Where is the Water Running Allison Kerley Columbia Southern University Abstract Originally the idea was to incorporate the running river water into a pool. One that could be used to store water for use at a later date also serves a multitude of other functions. One of the most commonly talked about dams in the United States is the Hoover Dam. While it served its purpose when it was first constructed what are the impacts upon the environment now? How does pooling and pulling water during a severe
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Discrimination is also displayed in a form of stereotypes that Maycomb gave to the Negroes. “Tom’s death was typical. Typical of a nigger to cut and run. Typical of a nigger’s mentality to have no plan‚ no thought for the future‚ just run blind first chance he saw” (240). It was a stereotype in Maycomb for black people to have no goal in life‚ which is why Tom supposedly ran to escape from the prison‚ risking his life
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compassion through people in different ways in To Kill a Mockingbird such as Walter Cunningham‚ Mrs. Dubose‚ and Atticus. Scout learns about compassion with Walter Cunningham. For example Walter Cunningham quarter incident in Miss Caroline’s class. Scout thinks he knows him and all and all he is a poor boy in her class. When she started to question Walter Cunningham with the syrup incident she made Walter Cunningham sad. Then Cal teaches Scout that just because someone is different doesn’t mean
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ignorant‚ rude‚ and quite violent. Throughout the novel‚ Scout went through various tasks and views that changed her. Many people through the novel helped Scout change in these ways‚ such as‚ Calpurnia took Scout aside when she was being rude to Walter Cunningham‚ and said “There’s some folks that don’t eat like us‚ but you ain’t called on to contradict ‘em…” (32). Scout changes and is influenced by others to change herself‚ such as Scout becoming more friendly‚ and eventually
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In “How Women Smile”‚ Anna Cunningham informs her readers that a women smiling is largely forced by societal pressure. A smile starts out involuntarily as babies‚ used to make a connection and please another person‚ smiling for pleasure comes later (173). Cunningham speaks of this pressure from a person stance as well as observation‚ family members and acquaintances expect smiles so often that they will question you if you are not smiling. Women smile to hide pain‚ to alleviate others discomfort
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Empathy is a quality many people value in others; in Maycomb county‚ many people show this. In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee one main theme is empathy. C.In Maycomb‚ Alabama‚ racism is prevalent throughout the town. However‚ many people‚ like Miss. Maudie and as young as Scout‚ show empathy that leads to a more equal society. As Jem‚ Scout‚ and Dill become older‚ they become more empathetic. ‘"Have a chew‚ Scout.’ Jem dug into his pocket and extracted a Tootsie Roll. It took a few minutes to
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Felicia Blair Intro to Criminal Justice Larry Cunningham 1 October 2012 Restorative Justice Restorative justice by definition in the book is “a sentencing model that builds on restitution and community participation in an attempt to make the victim feel “whole again” (Criminal Justice Today p702)”. A more simple way of defining restorative justice is that it’s a way to try to repair the damage done to all parties after a crime is committed or witnessed. Restorative justice was created
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Readers met little Walter Cunningham on Scout’s first day of school. Walter and his family are poor farmers who can’t pay anyone back in money. Instead they pay with the things they find or make on their farm. Mr. Cunningham believes in education‚ so he sends his son‚ Walter Jr. to school everyday in freshly cleaned clothes‚ but no food. On the first day of school‚ Walter showed up with no lunch‚ therefor had nothing to eat. Ms. Caroline‚ who was
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recognition that African-Americans had the same reactions and feelings as white people. There was a very racist assumption "that all Blacks lie‚ that all Blacks are basically immoral beings". This assumption with many other prejudice example gave Blacks no chance especially for Tom Robinson in his trial. The Reverend Sykes said‚ "I ain’t ever seen any jury decide in favour of a coloured man over a white man". Atticus did not understand "why reasonable people go stark raving mad when anything involving a Negro
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Mockingbird‚” Scout talked to Mr. Cunningham and asked him about how his family was doing‚ how was his day‚ what’s going on‚ and to tell that she said hey to his son (Lee). She made him realize what he was doing is wrong. He felt special and happy about his family for once. She made him stop attacking Atticus and Tom Robinson because Mr. Cunningham realized what he would’ve done would cause him to go to jail and make his family suffer. In the book‚ Mr. Cunningham told his friends to back off and
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