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    differences between Atticus Finch and Bob Ewell. Atticus is the most moral person in this novel‚ meanwhile Bob Ewell is the complete opposite of Atticus. Mr. Ewell uses‚ abuses‚ and manipulates to get his way. Although Atticus and Mr. Ewell have some similarities‚ but not many. Mr. Ewell and Atticus seem to represent the sides of good and evil in this bestseller. In addition to‚ the imbalance between Atticus and Mr. Ewell can be seen through their physical appearance. Atticus is a tall‚ scrawny

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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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    to Negroes. One character in particular that portrays this courage is Atticus. Harper Lee shows Atticus’ bravery time and time again‚ never ceasing to surprise her readers with new situations of increasing severity. Never showing any sign that he is in difficulty‚ Atticus shows courage by standing for his beliefs‚ never hesitating when he knows his course‚ and not going with the town’s endless flow of racism. Atticus consistently stood firm while defending his beliefs and morals but never

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    Atticus Finch is a widower or 50 and the father or two children. His character can best be summed up as a man whose character is nearly the complete opposite of the general population of the town and indeed‚ many white people who lived in the southern states of America. He is a man without prejudice and racial hatred and is a good-hearted man of strong morals. He brings up his children the way he sees right‚ and defends the innocent represented by Tom Robinson in the novel. Atticus is a man

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    Lee‚ she uses a character named Atticus Finch‚ the father of the main characters‚ to show moral courage. She uses Atticus to show readers that despite not knowing the outcome‚ one can still succeed if one musters enough courage. Throughout the novel‚ Atticus shows evidence of being a brave man. He helps Tom Robinson when the lynch mob came to take him‚ he shot a rabid dog‚ saving the entire neighbourhood‚ and finally‚ he agrees to take Tom Robinson’s case. Atticus Finch makes a tough decision when

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    that can truly represent this is Atticus Finch from To Kill a Mockingbird. He has so many amazing; inspiring qualities it is hard to only describe him in a few. Throughout the novel‚ Atticus’ qualities shine more overcoming and bright. Who would not look up to a person like Atticus? He shows so many traits such as being: fair‚ courageous‚ and calm. These are only some of the traits that Atticus can use as a lawyer and admirable father in Maycomb. One of Atticus’ best traits is his fairness to all

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    Essay On Atticus A Hero

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    qualities and achievements. Atticus possesses many characteristics of being a hero in To Kill a Mockingbird. Some people may not think that Atticus is like a hero but I have evidence to prove that he is. In this award winning book by Harper Lee‚ Atticus displays characteristics like his willingness to defend a black man in court‚ his respect for everyone including Tom Robinson‚ and him being strong no matter what anyone said to him about defending a negro. In this book‚ Atticus is a father of two young

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    Atticus Finch Atticus Finch is one of the most respected and well known men in Maycomb‚ Alabama. In Harper Lee’s novel “To Kill A Mockingbird” the character Atticus Finch is criticized openly throughout the story‚ but still well respected. He was courageous‚ kind‚ and generous. Many of his actions throughout the novel show him to be brave and courageous‚ since courage is the main theme. He demonstrates this by the way he treats characters throughout the book. He shows true courage by defending Tom

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    Atticus Empathy Analysis

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    Atticus showed Scout and the reader to have empathy by understand other people’s point of view. Those things were shown well by the Movie “To Kill a Mockingbird” and the novel To Kill a Mockingbird. Atticus and Scout were talking about her the day of school and Scout complained of her “dumb” teacher trying to give a Cunningham money‚ and Atticus responded to that by‚“You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view—until you climb into his skin and walk around

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    Letter from Patrice Lumumba to President Eishenhower To President Eisenhower: I know that you are a good president‚ so I hope that you listen to what I have to say. Your troops should be sent back to the U.S. because your country has no right to interfere in our internal affairs. We don’t need your “help” with our politics nor do we want you to covet our natural resources and please do not incite violence in order to be in the Congo. You probably can’t even see that your own country is

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