meet Atticus‚ giving lawyers and dads a good name since 1960.Atticus Finch is a major character in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird . Atticus is a very even-keeled type of guy; he does not get too worked up about stressful situations. He is not affected by what other people say or think. He is consistent and rooted in his beliefs. Atticus is a lawyer and resident of the fictional Maycomb County‚ Alabama‚ and the single father of Jeremy "Jem" Finch and Jean Louise "Scout" Finch. Atticus Finch
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is obliterated and officers storm inside. The resident is being accused of murder‚ a crime they didn’t commit. In order to avoid jail time‚ the accused is going to need an exceptional lawyer. An excellent example of an exceptional lawyer would be Atticus Finch. He has many strong traits that show what an ample lawyer he can be. Whether it be his courage‚ which he shows when he takes the Tom Robinson case and defends Tom Robinson from the lynch mob. Or his intelligence‚ which he shows when he proves
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After reading chapter 1 I believe that I have a much better understanding of rhetoric and how I can use it persuasively and responsibly. Prior to reading chapter 1 I often thought of rhetoric as language that is used to further ones own agenda by misleading and deceiving. I would often associate rhetoric with one of my mission companions who would teach in a style to investigators that I felt was misleading and deceiving. While he was a skilled and powerful orator that was persuasive in many ways
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employees that must take a sick day off will be receiving nothing but empty pockets for there on the day off. Also day without pay will be stressful for those who live paycheck to paycheck. The more jobs that offered to pay sick days is beneficial to closing the wage gap‚ due to the fact‚ that a majority of women have children that will eventually get sick and so will the mothers themselves. Another tool to diminish the wage gap between genders is pay transparency‚ which aid women to find out if they
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a. The Policy that the Fed will implement to close the recessionary gap is called the Expansionary Fiscal policy. The Federal bank in the United States has the power to both make the laws and pass them too. If the economy is operating at a capacity lower than its optimum output‚ there is a recessionary gap in the economy. Thus if the general level of employment in the economy is lower than its optimum level‚ the output generated will also be lower. The Fed can influence the supply of money in the
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Hernandez Honors English 4 Ms. Howe Period 1 27 February 2013 Rhetorical Devices Seven score and ten years ago‚ Abraham Lincoln used his powerful words to persuade his audience to take the first step in their obligation of taking action. Uniting the people is the only way to start uniting the country for the people during the hard times of the Civil War. In Abraham Lincoln’s “The Gettysburg Address”‚ Lincoln uses rhetoric to convince his audience to come together. To effectively persuade his
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This rhetoric can be applied to the working-class who were known to be drafted into the war and did not want to be part of this narrative anymore. In campaign advertisements for Nixon (1968-1974) and McGovern (1968)‚ they both used the antiwar rhetoric to demonstrate that their goal was to end the war. During this period‚ many people wondered why there was a large amount of working
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Atticus is considerate and wise. He is considerate for three reasons; the first is because he always makes sure his kids are safe. When Uncle Jack gave the kids their air- rifles‚ Atticus would not teach them how to use it. When the rabid dog was on their street‚ Atticus made sure his kids were safe‚ and he killed the dog to keep everyone safe. Another reason he is considerate is because he makes sure his kids grow up having manners. When Mrs. Dubose wanted Jem to come read to her‚ Atticus made him
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Kill a Mockingbird. In To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Atticus Finch is represented as a wise man and a father‚ with high moral standards‚ who will always fight for those who cannot defend themselves. These are traits that most readers find admirable. The Atticus Finch in Go Set a Watchman on the other hand‚ attends meeting to discuss‚ what they believe to be‚ the terrible outcome of integrating black people and white people. “To Kill a Mockingbird” Atticus defends Tom Robinson simply out
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Bob and Atticus both live in the same town in Southern Alabama‚ which is a physical similarity.They both become involved in the same court case (the trial of Tom Robinson)‚ and both play an important part in the scenes in the courtroom‚ on opposing sides however. The similarities between the two men are largely superficial‚ and the differences are in connection with their actions and their personalities. Both of the men suffer due to the effects of the depression that hit America in 1929; meaning
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