Education in the 1930s: To Kill a Mockingbird Long before the 1930s public schools were a symbol of American democracy. It was a place where hard work and achievement were rewarded‚ where brilliance was dug up from basic talent‚ a necessary starting point on the road to success ("The 1930s: Education: Overview."). Education had an important role throughout the novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird. Harper Lee described education through her story and how it was a difficult thing to keep necessary
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To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel by Harper Lee published in 1960. It was immediately successful‚ winning the Pulitzer Prize‚ and has become a classic of modern American literature. The plot and characters are loosely based on the author’s observations of her family and neighbors‚ as well as on an event that occurred near her hometown in 1936‚ when she was 10 years old. The novel is renowned for its warmth and humor‚ despite dealing with the serious issues of rape and racial inequality. The narrator’s
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Quiz #2 • The Five Philosophies o Confucianism Founded by Kung Fu Tzu (Confucius) Emphasized the Analects Created a type of social philosophy Believed everyone was essentially the same but learning and practice distinguished them Referred back to a Golden Age he hoped to recapture Advocated development of Five Inner Virtues especially li – moral propriety and ren - humanity -- “tao” All society is built on the idea of filial (family) piety -- “xiao” Superior men – “Chun-
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Brandon Reeves English 1010-001 Speed Kills? They use the slogan “SPEED KILLS” to brainwash the American public into conformity with the insanely-low speed limits that benefit the insurance companies‚ local governments‚ and all others who profit from them. The arguments that are used to support this ideal are based upon faulty‚ self-serving‚ and biased science. Speed does kill‚ but only if the vehicle runs into something. The speed limit is set deliberately 10-15 mph below the average driving
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According to the story ‘The Five-Forty-Eight’‚ the writer John Cheever tells us about Blake’s stalker Miss Dent. A woman‚ whose psychological and emotional instability‚ becomes the aim of Blake’s dishonesty. Blake is a successful businessman‚ who preys on people who are weak. He is very confident that there will be no serious penalties. When Miss Dent gets the job as his secretary‚ it is her chance to re-form herself‚ and get over her mental sickness. Instead‚ Blake took advantage of her mind‚ has
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However‚ the categorization of the play as a comedy has troubled people for some time. It is clear that if Shylock were removed from the play all of the problems that surround the play’s comedic status would disappear. Shylock functions as less of a man‚ and more of an object to reveal the social injustices at work in the play‚ and in the period in which the author lived. Consider the first scene in which we are introduced to Shylock on the streets of Venice. While the previous two scenes focused
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Harper Lee’s novel‚ ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ explores many aspects of change through the understanding of individuals and the effects of racial discrimination. The protagonist of the novel is a young girl named Scout who is the daughter of Atticus Finch‚ a model for justice. The book is written from her perspective to express the innocence of a child and how strong morals can expose them to a cruel world. ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ conveys meaningful lessons through the eyes of Scout that she begins
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The Hurt Man Nothing in life is certain except one single thing: death and it is coming for us all. We cannot do anything to prevent it‚ though we can hold it off for a little while. In our life we will eventually get hurt by the ones we love‚ thus our lives on earth has and will always be filled with sorrow and disappointment‚ but the difference lay in how we deal with it. The main character‚ Mat Feltner discovers that death is inevitable in such a young age‚ when “The Hurt Man” enters his
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The text defines five types of actors: Impersonator‚ Personality‚ Star‚ Wild Card‚ and Character. Come up with examples of each type of actor (in addition to those identified in the text) and explain in detail why you think they fit each particular category. Impersonator - is considered somewhat demeaning in the acting world‚ suggesting that the actor has simply copied the manner‚ dialect‚ and behavior of a character‚ instead of creating the character. Rich Little the most well-known impersonator
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her: "my little Portuguese." Ways of Love as Sonnet 43 is the next-to-last sonnet in this series‚ making it an important part of the climax. Sonnet 43 is a personal declaration of the poet’s intense love for her husband-to-be. Love is a complex‚ multi-layered and multi-faceted thing in this sonnet which tries to list the different ways in which the speaker loves. The ability to list‚ articulate‚ and communicate these different kinds of love is actually part of the way that she loves‚ which might
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