getting in trouble time and time again. The novel then shifts to focus on Jem and Scouts’ father Atticus and his new trial. In this society‚ most people don’t bother with “Negros”‚ but when one colored man is accused of rape‚ the whole town gets involved. Atticus is assigned to defend Tom Robinson‚ the man accused of rape‚ and plans on trying his best to rightly defend him. During the trial you hear both sides of the story and see that Tom is innocent. But when the jury declares him guilty‚ the kids are
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I identify most with the view on grit by Angela Lee Duckworth. Duckworth emphasizes that for one to achieve excellence or solve high-level challenging problems‚ much effort and time needs to be put into this. This agrees with my belief that there is no overnight mastership in any field; persistent dedication and hard work have to be put into it. The position by Duckworth that "there are no shortcuts to excellence" underlines clearly that it has to be an activity carried on and sustained over some
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A theme is the lesson the author wants the reader understand after reading a book. It is also known as the moral of the story. In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ the author illustrates several themes. One in particular theme that truly highlights the novel’s characters is “don’t judge a person by how he or she looks.” In Lee’s novel‚ the townspeople of Maycomb County are notorious for judging others by their appearance. Instead of taking the opportunity to understand characters beyond
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a very strong influence on the way of life of many people in the late 1800’s up to the mid-1900’s. Segregation was very enforced and had the effect of people discriminating against each other. The Jim Crow laws had affected the southern part of the US‚ Alabama in particular. In Harper Lee’s novel "To Kill a Mockingbird"‚ many traces of the influence of the Jim Crow laws can be found. Her story is based on life in the 1930’s and takes place in Maycomb County in Alabama. The traces of the laws are mostly
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Amasa Coleman Lee was the father of Harper Lee. Not much is known about him‚ but around 1915 he became a lawyer. One specific case that he defended was that he once defended two black men‚ a father and son‚ who were accused of murdering a white store clerk. Scout’s father Atticus Finch was also a lawyer. Like Amasa‚ he defended two black people (Tom and his father) in front of an all white jury but was unable to help them. Francis Cunningham Finch Lee was the mother of Harper Lee. Not much is
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the late 1970’s‚ abortion laws led to the creation of two strong groups; the pro-life party‚ fighting for the lives of future children‚ and the pro-choice party‚ fighting for the right for women to get abortions if they decide to. Pro-choice supporters have often been identified as feminists‚ working on behalf of women’s civil liberties; however‚ the pro-life feminist party‚ while still being
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The case study is about a young girl adapting to the American lifestyle. The parents of Jane Lee moved to the United States to provide a better life and better educational chances for their two children‚ Jane and her brother. Jane was having a difficult time adjusting to the America lifestyle‚ she begin to get into lots of trouble. She also became depressed and dealt with many issues‚ feeling the pressure of her parents wanting her to be successful. In the case study the caseworker works with Jane
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Republican National Convention‚ Gregory Lee Johnson lit fire to an American Flag. Gregory Lee Johnson was protesting with the‚” Revolutionary Communist Youth Brigade”. Gregory Lee Johnson along with approximately one hundred more protested and vandalized property and buildings at the Republican National Convention because he and the other protesters did not agree with the policies of the Ronald Reagan Administration‚ also known as Reaganomics. Gregory Lee Johnson was born on January 1st‚ 1956
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treated unfairly whether it is or is not intentional. In the book “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee‚ the character Tom Robinson was a hardworking crippled Black man living in 1930’s America. He was convicted for raping a White young woman named Mayella Ewell. Throughout the course of the book‚ Robinson was consistently victimized by the citizens of his predominantly White town of Maycomb‚ Alabama. Tommy Lee Hines is a 26-year-old mentally retarded citizen of Decatur‚ Alabama living in America in 1978
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Joyce has used the name Daedalus as a literary vehicle to give the reader a sense of deeper understanding about Stephen as a character in "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man ". There is a link between Stephen Dedalus and the Greek mythological figure Daedalus and this becomes apparent to Stephen when he hears his friends say his name in Greek. When Stephen compares himself to the "fabulous artificer" their similar plight reveals itself. The correlation between Stephen’s need to escape Ireland
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