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    Because Jem and scout never met Boo‚ they assumed he acted as a predatory animal as their neighborhood depicted. When they met him he treated them better than expected. After the trial ends‚ Bob Ewell threatens the Finch family and one day he attacks Jem and scout while coming home from a Halloween pageant. Boo Radley hears Scout’s screams and comes to the rescue and saves both Jem and scout by killing Bob‚ Ewell. Following the many years of trying to meet him‚ scout gets greeted by him and her

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    Zero Tolerance Policing

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    you need to enforce a policing style that reflects you ‘all as an organization. There are three main strategies that police use when enforcing laws Zero-Tolerance police‚ community policing and problem-oriented policing. In New York‚ Police Commissioner William Bratton and Mayor Rudolph instituted Zero- Tolerance policing in 1993. Zero-Tolerance

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    attempting to persuade you‚ the reader‚ to watch or enjoy pornography. The aim of this essay is to call for tolerance of pornography in society because‚ I believe‚ it has enormous benefits for society as a whole -- particularly in a society which values the freedom of expression. I will attempt to debunk the most common‚ unevidenced myths against pornography‚ and will discuss how the tolerance of pornography by those who do not watch pornography‚ and how the availability of pornography for those who

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    Scout Finch Repression

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    Living in the pages of a classic novel‚ there is a girl named Jean Louise Finch‚ or rather‚ Scout. She is young and untainted by the world’s prejudices‚ and she possesses a mind full of curiosity. Scout wondered about many things. She wondered why Mrs. Dubose is such a mean old hag‚ about why Arthur‚ Boo‚ Radley never leaves his house‚ and why must a girl become a lady? The question that Scout pondered most about‚ however‚ was what it means to kill a mockingbird. The character Scout and the book

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    How Does Jem Mature

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    A final aspect in which Jem matures and changes is in his views on racism. At the beginning of the novel‚ Jem never realizes the issue of the black and white that is prevalent in the south during the time in which the novel is taking place. After all‚ Calpurnia‚ a black lady for whom he shows respect the same as he does to white ladies‚ is raising him and Scout. One of the first instances in which Jem comes face-to-face with racism is when Calpurnia takes him and Scout to the black church with her

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    relationships in the book. Throughout the novel we read about Jem and Scout at many ages. We read about Jem from when he’s a child to a young adult and about Scout when she’s a child. We see them grow all throughout the course of the novel. In the novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird the author shows how Jem matures. He is still a boy at this point (chapter 16-20) in the book but is reaching manhood. This shown through his reaction to the trial of Tom Robinson. Jem actually starts to cry because the court made an injustice

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    Jean Louise Finch‚ A Dynamic Person “As I made my way home‚ I thought Jem and I would get grown but there wasn’t much else left for us to learn‚ except possibly algebra.” (pg374) This quote from the end of To Kill a Mockingbird by Lee Harper is when Scout realizes she has learned a lot about life in the past two years. She grows up and matures greatly throughout the novel. A dynamic character from To Kill a Mockingbird is Scout Finch‚ who changes from a naïve and aggressive tomboy to a calmer‚ more

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    Atticus Finch as a Role Model Does your role model have a negative or positive impact on your life? Major of people has a role model they look up to and make every effort to be alike. Each person has a different perspective on a leader but in the book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ Atticus displays himself as a hero being able to resolve situations with fairness for everyone and prevent the town from falling apart. Atticus’ actions impact his children‚ his peers involved with the court case

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    As a parent‚ what values would you want to teach your children? In the novel ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ by Harper Lee‚ you read about the Finch family. The story is told from the perspective of the youngest Finch child‚ Scout Finch. This story revolves around Atticus Finch and the case he takes on as a lawyer‚ defending a black man. Scout and Jem Finch‚ Atticus’ children‚ grow as people and you read about them develop into individuals‚ and have their own individual thoughts on the reality of the issues

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    The character I have chosen is Atticus Finch because he is kind and understanding. Atticus expresses everything that a father should be like. He is a man of great strength and courage. He is a teacher‚ a protector‚ and a friend. He takes on these responsibilities without hesitation‚ and cares for Scout and Jem. Some say it’s a poor effort at parenthood‚ but the reader sees that this is what makes him an exemplary father. Atticus’ relationship with Scout and Jem is built on equality and respect. The

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