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    Razib Ahmed Ms. Yu (Pd. 8) EEN42H-05 16 May‚ 2016 Throughout history‚ courts have been established to maintain stability in a society. Without courts these criminals would not have been brought to justice. This was created to serve everyone equally. This is why it is known as a great leveler. During this time the blacks were inferior to the white. I oppose the judicial system because I think that the judicial system is not a great leveler. This is because people still get treated unfairly. Some

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    First of all‚ power can be abused or used for good‚ power is to do something or act in a “peciluar way due to your rank. In the book “To KIll A Mockingbird” we see Scout‚ Jem‚ and Atticus Finch in a world of racism because Atticus is a lawyer who defends a black man named Tom Robinson se her but she from raping Mayella‚ a white lady who the daughter of the neighborhood drunk‚ throughout the book we see how society and racism shape various individuals. Despite of Atticus’ struggle to protect Tom‚

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    Courage Illustrated Through Struggles Everyone in their life will be challenged with a situation that requires them to make a decision. The book To Kill A Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee‚ is said to be an American classic that everyone should read. The book takes place in the small town of Maycomb‚ Alabama‚ in the 1930’s during the Great Depression‚ a catastrophic event in US history when the stock market crashed causing many to lose their jobs and homes. This plays a major role in the book as it affects

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    The Court Case In the courtroom there are two specific cases that are taken to be justified which are‚ criminal and civil. Civil is when there is a well mannered conflict and criminal is when someone is committing ruthless crimes. Atticus Finch is a well respected man‚ in the book To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee. This book takes place in the 1930s. Atticus has a case on a white girl being raped by a black man. Atticus is a father of two young children‚ Jem and Scout. Atticus has a sister who

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    powerful to powerless‚ To Kill A Mockingbird is a classic novel that is relevant and appropriate. It possesses many admirable qualities that prove its worth to be on the new curriculum. The novel explores many ideas regarding the use and abuse of power‚ different forms of power‚ the consequences of power‚ and how the composer has used language to portray power. To Kill A Mockingbird explores a number of different types of power throughout. There are four types of power: personal‚ instrumental‚ projected

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    education.” Martin Luther King‚ Jr. “Education is the key to unlock the golden door of freedom.” George Washington Carver. What do all these quotes have in common? They all state that knowledge is power‚ and knowledge is the key to the world. Their is a great example of knowledge is power in To Kill a Mockingbird‚ because every person in the book is in a class system and if you look at the system the ones with the more education are higher up on the class system. Now let’s explore more into how this class

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    n Harper Lee‚ “To Kill a MockingBird”‚ Mayella is a powerful character. Due to her Class‚ Gender‚ Race. In a small town of Maycomb‚ Alabama‚ a young white girl named Mayella Ewell who sets the town into a courtroom case of accusing a color man for rape. Harper lee’s‚ “To kill a MockingBird” will show Mayella power by using class‚ gender‚ race. During the trial Mayella is powerful through her race. The cause of her being a white woman. In the trial Mr.Jem said “ I ain’t ever seen any jury decide

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    Power can be defined as the ability to control one’s life or the lives of others. This may be through a person’s race‚ gender‚ or class. In To Kill A Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee writes about a case in which an extremely poor‚ young white woman‚ Mayella‚ accuses an innocent‚ African American man‚ Tom Robinson‚ of rape. Mayella displays power over Tom Robinson through her race and gender even though she lacks class power over him. Racial power is a way that Mayella shows control over Tom Robinson.

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    How To Kill A Mockingbird: Mayella’s rise to power The definition of power is to have absolute control of someone or something thing. In a small county called Maycomb there is a trial going against a white girl named Mayella Ewell and a black man named Tom Robinson who is accused of rape. Mayella looks powerless because of her gender and class‚ but her race actually gives her power. First of all Mayella is poor and when I poor I mean she’s really poor. Here is some evidence of why she is poor.

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    between power and conflict is most certainly strong. So strong in fact that many of us confuse the use of the words “power” and “conflict”. Power is the ability or capacity to do something or act in a particular way while conflict is a serious disagreement or argument. The definitions are quite distinct so why are they confused with one another? Throughout history‚ conflict has been the result of the misuse of power‚ and conflict is brought upon through power and can only be ended with power. In this

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