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    The hook of To Kill A Mockingbird is‚ Atticus Cunningham said it was a sin to kill a mockingbird. The name of the book is called To Kill A Mockingbird. It was wrote by Harper Lee. Jem and Scout always wondered why Atticus wouldn’t play with them anymore. Although‚ Atticus was always there when Jem and Scout didn’t know they needed him. My claim is‚ i think it is a sin to kill a mockingbird. If‚ a mockingbird isn’t hurting you‚ why should you want to go over there and hurt it? My first topic sentence

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    On page 121 in To Kill a Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee‚ Atticus says to Jem that he wants his son “to see what real courage is‚ instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand.” Courage is the ability to do something that frightens one. So how is courage defined in this novel? In To Kill a Mockingbird most of the town‚ Maycomb‚ Alabama‚ shows courage. Courage can be a small thing like saying hi to somebody as you pass them on the streets‚ even though you’re too shy to speak

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    In the book‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee uses a multitude of characters to assist Scout as she slowly matures to the likeness of Maycomb County. During the third chapter‚ Lee takes advantage of Atticus’s role as a father to drop a bit of advice for Scout’s future. The piece of moral advice Atticus passes down can be found in this specific quote‚ “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view… until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.” (pg.

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    “Courage is not the absence of fear‚ but the acquired ability to move beyond fear.” - Unknown. The measure of achievements shows no character in a person. But it is when an individual acts on something with absolute fear‚ no matter the outcome‚ win or lose‚ that person has courage. Not every person is willing to have such bravery‚ it takes an individual who has a passionate feeling about something and takes action‚ despite the difficulty. It is hard to have courage in this world‚ but three characters

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    Innocence and Courage are diverse with the raucous realities of life in To Kill A Mockingbird. To Kill A Mockingbird takes place in a town called Maycomb‚ Alabama during the the Great Depression. racism and the need to remain innocent‚ played a big role in the day to day lives of children growing up. The overall topic of the book is where lies and deceit destroy innocence in those who represent Mockingbirds. In the novel by Harper Lee‚ scout (Jean Louise Finch) is a tomboy who narrates the story

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    FIVE Important Events: BE SPECIFIC. Use bullets or number them. The judge calls Heck Tate to the stand and tells him that Tom Robinson raped Mayella Ewell. Bob Ewell is called to the stand and also claimed his daughter was raped Atticus questions why a doctor was not called‚ and why the bruises were on the opposite side of Tom’s dominant hand. Scout finds this all very boring After Bob Ewell’s answer‚ the crowd explodes‚ forcing the judge to calm them down TWO Significant Points: What do you think

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    In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird the author‚ Harper Lee‚ conveys a theme that in life the good and innocent people may be the ones who are most often persecuted. Though the symbolism of the mockingbird‚ and the characterization of Boo Radley; Harper Lee reveals her theme. The mockingbird is a significant symbol in the book. The reader’s first encounter with this symbol is when Atticus says to Scout “It’s a sin to kill a mockingbird” (119). In the book the mockingbird symbolizes a person who

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    Have you ever seen children change mentally overtime? Here I’m going to be talking about which child changed the most in To Kill A Mockingbird. It seems like both the kids have changed a lot in specific ways. If you know how much Scout has changed prepare for Jem’s changes. Jem has had many changes in the story To Kill A Mockingbird from him being called different names to having a new attitude in the book. First‚ at one point in the story Jem snitches on Dill which breaks their childhood

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    Journal 2 I am reading To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ and I am on page 42. This is a book about a girl named Scout and her brother‚ Jem‚ who are both scared of Boo Radley and his family because of the rumors they have heard about the family and they also has not seen him. School is also starting in Maycomb‚ Alabama for Scout and Jem. Scout got in trouble with her new teacher already. In this journal‚ I will be predicting and characterizing. G- I predict the kids will not meet Boo Y- He

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    Author‚ American businessman‚ and philanthropist‚ Tony Robbins once stated‚ People will do more to avoid pain‚ than they will to gain pleasure.” Despite the fact that pain is an unavoidable fact of life‚ many people make an attempt to elude physical and emotional suffering‚ as opposed to enjoying the happiness in life. Although found in today’s world‚ this set of values also appear in the classic book To Kill A Mockingbird written by Harper Lee. Taking place in the 1930’s‚ this novel follows the

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