different state legislatures and school board committees have started to ban vending machines in school grounds. “Congress has considered a menu-labeling legislation that would force chain restaurants to list fat‚ sodium‚ and calories for each item” (Balko‚ 2004‚ p.522). Many individuals like me believe that this is definitely the most improper approach to preventing the obesity epidemic that has plagued the United States over the last twenty years. It is not the United State government’s place to tell
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To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel written by Harper Lee‚ this story takes place in the mid-1930s‚ following the narration of Scout Finch in her small town‚ Maycomb Alabama. Important characters are Atticus Finch‚ Jem Finch‚ Arthur Radley‚ Bob Ewell‚ and Tom Robinson; all of these characters lead to major plot points. Harper Lee uses the symbol of a Mockingbird to display the idea that harming the innocent is one of the worst things you can do. When Bob Ewell tried to ambush the Finch kids‚ he was
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Arthur ‘boo’ radley At the start of the novel ‘boo’ is described as a “malevolent phantom”. Boo is never seen outside the house. ”phantom” shows us that harper lee wants to hint that boo haunts his house like a ghost would. The fact that “phantom” is used and ghost isn’t means that the reader is meant to think that boo is evil. This is backed up by the word “malevolent” showing that boo wishes to harm others something only a “phantom” would do. This idea of Boo being a “phantom” is further enforced
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that take on symbolic value in To Kill A Mockingbird represent something much larger than their physical appearance. Although the title sequence holds great symbolic value‚ the central symbol is the harmless mockingbird. Both Tom Robinson and Boo Radley are innocent members of the community and invoke no harm on society‚ and they are destroyed by the illogical stereotypes within the town of Maycomb. However‚ the first occurrence of symbolism lies within the title sequence. The following objects
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In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird Harper Lee shows the characteristics of the Jeremy Finch through his younger sister and narrator‚ Scout Finch. Jem is a young boy growing up in the 1930’s deep south of America. Throughout the text Scout sees Jem display characteristics similar to Atticus that contradict common society‚ his maturation into a young man and his continuing childish perspective. One characteristic shown of Jem Finch that is similar to Atticus is his ability to empathize or “….climb
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published in 1960‚ is very well written. The author‚ Harper Lee‚ used some of her experiences as a child. This book displays many actions of bravery and courage. Characters in this novel that display bravery and courage are Atticus‚ Mrs. Dubose‚ and Boo Radley. True bravery and courage is hard to find in people. Atticus displays true bravery and courage in the book‚ To Kill a Mockingbird. Atticus did not fight Bob Ewell even though he spat on him‚ threatened his life‚ and said harsh things. Scout stated
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the Radleys‚ but the Radleys still do what they have done for as long as any single person can remember. They never talk to their neighbors or open their doors and windows on Sunday. Since they have odd habits‚ from other’s perspectives‚ and keep to themselves‚ citizens of Maycomb start rumors about them‚ saying “Radley pecans [will] kill you” (Lee 9). These rumors criticized the Radleys and made people afraid of them. Calpunia had something to say about them‚ stating one day that Mr. Radley was
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The story takes place in a town called Maycomb‚ Alabama‚ in the 1930s. Despite the whites treating the African Americans like subordinates‚ the townsfolk treat each other like family‚ with the exception of the Ewell family. In the beginning of the book Harper Lee illustrates empathy is learned through each character passing it on to each other as if it were a tradition. In one of the scenes where Scout(Jean Louise Finch) our protagonist has a confrontation with her teacher Miss Caroline ‚ Atticus
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Atticus Finch‚ Boo Radley‚ and Tom Robinson display the virtues of a good person when they acquaint themselves as mockingbirds in Maycomb. Atticus Finch is one of the ‘mockingbirds’ due to his strong sense of morality‚ respect‚ and willingness to help people over his own convenience. Atticus’s ability to empathize with others is clear when Jem and Scout intrude into Boo Radley’s confinement out of curiosity. He reasons that “what
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