Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ the mockingbird represents Tom Robinson‚ who was a peaceful man that never did any harm. To kill or harm him would be a sin. Scout’s father‚ Atticus‚ tells Scout and Jem‚ "I’d rather you shoot at tin cans in the backyard‚ but I know you’ll go after birds. Shoot all the blue jays you want‚ if you can hit’em‚ but remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird."(p.69) The mockingbird represents Tom Robinson because he does not have his own “song”. Whereas‚ the blue jay is
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"Bojangles" Robinson Bill "Bojangles" Robinson‚ who claimed he could run backward faster than most men could go forward‚ was the most famous of all African American tap dancers in the twentieth century. Dancing upright and swinging‚ his light and exacting footwork brought tap "up on its toes" from an earlier flat-footed shuffling style‚ and developed the art of tap dancing to a delicate perfection. Born Luther Robinson in Richmond‚ Virginia‚ his parents‚ Maria and Maxwell Robinson‚ died in 1885
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Harper Lee‚ Scout‚ Atticus and Tom Robinson are victims of being stereotyped by others. Each has to cope with being stereotyped. Scout and Atticus have the ability to change their ways in order for people to respect them‚ unlike Tom Robinson‚ who is stereotyped as a mutant to the town of
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Sugar Ray Robinson In my opinion I think that Sugar Ray Robinson represents the words of Booker T. Washington "Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacle which he has overcome’’. The reason being is because he is the greatest boxer of all time. He was born in May 3‚ 1921‚ his real name is Walker Smith Jr.‚ but he is best knows by his ring name Sugar Ray Robinson. Robinson’s amateur record was eighty five wins and zero loses
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Sir Ken Robinson on Education at Ted 2006 Sir Ken Robinson is a widely known international speaker‚ author‚ and advisor on education of the arts. In this conference he goes into basis that education is an important and essential part of everyone’s life for the progression and prosperity of a better future and career. Education is a part of the future that is up for grasp. Sir Ken Robinson goes in to say that all children have talent and their talent can take them up to many places along with the
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The case of Tom Robinson - Was justice served? Yet another incident against a Negro has taken place in Maycomb County of Alabeama. The young man‚ Tom Robinson‚ was accused of physically and sexually assaulting a young woman‚ Miss Mayella Ewell. Atticus Finch was Mr Robinson’s lawyer‚ and during the trial he pointed out a few things that were evident and proved Mr Robinson’s innocence. Miss Mayella Ewell claims that Tom Robinson came into her house and suddenly jumped on her - attacked her‚
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History Alive! Project: Black History Month Marian Anderson Short Biography: Marian Anderson was born on February 27th‚ 1897. She was the oldest of three sisters. Marian Anderson revealed her vocal talent as a child‚ but her family could not afford to pay for formal training. So her parents decided it was best to let her join the choir at the Union Baptist Church at the age of six. Then at the age of 13‚ Marian joined the senior choir. Within that time period Marian was also focused on attending
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You can bet Jackie Robinson has thought that before‚ too. I can’t imagine not being able to do half the things I want to do‚ or being separated from another “race” of people. Jackie Robinson’s character traits helped him break his barriers. He had citizenship‚ commitment‚ courage
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or even just talking to someone who looks lonely. Jackie Robinson decided to be the first African American baseball player in the MBL. Jackie faced discrimination from fellow teammates‚ and fans‚ but in the face of resentment‚ he proved to be a remarkable player. Jackie drew strength from “the black and the young” (Robinson)‚ Branch Rickey‚ and Rachel. Jackie did not respond verbally‚ or physically‚ but let his “ability speak for” (Robinson) himself. He broke the racial barrier and created an equal
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I chose to read "The Swiss Family Robinson" by Johann Wyss. I really enjoyed the story because of the characters in the book‚ and the adventure that they lived. In this book‚ my favorite person is the father. He never lost hope in himself or his family and he always found new ways of making his family as comfortable they could be. He was a strong leader‚ and did everything he could to take care of them and make the best of a really tough situation. My grandpa is a lot like this character. He is resourceful
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