A variety of lessons are taught to Scout and the reader in this award winning novel. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is about a young girl named Jean-Louise Finch‚ or more commonly known as Scout‚ growing up in 1930s Alabama USA with her father‚ Atticus‚ and brother‚ Jem. As she faces challenges‚ she is given guidance by many people around her. Her and the reader are taught how to communicate properly with people‚ how respect is given and gotten‚ and finally‚ equality among everything. The majority
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By Riley Burt Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott December 1‚ 1955 an African American woman named Rosa Parks‚ a member of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)‚ refused to stand to give up her seat to a white male as the Montgomery‚ Alabama‚ city bus was full and this was the expectation of African American people the buses were segregated and if the bus was full in the ’white’ section African Americans’ were expected to stand and let the white person
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On the stormy night of November 8‚ 1968‚ an infant’s shrilling cries rumbled across Sacred Heart Hospital’s delivery room. The second born of Ricarda and Antonio Rosas‚ she is the only lass among their three children to have entered their lives. The healthy baby girl weighed 6 pounds and 9 ounces with the height of only 45 centimeters. Despite her lack in height upon being born‚ her round and rosy cheeks riveted everyone’s gaze that she was conferred with the precise and faultless name‚ Rose. She
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How does prejudice affect how people treat others? In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ a southern town called Maycomb is filled with prejudice. The story is set in the 1930s‚ a heavily racist time. Scout and Jem‚ the main characters‚ can see how prejudice affects how people treat each other. Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird shows how people judge each other without knowing what they’ve experienced through characters‚ events‚ and setting. In To Kill a Mockingbird‚ characters judged each other
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Rosa Park is among well-known names back in 1950’s. She was born on February 4th‚ 1913 in the state of Alabama (Tuskegee).Her vision‚ inspiration and motivation served as a role model for others. Rosa Park was a type of leader who not only stood for her rights‚ but also for the other Negros who were constantly being avoided and mistreated. The reason I chose leader ‘Rosa Park’ as my topic is that she was a leader‚ who didn’t stand only for a specific area or limited people‚ but she stood for the
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was not tired physically… No‚ the only tired I was‚ was tired of giving in.” Rosa Parks was born February 4‚ 1913 and died October 24‚ 2005‚ She will always be remembered. United States Congress called Rosa the “first lady of civil rights”.Rosa was an excellent leader. She was a very important leader for both men and women. What inspired her was that she knew she could make a change no matter who told her she couldn’t. Rosa Parks was an important leader and left a legacy because she stood up for her
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From the moment Rosa Parks could speak‚ she had something to say. As she grew older‚ those words that she spoke would catapult the civil rights movement into what it is known as today. Most of the time‚ there are some frustrating misconceptions about who Rosa Parks was. Her history of activism is sometimes blatantly overlooked in the eyes of those who don’t know her whole story. From her work with the NAACP Youth Council‚ voter registration efforts‚ to her attendance of the Highlander Folk School
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Who Is Justin De La Rosa? I am Justin D Delarosa‚ I’m a 6’3‚ Mexican American‚ with a little Native American. I enjoy being with friends and making jokes. Some may say that i’m not special‚ but I would like to say that I am. I’d like to say that i’m a natural cook. Since I began cooking in 2009‚ I would usually make good food‚ though I made a few mishaps‚ there would usually always be good meals and desserts. Such as; Mexican food‚ cakes‚ cookies‚ lasagna‚ and many other dishes. While growing
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Rosa parks has had a lot of accomplishments in her life. She is once of the African Americans who changed history. Most people when they think of Rosa parks they think of how she changed racial segregation. she changed it by not giving her seat up to a white man on a bus. Rosa is most known for the time she would not give up her seat to a white man on the buss. When Rosa was little she had it hard. She had a job as a seamstress but also a activist. A activist is a person who campaigns for some
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To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee has been a timeless and influential classic for decades. Many believe this is due to Lee’s addressing of racism‚ prejudice‚ gender roles‚ and classism in the Deep South. Lee addresses these problems through the interactions between characters‚ such as the narrator‚ Scout Finch and her father Atticus Finch. Consequently‚ Lee illustrates that a major theme is to never judge someone without knowing their whole story because it can lead to prejudice. Scout
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