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    To Kill a Mockingbird – Section One Study Questions. 6) What satirical points are being made about education through Scout’s experiences in school? I feel a major satirical point about Scout’s education is the fact that she is ridiculed for learning some place other than school. It’s as if her teacher feels Scout is messing her learning system. She is "introducing a new way of teaching" one which involves the teacher waving cards at the students with simple words printed on them. Scout

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    To kill a mockingbird and Color Purple are two really good books who have their similarities‚ but of course not two things can be equal. This two book show us the the same from two different points of view. Both of them talk the problematics of African American in those times. It shows how life can be unfair sometimes and how most of those times‚ there is nothing we might do to change it. It shows how our decisions and action define us. How we live in a society were looking for equality and hoping

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    The capacity for humans to do good and evil portrayed in the novels To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee and Lord of the Flies by William Golding (title subject to change) It is generally known that human beings have the power and the means to help and love one another as well as the complete opposite in hatred and destruction. These two novels deal with the theme of good vs. evil in their own respective ways. One concentrates on the affect of discrimination and negligence and naivety that allows

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    Natalie Erdman Miss Atz English 9 Honors (Period 4) 15 February 2012 Mayella’s Testimony I hear someone call my name‚ my full name “Mayella Violet Ewell!” I can hear it loud and clear‚ I’m so scared. I know what really happened but I can’t tell. I walk toward the witness stand‚ terrified. I stop before enterin’‚ take the oath sayin I’ll say the truth‚ the whole truth‚ and nothing but the truth; but it’s all a lie‚ the oath and what I’ll testify. I’m sittin’ in the stand‚ lookin’ the

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    Chapter 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 a paragraph which illustrates each of the following attitudes/ideas. Quote at least a portion of the sentence or paragraph and give the page number. pride in ancestry and “tradition” “Tired old town” (pg. 5) pride in conformity and distrust of those who are different “Maycomb County had recently been told that it had nothing

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    Miss Caroline’s first day * Her attitude to Maycomb and the school. * Her pupils (scout/Walter/Burris/Little chuck etc.) * Her teaching methods and there effectiveness. * Classroom management. * Key moments etc. Dear diary‚ I walked into the classroom to see all my new pupils‚ I was nervous at first but then Miss Maudie introduced me to the class and everything was fine. I wrote my name on the board and told them what it said and where I am from. The class just murmured

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    To kill A Mockingbird Victor Ace 04/28/09 English 12 Mrs. Griffin Outline Thesis Statement: Harper Lees To Kill A Mockingbird brought about social awareness of the racial prejudice going on in that time period. Introduction I. Time period A. The 1930’s . B. Alabama. C. lawyer defending innocent black man accused of rape. D. Showed the world the racial prejudice going on.. II. Themes in TKAM A. Doing what is

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    “The Swimmer” through a Marxist lens 1. Write one level-three-question about “The Swimmer” based on the quotes you identified in class. (You may also use one the questions that we share out in class) 2. Write a formal‚ analytical paragraph that answers this question. This should follow the format of a body paragraph of an essay. You must have a topic sentence‚ context‚ 2-4 pieces of evidence that explain your answer‚ analysis that goes beyond the literal explanation of the quote and transitions

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    In Maycomb county‚ where Harper Lee has set her novel “To Kill a Mockingbird”‚ racial discrimination is unfortunately the social norm. By following the events of this novel‚ Lee invites the reader to understand that judging a person by the colour of their skin is unjustifiable. Of particular significance are the proceedings of the court trial where the characters Bob Ewell‚ Tom Robinson and Atticus Finch show this important moral message from different perspectives. Bob Ewell perpetuates racial

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    mistreated in American society. In addition‚ a great deal has been written about the lives‚ hardships‚ and obstacle of black men‚ black women. Bambara presents a very descriptive picture of what life was like for blacks in the 1960. "Blues Ain’t No Mockin Bird" portrays a chronicle civil rights setting movement which seeks to improve the quality of black’s lives. Granny is making the cakes on the back porch. Cathy‚ Tyrone and Terry are playing ardently at a frozen puddle suddenly they are interrupted by

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