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    the Royals‚ but it is only because they were born into that family with a silver spoon in their mouths. What about those homeless people on the streets? Would you treat them the same way you would treat the royals? In To Kill a Mockingbird‚ the Finches were a pretty well off family with Atticus being related to nearly everyone in town and his job as a lawyer provided sufficient money to support his family. The Cunningham family on the other hand‚ are poor famers that try to scrape along with what

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    In Harper Lee’s novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ the character of Calpurnia is hidden in the background of the text but plays a highly significant role in most of her appearances. Calpurnia is the Finches’ African American housekeeper and has a strong with both the Finch children‚ which allows her to greatly affect their lives. As an example‚ Calpurnia’s wisdom about life and social status in some capacity has been passed onto Scout during dinner with Walter Cunningham‚ "Hush your mouth! Don’t matter

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    movie is mostly the things that were cut out. For example‚ her house never burned down and the kids don’t go over to her house as much as in the book. I found fewer similarities because the movie didn’t show Miss Maudie a lot. But she is still the Finches neighbor‚ a widow‚ but still a very optimistic person. Because of the very few similarities of Maudie I believe that the book showed her character better. This story has multiple deep‚ emotional‚ and intriguing themes. Expanding on these themes

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    Carter Lei Lei1 Ms. Brown H. English Pd.5 TKAM QQN 5 part 1 Monday‚ November 12‚ 2012 Summary In chapter 13 aunt Alexandra explains to Atticus that she should stay with them for a while so that the finches have a feminine influence in the house for a while. She associates with the neighbors and begins to learn about the town. She notices that each family is different and each has their own unique characteristics. She tells Atticus that he should teach the children to be proud of being

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    the many likes there are dislikes between Cal and Aunt Alexandra. In my opinion the book is very strong in describing the two characters. In the book they describe Cal as a caring mother figure who is a strong black woman who is just helping the finches‚ and on the other hand they describe Aunt

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    New biological evidence from the plants and animals‚ to the indigenous Native Americans‚ questioned many about the monogeneticism of creation. Such scientist such as Charles Darwin developed the evolution theory based on the evidence he saw in the Galapagos Islands. In the second chapter‚ Crosby gives his argument on how the Europeans were able to conquer the Americas so easily. Fatal diseases and high mortality-rate among the indigenous native were the key killers in the new world. He gives many

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    communicate and store information evolution: over time organisms originate and adapt to their unique environments. heredity: the biological transmission of traits from parents to offspring. Charles Darwin • 1831 - The Beagle to South America the Galapagos • 1859 - there he writes the controversial book The Origin of Species found that species... " 1. adapted to their environments ! 2. those who failed to adapt became extinct • formation of a new species over time natural selection: some members of

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    Ecuador and Taiwan have a lot of similarities and differences. They both are similar in land forms and wide range of climate. While at the same time‚ they are both different in size and location. These two countries both have a lot to offer and have unique qualities that no other country possesses. Taiwan is a pretty small island off the coast of China with an area of about 13‚000 square miles (Geib‚ 2004). One of its key physical features is the mountain range that runs through the middle of the

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    against blacks. These laws play a huge role in To Kill A Mockingbird by setting up the social environment of the book. Throughout the book‚ we get introduced to many characters and families including the Cunninghams‚ the Ewells‚ Tom Robinson‚ and the Finches. All of these characters occupy a specific role in the social pyramid based on race‚ class‚ and other factors. For Scout‚ throughout the book‚ social class overrides racism in terms of how she judges and values other people at first‚ but ultimately

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    Introduction To Evolution What is Evolution? Evolution is the process by which all living things have developed from primitive organisms through changes occurring over billions of years‚ a process that includes all animals and plants. Exactly how evolution occurs is still a matter of debate‚ but there are many different theories and that it occurs is a scientific fact. Biologists agree that all living things come through a long history of changes shaped by physical and chemical processes that

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