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    Bianca Garcia Summer Reading Assignment English 1 MYP Period 2 To Kill a Mockingbird By: Harper Lee 1. The novel is set in a neighborhood in Maycomb County‚ about twenty miles east of Finch’s Landing; a homestead on the banks of the Alabama River during the 1930’s.The author used this particular location because of the jurisdictional customs that the county comes with‚ which plays an important role in outcome of the Tom Robinson case. Atticus mentions in the book that rape is a capital

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    (Corlett). Harper Lee is a prominently known author particularly for her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ published in the mid-early 1960’s. Harper lee was born April 28‚ 1926‚ and grew up in Monroeville‚ Alabama where she was the youngest of four children in her family. Lee attended Monroe county High School where she gained a majority of her interest in writing. The Novel To Kill a Mockingbird was narrated by character Scout Finch who had very similar characteristics like Harper Lee

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    l ------------------------------------------------- Chapters 16–17 Summary: Chapter 16 The trial begins the next day. People from all over the county flood the town. Everyone makes an appearance in the courtroom‚ from Miss Stephanie Crawford to Mr. Dolphus Raymond‚ a wealthy eccentric who owns land on a river bank‚ lives near the county line‚ is involved with a black woman‚ and has mulatto children. Only Miss Maudie refuses to go‚ saying that watching someone on trial for his life is like attending

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    Kevin Dinh 11/12/13 Period: 4 Too much Compassion puts oneself in danger In To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee tells the story of a little girl‚ scout‚ growing up in a small town south of Alabama during the 1930’s. Scout‚ with her brother Jem and friend Dill‚ grow up in a town that has prejudice‚ racism‚ and hierarchy. Along the way‚ they learn how bad racism and prejudice can get. Atticus‚ the father of Jem and Scout‚ teaches the children about right and wrong. Atticus gets assign to a case

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    Racism‚ the root of many problems in times such as the 1930s‚ helped shape America into the country it has become. Many small‚ but deafening cries were made‚ and it was very unfortunate that Tom Robinson (from To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee) lived in a time in which the cries were not quite loud enough. Atticus Finch‚ a well-known and widely respected lawyer‚ was obligated to undertake the difficult duty of defending a black man‚ Tom Robinson‚ against the word of two white people‚ Bob and Mayella

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    May 06‚ 2013 Prejudice in To Kill a Mockingbird Prejudice can be described as an opinion of a person based usually on race or religion before all the facts are known. Prejudice is an occurring problem during the twentieth century and is especially emphasized in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird. In the novel‚ Harper Lee shows us the effects of prejudice on the ideas of the citizens in Maycomb County‚ more specifically social

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    would not pass the Radley Place at night he would cut across to the sidewalk opposite and whistle as he walked. The Maycomb school grounds adjoined the back of the Radley lot; from the Radley chickenyard tall pecan trees shook their fruit into the schoolyard‚ but the nuts lay untouched by the children: Radley pecans would kill you. A baseball hit into the Radley yard was a lost ball and no questions asked. The misery of that house began many years before Jem and I were born. The Radleys‚ welcome anywhere

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    Grant Schroeder AP English: Literature and Composition Name: Major Works Data Sheet: Do not cut/paste from a website‚ which is a form of plagiarism. Title: To Kill a MockingBird | Biographical information about the author: | Author: Harper Lee | Born April 28‚ 1926Grew up in a small townFather was a lawyerOnly novel publishedWon Pulitzer prize | Pub. Date: 1960 | Genre: Historical Fiction | Historical information about the period of publication or

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    with integrity show compassion and empathy with many of the decisions they make‚ and they usually have a strong set of morals; they stand up for what they believe in even in the face of adversity. Atticus Finch‚ from To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ is one such person. Harper Lee helps readers follow the journey of Atticus as he attempts to end the ignorance with which the citizens of Maycomb grew with. In this small town where nothing happens and everything stays the same‚ a single event

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    By: Jessica Kanterjian To: Mme Brooks Date: Wednesday ‚November 9th 2011 To kill a Mockingbird and The Scottsboro Trials 1. A)Write a 200 word summary of the Scottsboro trial ‚ based on Miss Randall’s account The Scottsboro Case started off with a group of nine young African American men being in the wrong place at the wrong time. The young boys aged from thirteen to twenty. They were accused of raping two white women (Victoria Price and Ruby Bates. A fight broke out between two groups

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