Throughout the novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Scout‚ the narrator of the story‚ encounters many adventures in Maycomb‚ a town full of the disease of prejudice. She shows her curiosity and independence as a child by questioning and wondering about life in her community. Her independence leads her to question many of the prejudiced beliefs in her town‚ thus setting her in the minority. Scout’s independence is evidenced by her constant questioning of things around her. Sometimes‚ she asks questions
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injustice‚ social issues in the deep South of Alabama and the death penalty for rape. Mayella Ewell‚ a white‚ 19 year old girl‚ accuses Tom Robinson‚ a blackman from town‚ of rape. During her testimony she states Tom‚ “Took full advantage” of her. (TKAM‚ Lee 18:38) As Mayella accuses Tom of rape‚ mobs of people are outraged at the idea of a black man raping a white woman. The court is required to try Tom Robinson based on evidence and if he has committed rape and is convicted lawfully by a jury of his peers
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Nutritional Benefits of Coconut Water by DR. Lita Lee PHD Dr. Bruce Fife‚ N.D. gave me permission to use this article for my newsletter. I have summarized his article as best I can. Coconut water is the liquid you find inside a young green coconut. In the tropics it is not only considered a refreshing beverage but a health tonic. Hawaiians call coconut water noelani (no-way lah-nee)‚ which means “dew from the heavens.” Coconut water has a long history of use as both a food and as a medicine
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Some citizens write stern letters to their congressmen‚ some post signs in their front yard‚ others gather signatures on a petition to voice their opinions. However‚ Gregory Lee Johnson decided to set the American flag ablaze to allow his opinion to be heard. In 1984‚ a political protest march was occurring through the streets of Dallas‚ Texas consisting of a diverse group of civilians who were against the policies of the current Reagan Administration. Johnson‚ in the middle of the crowd‚ was handed
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For some people‚ maturing can be a hard concept. It takes a level of focus to become mature and to be capable of going through things that eare hard to overcome. In the book To Kill a Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee‚ Scout shows that she is capable of becoming mature and overcoming everything that she faces. Over the book Scout faces being bullied because of her dad defending an African American person‚ going through the trial and losing‚ and almost getting killed by Bob. Also she faced something that
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hadn’t spent enough time with his mother before she passed. He began to think that choosing a boarding school made him lose valuable time with his mother. I believe that the idea of this essay is the relationship of the author and his mother. I think Lee wants us to relate to his family and try to teach us from his experiences. He chose Exeter and thus he couldn’t spend enough time with his mother. It just goes to show how you always need to give up something to get something. At the end of the essay
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CHARACTERS Azreen Saleh Azreen Saleh is the daughter Saleh Abdullah. She is the total opposite of her sister‚ Madhuri who is pretty‚ sweet‚ polite and obedient. Hence‚ she was always compared to her and she hates it. She was a tomboy when in school‚ and she often got into trouble. Her bestfriend in school was Asraf. She would do anything to help him‚ even if it meant taking the blame for his faults. She did had feelings for him‚ but Asraf was in love with someone else. She seems not to get
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In the story‚ “Everything Will Be Okay‚” by James Howe‚ the main character tells the story through his eyes and from reading about him it’s clear that he doesn’t care what anybody thinks of him and he’s like an outsider and the boy does what he thinks is right. It was undeniable that the boy is an outsider‚ and doesn’t act like his family and friends. In the beginning of the story‚ the boy was in the woods and he saw an ill‚ starving kitten with wood and burs caught in places that the kitten still
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Quais Du Seine by Gurinder Chadha is a unique story with definitive sections that fall into a classic three act structure. The short opens on three teenagers sitting on the banks of the Seine river in Paris. Two of the boys spend the first minute of the film catcalling women and laughing amongst themselves. The fact that the third character chooses to not stoop to the level of his peers signifies that he will play an important role in the film. We are then shown that sitting beside the boys within
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“Racism is still with us. But it is up to us to prepare our children for what they have to meet‚ and‚ hopefully‚ we shall overcome”- Rosa Parks. This quote means that racism is always going to be in the world so you are just going to have to overcome it and get ready to deal with it. Children are going to have to prepare for it because it will affect them too. It is still happening today. I believe racism in To Kill A Mocking Bird should not be Important in society because skin color does not matter
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