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    Summary: Chapter 12 By this time‚ Jem has reached the age of twelve‚ and he begins to demand that Scout “stop pestering him” and act more like a girl. Scout becomes upset and looks forward desperately to Dill’s arrival in the summer. To Scout’s disappointment‚ however‚ Dill does not come to Maycomb this year. He sends a letter saying that he has a new father (presumably‚ his mother has remarried) and will stay with his family in Meridian. To make matters worse‚ the state legislature‚ of which Atticus

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    Early bird catches the worm Nowadays‚ people are becoming accustomed to the fast-paced culture‚ sometimes we ignore the functions of varieties of proverbs around us‚ the proverbs are just naturally coming out our mouths to express feelings and emotions. To be honest‚ before we settled on this topic‚ I did not think about it often‚ but when I went through this proverb kingdom‚ it was surprising to find out that the proverbs play a big part in our daily lives. The proverbs are core thoughts passed

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    for a citizen to do his utmost to prevent a crime from being committed‚ which is exactly what he did…All the ladies of Maycomb includin’ my wife’d be knocking on his door bringing angel food cakes…taking the one man who’s done you and this town a great service an’ dragging him with his shy ways into the limelight- to me‚ that’s a sin.’ That was Sheriff Heck Tate trying to persuade Atticus that they shouldn’t let the town of Maycomb know what actually happened‚ which was Boo Radley annihilating Bob

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    Symbol of Soul —The bird image in Yeats’ poetry The poetry of William Butler Yeats is permeated by symbolism and mysticism which are attributed to his manipulation of various images. The image of birds crowns among the imageries of his poetry and is endowed with the poets’ profound philosophies. The bird as the symbol of soul is a heritage of classical writings. In Golden Bough‚ Sir James Frazer comments on the subject‚ “Often the Soul is conceived as a bird ready to take flight. This

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    “I am the words‚ thou the melody; I the seed‚ thou the bearer; the heaven I‚ the earth thou.”- Homeless Bird. Hari is a character from the novel Homeless Bird by Gloria Whelan. Hari is young and lives in India. He is also married to the main character of the book Koly and the rest of Hari’s family consists of ‚ he is very sick and dying of Tuberculosis. “Lying there in his bed without his wedding garments‚ he looked as thin as a willow twig and really weak‚” since Hari is dying from disease and

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    Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Atticus Finch‚ Boo Radley and Tom Robinson all represent innocent mockingbirds. Atticus tries to always do the right thing making him harmless to the town. Boo Radley a caged bird in his own is innocent but still gets ridiculed by people for his reputation. Tom Robinson‚ a hardworking man‚ is brought down by the racism of the south. All three of these characters are innocent “mockingbirds” that it would be a sin to harm because

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    To Kill a Mockingbird During the Great Depression when all hope‚ faith‚ and encouragement is lost. Scout‚ her brother Jem‚ and their father Atticus Finch are all talked about in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird. The novel takes place in a small town called Maycomb‚ Alabama. Scout talks all about her and brother’s childhood experience‚ their father Atticus‚ becomes the image of hope and that good people still exist despite the prejudice that takes place every day. Atticus’s strong character is

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    interesting choice of narration to influence the readers interpritation of the novel. Lastly‚ the author uses symbolism which is how she successfully got the readers to think about the contents and details of the novel. Overall‚ To Kill a Mockingbird’s great success is greatly due to the use of these three techniques. The first reason this novel is so Superior is it’s crafty use of foreshadowing. The main example of this would be the novels title. This is a common way of foreshadowing for all novels

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    Munksgaard‚ pg 240-246) Moller‚ A‚ P (1991)” Clutch size‚ nest predation and distribution of avian unequal competitors in a patchy environment”. Ecology Vol. 72‚ No. 4 (Aug.‚ 1991)‚ pp. 1336-1349. Angelstam‚ p (1986)‚ “Predation on ground-nesting birds ’ nests in relation to predator densities and habitat edge”. (Oikos. Vol. 47‚ 1986. Munksgaard. p 365-373) Crabtree‚ RL‚ L.S. Broome‚ and M.L. Wolfe. 1989. Effects of habitat characteristics on nest predation and nest-site selection. (J Wildl. Manage

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    different meaning for every individual. Maturity can be seen as an understanding that comes with experience rather than age though the two usually seem to go together but not always. Set in the 1930’s in the deep south of America during the era of the Great Depression‚ Jem and Scout Finch learn the real life in Maycomb County as a result of certain events that force them to grow up. Scout was presented with an infuriating predicament that challenged her moral strength. When Cecil Jacobs impudently

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