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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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    Atticus Finch is a fictional character in Harper Lee’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel To Kill a Mockingbird. Atticus is a lawyer and resident of the fictional Maycomb County‚ Alabama‚ and the father of Jeremy Atticus "Jem" Finch and Jean Louise "Scout" Finch. Atticus is a central character in the novel. In 2003‚ Atticus Finch‚ as portrayed by Gregory Peck in the 1962 film adaptation‚ was voted by the American Film Institute to be the greatest hero in American film.[1] Claudia Durst Johnson noted

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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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    Atticus Finch: The Most Heroic Character in all of Fiction A hero encompasses many qualities‚ not just bravery or strength‚ but more importantly‚ the ability to inspire others. To Kill A Mockingbird‚ by Nelle Harper Lee‚ explores themes such as racism‚ innocence‚ and the morality of youth in Southern America in the 1930s. Topping the list of the American Film Institute’s 100 years...100 Heroes and Villains is a main character of the story‚ Atticus Finch. The American Film Institute defines a hero

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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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    Coming to America

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    the course of a person’s life. It can either make a positive impact or a negative impact on a person’s life. It’s always best to have the positive impact though. For me I have had a positive experience that has changed my life forever and that is coming to a different land and culture. There are a lot of surprising and sometimes difficult things that impresses when you arrived in a country you have never been before. The situations such as meeting the people‚ without knowing the language they speak

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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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    Father of Jem and Scout‚ Atticus Finch acts as Maycomb Alabama’s leading attorney . The essence of moral character‚ Atticus teaches his children and his community how to stand up for one’s beliefs in the face of prejudice and ignorance by defending a black man‚ Tom Robinson‚ who was wrongfully accused of raping a white woman. Atticus is the voice of reason in Maycomb. He is a man that goes beyond the word tolerance. Atticus looks at everyone and tries to see himself in his or her shoes. Quietly but

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    Coming of Messiah

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    “The Coming of Messiah” There are around 4‚200 religions existing in the world today. One of the 4‚200 religions is Judaism. Judaism is a monotheistic religion of Jews‚ which is practiced for over a long period of time. Around 14 million people today practice the religion of Judaism. Just like many of the world’s religions‚ Judaism has a brave figure of the Messiah. “The word “Messiah” is an English rendering of the Hebrew word “Mashiach”‚ which means‚ “Anointed.”” (Breslauer 327) The Messiah for

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    The Veterans are Coming! “The veterans are coming! The veterans are coming!” Edward F. Palm posted his article in September 2008. In Palm’s article‚ he think it’s good to know that after the soldiers come from war some of the veterans are ready for a post-secondary education by used the G.I. Bill education benefits in order to attend colleges or universities. Palm gives advice to teachers and staff from college and universities on how to treat veterans on campuses. Edward Palm uses personal stories

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