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    don’t talk.” here is Algy’s wit and wisdom being displayed as he is trying to say people do not appreciate good music. He would even praise his own humour from time to time: “It’s perfectly phrased”. All through the play‚ he acts similar to a man who does not have anything better to do but to admire his own wittiness and humour.

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    Bruce Lee Bruce Lee‚ born in San Francisco‚ California November 1940‚ was raised in Hong Kong‚ China. Lee died at the early age of 33 in 1973 from a cerebral edema‚ but not before he changed not only American culture‚ but society throughout the world. Bruce Lee’s success that shaped society can be contributed to several phenomenons Malcolm Gladwell speaks about in his book Outliers. At the age of 13 Bruce Lee began training with Master Yip Man‚ learning the arts of Gung Fu‚ a martial arts kept

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    a novel written by Harper lee set in the southern part of America just after the civil war had ended . This means that though slavery had been abolished ‚ black people were still held to a lower standard than white people . It is not only black people who are subjected to racial prejudice but also anyone who fails to conform to the social norms of the ‘tired old town’ of Maycomb. Atticus Finch is one of the main characters in To Kill a Mocking Bird.He is the father to Jem and Scout finch and

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    hope of helping us lead the best possible lives. In To Kill A Mockingbird‚ by Harper LeeAtticus is a lawyer and the single father of scout and Jem Finch. They believe he is a decent father‚ but he is much older than everyone else’s parents. Atticus tries his best to teach them all about the world but he only has his view to teach from. They lack a mother figure until Aunt Alexandra comes to live with them. Atticus tries his best to keep them out of his own problems when

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     but returned when Dill and Jem wriggled into the light” (Lee 203).  This reveals that sometimes events happen that are not expected and these events can be  obstacles or aids. In chapter 15 of the novel‚ ​ To Kill a Mockingbird​ ‚ the author‚ Harper Lee‚ uses  setting‚ character traits‚ and external conflict to develop the theme that the small occasions that  happen have an effect on the biggest occasions in life.  In the novel Lee uses character traits to establish the theme. Lee suggests that the  character traits

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    written by Harper Lee‚ showcases the events of a cross-raced rape court case set in a small town in Alabama‚ America through the Great Depression in the Late 1940s and Early 1950s. The protagonist‚ Jean Louise Finch‚ but better known as Scout and her brother Jem become surrounded by the discrimination their father receives because of him defending a black man in the case. Its through the thick and thin of these situations that the children learn more about the person their father is. Atticus Finch‚ the

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    Finch”‚ you learn about her residential city Maycomb‚ and its many issues with racism and social discrimination. You also learn about Scout’s fatherAtticus Finch‚ who is an attorney for a hopeless black man striving for innocence due to being falsely accused of rape. Throughout this essay‚ you will read about the characters of “To Kill A Mockingbird” and how they mature due to racism and social profiling. Scout changes her racist and social view of Maycomb after her dad talks to her about the various

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    John Steinbeck illustrates the lonely life of working on a ranch in the early 1930’s through his novel Of Mice And Men. He depicted the various characters’ feelings of loneliness and isolation in different ways. Curley’s wife tried desperately at times to interact with the other ranch hands while George and Lennie’s relationship is interesting because most ranch helpers travel alone after working for a short time. Candy and Crooks were lonely people due to their physicalities: Crooks is an African

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    Atticus Finch is a model father created by Harper Lee in the novel “To Kill a Mockingbird. He is an important figure in the Maycomb‚ Alabama Community. He raises his children‚ Jean Louise Finch (Scout) and Jeremy Atticus Finch (Jem) with wide sets of morals‚ disciplines them‚ and is a true role model. Atticus allows his children to be individuals and does not try to change who they are. He teaches them fairness and equality among many different types of people in Maycomb. He is always teaching his

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    They are Atticus‚ Jem and Boo Radley. Courage is shown and used by these three characters. Atticus shows courage by defending Tom Robinson‚ not arguing or fighting Bob Ewell and shooting the dog that had rabies. Defending Tom was a moment when he showed courage‚ even though the most of the town was against Tom. Atticus also showed courage by not messing with or fighting Bob Ewell. It is good that Atticus also didn’t fight him so it wouldn’t start any more problems. Atticus is one of

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