Atticus as a Role-Model Atticus is one of the best citizens of Maycomb‚ mainly because he is such a big role-model towards everyone. While Atticus sets a great example for everybody in Maycomb‚ he appears to have the biggest influence on Scout‚ Jem‚ and the rest of the Maycomb community. First‚ Scout is a young impressionable girl without a mother and needs as much guidance as possible with everyday lessons in life. Second‚ Atticus teaches Jem important morals and values. Lastly‚ Atticus looks
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No matter how old we get we find that we always carry someone in our hearts that we revere. This is also true for high school students. To me‚ one group of people I admire are the Bridge Students. Every year one group of students gets chosen and exceed the expectations of them and do things that they are most likely the first in their families to do; these kids are role models. I have served as a role model in a many ways‚ as a girl scout‚ as a mentor‚ as an
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Loneliness is something that the old man‚ Santiago experienced throughout his life‚ one of the most painful things he must have felt was losing his wife. Having the reminder of her in his shack came to a point where he had to take down the picture because it made him more lonely‚ but he still kept the pieces that reminded him of her. As it says “On the brown walls of the flattened‚ overlapping leaves of the sturdy fibered guano there was a picture in color of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and another
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Santiago Sierra Santiago Sierra (Madrid‚ 1966) is one of the most controversial artists in the international art scene. He has become famous for his critique of the contractual economy through a series of remunerated actions where people – typically immigrants‚ casual workers‚ or even homeless wanderers – are paid to perform some pointless task which is then documented on video and through black-and-white photographs. Poor people and minorities are Sierra’s art supplies. He has them perform some
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characters endure. In the two novels‚ “The Old Man and The Sea” and “The Road’ the authors‚ Cormac McCarthy and Ernst Hemmingway‚ explore the notion of limitless time surrounding the arduous and demanding journeys that the characters endure. It is important that we understand the interminable journey of both the old fisherman and the boy and his son. It is learnt in “The Road” that the boy is nine years old. It becomes clear through the flashbacks of the man that the boy was born at the start of the
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The Foolish Old Man Removes the Mountains The Taihang and Wangwu Mountains‚ which had a periphery of seven hundred li (1) and were a hundred thousand feet high‚ originally lay south of Jizhou and north of Heyang. The Foolish Old Man of the North Mountain‚ nearly ninety years of age‚ lived behind these mountains. He was unhappy about the fact that the mountains blocked his way to the south and he had to walk round them whenever he went our or came back‚ so he called the whole family together to
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them. Role models have an astounding effect on the lives of young people in our society. A role model has the ability to shape the views‚ ideas‚ and actions of a young person. Role models have a strong effect on what youth decide to become in the future. The influence that role models have over young people is tremendous. It is important for role models to be positive and responsible in instilling good morals and values because future generations are directly dependent on the role models of today
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jesus is the role model for Christian life. The Christian tradition has viewed Jesus as the perfect role model because he was sinless. Jesus lived his life providing principles‚ teachings and messages that are to be emulated by his followers. These teachings are evident in all aspects of christianity and have become the foundation for Christians as to how we are to live our lives. Many texts throughout the New Testament further exemplify the understanding of Jesus as the perfect role model‚ including
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brutality. For example in “changes”‚ Tupac raps about how life was for a black individuals in the ghetto with the quote‚ “Cops give a damn about a negro‚ pull the trigga kill a nigga he’s a hero” this indicates that when a police officer shoots a black man he isn’t tried or convicted‚ instead he is rewarded for his unjust actions. he also adds” we gotta start making changes learn to see me as a brother instead of two distant strangers” this explains that if we want to defeat racism ‚we must all come together
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Finding Faith in “A very Old Man with Enormous Wings” It may be safe to say that everyone at one time or another has seen something out of the ordinary. Some would even call these rare occurrences “miracles.” What qualifies as a miracle differs from person to person based on their own beliefs. Some believe in fate‚ and predetermined destiny‚ and some would write off extraordinary and seemingly supernatural events as merely coincidence. Many find solace in religion‚ and believe that many happenings
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