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    Last week‚ I wrote about what I thought about the word “culture”‚ what it meant to me‚ and how it related of coming of age. I discussed on how culture to me meant the customs and beliefs of your past generation passed on to you and creating that to your image. This week I’ve now realized there are many other factors of culture that influence our way of life. Pop culture plays a big role if not more on who we are and how we behave. I discovered that many aspects like television and social media affect

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    be asked to be on the national team‚ to be one of best pitchers and batters in softball history‚ to be looked up to by every softball player in the world. This may seem impossible for most of us‚ even me. But for Jennie Finch‚ all she did was play the sport she loved. Jennie Finch started out young. She started playing the sport of softball as soon as she could. Her dad was the one to influence her and push her even as a child. She didn’t mind the pushing‚ she loved softball already. When Jennie

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    The Perks of being a wallflower The coming of age theme in The Perks of being a Wallflower is that he is overcoming his first love. It explores in the mind of Charlie all his emotion and drama. Dealing with all the things that happen in Charlie’s life. He had to grow up and learn to let go of the things that had happened in the past. Charlie is new and he wasn’t used to having attention from people at school‚ he’s a wallflower‚ meaning he just sits and watches from the sidelines‚ doesn’t

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    and twitching. Neighbours watched as local lawyer Atticus Finch put the dog down. Jem Finch‚ son of Atticus Finch‚ saw the dog walking down the street‚ and alerted Calpurnia. Calpurnia then alerted the neighbourhood of the mad dog’s presence. All neighbours watched from the safety of their homes as the dog approached. Jem and Scout Finch watched from behind Calpurnia as their father approached the dog. Atticus Finch‚ or “One-Shot Finch” Used Mr. Tate’s gun to shoot the dog. In a swift motion

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    Jeremy Finch through his younger sister and narrator‚ Scout Finch. Jem is a young boy growing up in the 1930’s deep south of America. Throughout the text Scout sees Jem display characteristics similar to Atticus that contradict common society‚ his maturation into a young man and his continuing childish perspective. One characteristic shown of Jem Finch that is similar to Atticus is his ability to empathize or “….climb into their skin and walk around in it.” (pg 31). During the novel Jem develops

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    Domenichella 1 Peter Domenichella Mod F 11/12/12 Atticus Finch and Parenting in To Kill a Mockingbird Atticus Finch is a single father of two children‚ Jeremy Finch‚ also known as Jem Finch‚ and Jean Louise Finch‚ also known as Scout Finch. Atticus raises his kids by trying to instill good qualities and virtues‚ such as justice and equality. He also worked to develop a respective conscience in Jem and Scout. Atticus has a very kind and loving relationship with his kids. The parenting

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    Parenting of Atticus Finch Atticus Finch is a single father of two children‚ Jem and Scout. Atticus Finch isn’t the same as the rest of the fathers. Atticus was a good role model to his children. Atticus Finch treated his children with care‚ estimate‚ and equality. He taught his children to be wise and have morals‚ as well as teaching them right against wrong. Atticus would try his best to do the best thing in order for his children to learn. Atticus told Scout‚ “You have to put yourself

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    growth and maturing process of the narrator of the book‚ Jean Louise Finch or “Scout” and her family. Scout is a bright and curious child whose name is quite appropriate for her observation skills. Her father‚ Atticus Finch‚ is a lawyer but does not make much money because his clients are poor. She lives with her brother‚ Jem‚ her father‚ and their cook Calpurnia‚ their mother passed away when she was two years of age. During summers‚ Jem and Scout’s friend‚ Dill‚ comes to visit his aunt and spend the

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    The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky is a touching coming of age story about a teenage boy named Charlie who is entering into his freshman year of high school and trying to cope with death‚ life‚ friends‚ and sexuality. Charlie a shy‚ introvert teen that becomes friends with new people and starts to experience new things in his life. Charlie’s life is greatly shaped by a few of his friends‚ namely‚ Patrick‚ Sam‚ Bill‚ Mary Elizabeth‚ Michael‚ Aunt Helen‚ and lastly his sister.

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    English 1302 Professor Lunsford 25 February‚ 2014 Independence Coming of Age A child’s mind is easy to control and change their thought process due to them being confused in situations they don’t know much about. In “Barn Burning” William Faulkner focuses on the morals of society versus the morals of sticking with family through the eyes of a ten year old boy‚ Sartoris Snopes‚ and the situations he has faced because of his father’s acts of burning down peoples barns. Sartoris Snopes is

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