seeking love and attention by befriending Scout and Jem‚ I think that will do them some good after everything they’ve been through‚ and they deserve each other. I’m glad they’re friends now‚ I can only teach them so much and eventually they’ll get tired of listening to me and will need someone else to gain advice from‚ I just hope that day doesn’t come soon. These last few weeks have been difficult for everyone. It’s hard to explain to Scout and Jem that the world is prejudiced and most folk only
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Atticus Finch Abraham Lincoln once said‚ “You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.” Atticus Finch‚ in many ways‚ lives this quote everyday by understanding what has to be done today in order to avoid future consequences of today’s mistakes. Atticus is a kind-hearted‚ slow-tempered‚ wise man‚ who always knows the right thing to say. In the story‚ one can deduce that Atticus Finch is a kind-hearted man who knows what to do in order to fix the toughest of problems. The
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truth that are addressed in the novel. As a lawyer in Maycomb county Atticus is presented as the model of his profession‚ defending anyone brought to court so as to uphold his value in his person’s right to a fair trial. As a father to Scout and Jem he teaches them to differentiate between right and wrong‚ by encouraging them to reflect on what they observe in the racist actions of the people in Maycomb over the course of the narrative. In his conversations with his children Atticus continually
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above-entitled question is no‚ the Museum of Tolerance is not tolerant. The long answer‚ since everything has both long and short answers these days‚ is the Museum tries to be as tolerant as it can‚ but as my guide commented "humanity is simply incapable of not being prejudiced." Instead of spending the following pages explaining why this exhibit is less tolerant then that exhibit‚ I would like to break this paper up into two parts: the first a discussion on the tolerance of the museum’s Tolerancenter and
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Stone Finch‚ Inc.: Jim Billing Best Leader Risk Taker Energetic Social Hands on Leadership 80°/° of employees followed him Assessment of Jim Billing’s performance as president of Stone Finch Billings showed innovation but he made very radical changes. He wanted to start reward scheme for motivating the employees and he did it but in an unfair manner. He decentralized the authority. Assessment of the entrepreneurial subsidiary concept Conducting subsidiaries is a good opportunity for workers
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I see the character of Atticus Finch as a courageous‚ smart‚ and a great father to Scout and Jem. Atticus had a lot of success as a parent despite the fact that he was a single parent trying to take care of his children on his own. As with any parent though there is always room for improvement. He would give his kids too much freedom. I admire his character and how he handled certain situations. Atticus showed his children that you have to fight for what you believe the example he made was fighting
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Developing a Tolerance for Ambiguity By Greg | Published: January 14‚ 2010 Celebrate your appreciation for ambiguity with a T-shirt like this from the Mental Floss store Early in my career at GE‚ one of the leadership values the company mentioned‚ but never really emphasized‚ was a “tolerance for ambiguity”. There was never any coaching on how to develop such a capability. Even now‚ I can’t really find a reference to it on the web (though current GE CEO Jeff Immelt recently emphasized the need
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Unlike Boo Radley and Tom Robinson‚ who are the true Mockingbirds of the story‚ Jem is maturing into one. At the beginning of the book‚ Jem took part in games that mocked people like Boo Radley. In a fit of anger he even destroyed all of Mrs. Dubose’s flowers. "He did not begin to calm down until he had cut the tops off of every camellia bush Mrs. Dubose owned
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Reciprocal Tolerance: A National Ideal Stephen L. Carter’s “The Culture of Disbelief” is a sweeping reminder regarding a social trend that pricks the religious sensibility of this devout citizen. The rhetorical situation he isolated craftily confronts his perception of the not so subtle prohibition on public exhibitions of personal belief. Using Stephen Carter’s article as sounding board‚ this cause and effect paper will show the need for sensitivity to individual belief‚ diversity
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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 a lawyer in Maycomb County .Most of the main themes in the novel are shown in one way or another through this character. One of the main themes in the book is Intolerance .Atticus is adamant about
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