A Critique of Avi’s “Scouts Honor” Avi’s short story is about an unnamed narrator being true to himself and going on a quest to get tougher. The narrator‚ who tells the story‚ has two friends that are tougher than him. Philip Hossfender‚ known as Horse‚ is skinny - half the narrator‘s size‚ and always arguing. Richard Macht‚ known as Max‚ is more on the pudgy side and a lot tougher than the narrator. He also goes on the quest with the narrator. The short story takes place in the subway‚ George Washington
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Scout is a very unique character in more ways than one. She shows many traits throughout the whole book of “To Kill a Mockingbird.” Some specific traits that she shows include being clever‚ acting loyal‚ and even being defiant at sometimes. Scout is a very loyal person. She shows that through many of her words and actions throughout the book. One example being when she had defended Atticus against many of the people who had disagreed with him taking up the case against Tom Robinson. She had
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conversations with Mrs. Dubose reveal attributes of the Finches. Because “it was impossible to go to town without passing [Mrs. Dubose’s] house unless [Scout and Jem] wished to walk a mile out of the way‚” an interaction is inevitable. Jem and Scout strive to please Mrs. Dubose‚ but she always replies with derogatory statements. These statements make Jem furious. Atticus‚ their father‚ tells Jem to be a gentleman and not to let her make him mad. This request could be pursued by Jem until Mrs. Dubose insults
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in personalities‚ some are either loving and kind or down right cold hearted and impolite. However‚ the kids in this novel‚ stand out the most to me. As they grow in knowledge and maturity they realize how they differ from others in their society. Scout‚ Jem‚ and Dill see things very different than many in Maycomb‚ the children see people just as people who are normal. To the society they see you depending on the color of your skin‚ or where you live‚ or your status in Church. As they grow older and
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IMPACT OF ADVANCEMENT PROGRAM OF THE BOY SCOUTS OF THE PHILIPPINES ON THE PROFESSIONAL CAREER OF EAGLE SCOUTS IN THE PROVINCE OF COTABATO ABSTRACT For over seven decades now‚ the Boy Scouts of the Philippines has continually produced a special breed of boys known in the Scouting Movement as the Eagle Scouts. They are the Scouts who have gone through the ladder of the advancement program which focuses on character development and citizenship training for them to become useful‚ peace-loving
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demonstrate the loss of innocence in Scout and Jem. As Scout matures at a young age‚ she must learn to control herself and respect others. Hardships are forced upon her by her community throughout her life as a child. Hartley illustrates the process of maturation when she says‚ “in the process of growing up‚ the children learn the value of self-control‚ tolerance‚ and respect” (Hartley 15). Hartley elaborates on the components of Scout’s maturing process. Scout goes from a young girl with no
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Scout is very smart for her age‚ and is always learning new things‚ that most children her age wouldn’t know. The book to kill a mockingbird takes place in the great depression‚ but you’d never tell from the story line. Scout and Jem grow up as very happy children‚ and Scout learns many things growing up in the town of Maycomb. Scout learns many things throughout the book‚ and it will prove well too her in many different occasions throughout her life. Scout learns how to respect people’s decisions
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Mockingbird. The characters Dill‚ Scout‚ and Jem in the book " To Kill A Mockingbird" by Harper Lee live a somewhat diverse childhood as they become aware of the prejudice in their hometown Maycomb and "learn to climb into other people’s skin and walk around in it". In the story the children behave as a child would at their time‚ but their childhood evolves from playful innocence to realizing the pressures of living in a timeframe where prejudice is all around them. Scout‚ a 6-year-old tom boy‚ Jem‚
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In Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird‚ Scout Finch‚ the narrator of the novel‚ is introduced as a curious girl who questions the everyday decisions being made around her. Atticus‚ the father of Scout and her brother Jem‚ is given the task of defending Tom Robinson in his trial. Tom Robinson is a black man‚ who is accused of raping a white woman‚ Mayella Ewell. She is the daughter of a vulgar father‚ Bob Ewell. Mr. Ewell has a loud and abrasive personality‚ causing many of the citizens of Maycomb
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named Scout. Scout learns numerous things by trying to learn something from another person’s perspective. She tries to think of things that could have happened if racism didn’t exists and how people would react and treat each other. Throughout the years there has been much of conflict and segregation among the people‚ but over the century people have started to cooperate with each other. This novel takes place in during a time period were there was segregation between races existed. Scout a young
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