works
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Finally semester 1 is over‚ and this semester has been challenging in some aspects of being a freshman: for example getting used to high school‚ behavior problems‚ swine flu‚ my attendance and being tardy‚ and even meeting new teachers. I’m glad that all of that is over with now: I can focus on a new semester and be prepared for everything that is thrown at me in class. This class has been one of my better classes in the terms of grades and me liking it‚ and I have learned a lot. I’ve learned things
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Ritalin‚ Are We Overmedicating Our Children? Today‚ many children are diagnosed as having Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Children that are not able to concentrate‚ act impulsively‚ or have an abundance of energy are likely candidates of having ADHD. Many children have these characteristics and are being prescribed Ritalin‚ a drug that stimulates the brain to help children gain focus. Having said that‚ more and more children are taking Ritalin‚ but are too many taking it for the
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“What a treacherous thing to believe that a person is more than a person.” is a strong quote written in the book Paper Towns by John Green. Quentin‚ the shy boy gets the night of a lifetime when Margo his neighbor and easily the most popular girl in their entire high school‚ finds him late at night to help her in her scheme to prank multiple friends of hers who have betrayed her. Not everything went as Quentin thought though when he awakes the next day to find out that Margo is missing. It is not
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Big city or Small town Good afternoon everyone. Today I’d like to say something about big city and small town. It sounds charming to see stars at night‚ to plant fruits in the garden‚ or to picnic on the lawn‚ rural life distinguished itself in being closer to nature. But truth to be told‚ living close to nature also means that there will be plenty of animals and insects visiting your home and vegetation. Surely Fish is more inclined to enjoy itself in marine environment instead of being
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