Andrew Beck Mrs. Davis English 102 January 15‚ 2014 Compare and Contrast Essay Bob Ewell and Atticus Finch have different parenting styles. Bob Ewell and Atticus have different parenting styles by a long shot. There are many reasons for this. First I what they have in common‚ they both live in Maycomb Alabama‚ on two different sides of town. They are also both fathers and have more than one child. They are also both single fathers who Lost their respective wife. Atticus
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1. Chapter 1 introduces readers to the town of Maycomb‚ its appearance‚ its inhabitants‚ and the particular attitudes of many of its people. Find a sentence or paragraph which illustrates each of the following attitudes/ideas. Quote at least a portion of the sentence or paragraph and give the page number. a. pride in ancestry and “tradition” b. pride in conformity and distrust of those that are different c. awareness of the difference in social classes d. narrow span of interest locally and
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In 1862‚ a huge quantity of laws were made. These laws are called the Jim Crow Laws. Jim Crow Laws were laws that was only used in the southern states to separate the African Americans and the other races. The African American were not able to have the same civil rights that the white people had. In this essay‚ I will discuss the use of the Jim Crow laws and why they were used. The Jim Crow laws was the separation of the white people and the colored people. For example‚ “All passengers on buses shall
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The New Jim Crow The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness‚ by Michelle Alexander‚ is a book about the discrimination of African Americans in today ’s society. One of Alexander ’s main points is the War on Drugs and how young African American males are targeted and arrested due to racial profiling. Racial profiling‚ discrimination‚ and segregation is not as popular as it used to be during the Civil War‚ however‚ Michelle Alexander digs deeper‚ revealing the truth about
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race is still very much alive in our society. Instead of a formalized institution such as slavery or Jim Crow‚ America has found a new way to continue the marginalization of blacks by using the criminal justice system. In Michelle Alexander’s book “ The New Jim Crow”‚ she shows how America’s “ War on Drugs “ has become a tool of racial segregation and how the discretionary enforcement of drug laws has resulted in an overwhelmingly negative affect on its black population. In the early days of colonial
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Yesterday afternoon‚ on main street‚ Ms. Jean Finch‚ Mr. Jem Finch and Mr. Dill were chased by a rapid dog named Tim Johnson. When asked what they were doing‚ they stated “we were looking for things to shoot with our air rifles. As we were walking down the street we saw Tim Johnson looking crazy mad.” That day‚ Jem and Scout saw Tim Johnson‚ a dog who belongs to Mr. Harry Johnson. The dog’s acting kind of strange‚ so they run home to tell Calpurnia‚ the house keeper. “At first‚ I told the kids
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Victor Ferreira The New Jim Crow Chapter 2 Incarceration rates in the United States have exploded due to the convictions for drug offenses. Today there are half a million in prison or jail due to a drug offense‚ while in 1980 there were only 41‚100. They have tripled since 1980. The war on drugs has contributed the most to the systematic mass incarceration of people of color‚ most of them African-Americans. The drug war is aimed to catch the big-time dealers‚ but the majority of the people
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The New Jim Crow Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness Revised Edition M I C H E L L E A L E X A N D E R © 20 I 0‚ 201 2 by Michelle Alexander All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form‚ without written permission from the publisher. Request for permission to reproduce selections from this book should be mailed to: Permissions Department‚ The New Press. 38 Greene Street‚ New York‚ NY 10013. Published in the United States by The New Press‚ New
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"Great Expectations"‚ "To Kill a Mocking Bird"‚ and "Romeo and Juliet" are all very diverse pieces of literature. Each piece of literature is unique to one another‚ but they all share common characteristics and themes. All of the works include a key character that gains understanding of himself resulting from events in his life that caused confusions or prejudice. Pip‚ the main character of Great Expectations‚ learns a great amount resulting from confusion in his life. His confusion is caused by
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drummer. And stubbornly refuse to fit in.”-Mandy Hale In the south of the United States during the 30’s in the town of Maycomb‚ Alabama we follow the upbringing of two children in a racist‚ judging‚ non compassionate society. In the book To Kill A Mocking Bird by Harper Lee Jem and Scout Finch learn many lessons through out the book that will help them further themselves in life. They learn valuable lessons on not judging a person without walking in their shoes‚ and to have empathy toward others.
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