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    To Kill A Mocking Bird

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    Empathy Speaker: Scout Chapter: 24 Page #: 307/ 308 Quote: In the sudden silence that followed‚ Miss Stephanie Crawford called from across the room‚ “Whatcha going to be when you grow up‚ Jean Louise? A lawyer?” “Nome‚ I hadn’t thought about it…” I answered‚ grateful that Miss Stephanie was kind enough to change the subject. Speaker: Aunt Alexandra Chapter: 24 Page #:315 Quote: “Didn’t they try to stop him? Didn’t they give him any warning?” Aunt Alexandra’s voice shook. Speaker: Jem Chapter:

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    To Kill a Mocking Bird review To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel by Harper Lee published in 1960. It became immediately successful as Lee used many of her own experiences as a child throughout the book. Also‚ the novel is renowned for its warmth and humour‚ despite dealing with many political issues such as prejudice and racial injustice. To Kill a Mocking Bird also shows other serious issues like rape and racial inequality that were a big problem at this time. The story is narrated by a young

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    To Kill a Mocking Bird Essay Harper Lee shows in the novel To Kill a Mocking Bird character is not determined by race or social standing but the qualities and traits from which the person possesses. Tom Robinson‚ Atticus and Boo Radely are portrayed to be the mocking birds in the book. Harper Lee shows that Tom Robinson is a major target of racism throughout his time in the book. Tom’s true character has been overthrown just from the color of his skin. People make decisions

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    English Monologue Script & Bibliography Script I really hope that I will be able to teach the children something important by taking them to my church today. I am going to dress the children up all neat and nice to show all my friends‚ I take pride in my work. There is so much racial prejudice in Maycomb and I don’t think it is right for the children to think that we are so different‚ especially with Atticus defending Tom Robinson in his court case and all. It was time for Scout and Jem

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    Job interview‚ Employment messages‚ and performance appraisals Objectives: 1. Explain the nature of structured‚ unstructured‚ and stress interviews. 2. Recognize the interviewer’s role in the job interviewer process. 3. Prepare for and participate effectively in a job interview. 4. Recognize and bypass illegal interview questions. 5. Write effective letters related to employment (follow up‚ thank you‚ job acceptance‚ job refusal‚ and resignation letters‚ and recommendation request)

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    The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration and the War on Drugs From the 1880s into the 1960s‚ a majority of American states enforced segregation through "Jim Crow" laws. From Delaware to California‚ and from North Dakota to Texas‚ many states could impose legal punishments on people for consorting with members of another race. The most common types of laws forbade intermarriage and ordered business owners and public institutions to keep their black and white clientele separated. The overall point of

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    Chapter 1 1. A.) “During his first five years in Maycomb‚ Atticus practiced economy more than anything‚ for several years thereafter he invested his earnings in his brother’s education. John Hale Finch was ten years younger than my father‚ and chose to study medicine…He liked Maycomb‚ he knew his people‚ they knew him‚ and because of Simon Finch’s industry‚ Atticus was related by blood or marriage to nearly every family in the town.” Page 5. B.) “Maycomb County had recently been told that it had

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    concentration camp on their own land due to the prejudice they receive when placed in a white society. One of the texts I studied was Harper Lees ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ this novel shows the different forms of prejudice in all their greatness. To kill a mockingbird has really helped me understand prejudice a lot more. You see how no one in to kill a Mockingbird is completely good or evil. Every character is human‚ with human flaws and weaknesses. Harper lee even changes Atticus‚ the shining example

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    Mockingbirds in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Atticus Finch‚ Boo Radley and Tom Robinson all represent innocent mockingbirds. Atticus tries to always do the right thing making him harmless to the town. Boo Radley a caged bird in his own is innocent but still gets ridiculed by people for his reputation. Tom Robinson‚ a hardworking man‚ is brought down by the racism of the south. All three of these characters are innocent “mockingbirds” that it would be

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    Jim Crow Laws Quotes

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    the time of To Kill A Mockingbird 4‚000 lynching’s had occurred. In Harper Lees book To Kill A Mockingbird it relates to real-life and historic events. This book connects to Jim Crow‚ mob mentality‚ and the problems with racism in the time. First‚ the Jim Crow laws presented themselves in American history and in To Kill A Mockingbird. Jim Crow is “ the name of the racial cast system which operated primarily in southern and boarder states” (Pilgrim 1). The most common Jim Crow laws are; Militia‚

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