Being a hero involves not only courage‚ noble deeds‚ and outstanding achievements‚ but also the bravery to make a difference and a heart full of love. Atticus Finch‚ one of the main characters in the book “To Kill A Mockingbird” displayed acts of heroism when trying to defend Tom Robinson‚ who was wrongly convicted of rape just because he was African-American. Another excellent example of heroism is found with General Romeo Dallaire‚ who defended the Tutsi people with his life when the Hutu people
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Introduction In “The Radioactive Boy Scout”‚ by Ken Silverstein‚ a small town boy-named David Hahn-dives into the experimental world of not only chemistry but nuclear engineering. In this atomic novel the reader delves deep into the world of a child prodigy and the tale of nuclear romance. This radioactive account of a boy’s journey from small town chemist to a star-crossed engineer is nothing short of explosive. Key Idea 1 In the early chapters of the book David Hahn was found mixing various chemicals
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lived a young girl named Scout. Scout was a young girl that lived in Maycomb County‚ Alabama in the early 1930’s. She lived in a society where she was taught to be racist and naive. But over time she grew to be more understanding and lady-like. For instance she started to open to people she never would have‚ like Boo Radley. She became loving and an open girl rather than judging people who weren’t exactly like her. Scout also understands that there’s life outside hers. Scout is a young girl living
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To Kill A Mockingbird Character of Atticus Finch Atticus Finch is the father of Scout and Jem Finch. As a father to Jem and Scout‚ he is comforting‚ trustworthy‚ caring‚ and a role model. Atticus is comforting especially to Scout. He lets her curl in his lap each night while he reads with her. Scout can go to Atticus freely whenever she there is a problem. She knows that Atticus will gently and lovingly help her. This is because Atticus talks to her like she was older. He doesn’t hide
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Alabama‚ America through the Great Depression in the Late 1940s and Early 1950s. The protagonist‚ Jean Louise Finch‚ but better known as Scout and her brother Jem become surrounded by the discrimination their father receives because of him defending a black man in the case. Its through the thick and thin of these situations that the children learn more about the person their father is. Atticus Finch‚ the children’s father‚ represents stability and justice in the novel‚ as well as moral philosophy and humility
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Jem Finch‚ Atticus son‚ learns the second lesson that a reader can learn from. The lesson Jem Finch learns is that every action leads to consequence. Harper Lee shows this lesson in the noel when Jem rips Mrs. Dubose’s camellias. It begins with Scout and Jem having an conversation with Mrs.Dubose which ends up with Mrs.Dubose calling Atticus Finch a nigger lover. Enraged with by her words‚ Jem begins to cut the tops off every Camilla bush Mrs.Dubose owned. After pulling Scouts hair‚ and kicking
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I do not disagree nor agree with the court’s decision on the Boy Scouts of America vs Dale case‚ I am on the fence of this case for two reasons. I believe that expelling him from his position as assistant troop leader deprives him of his equal rights and is also considered discrimination based on his sexual orientation. I believe Dales homosexuality isn’t disabling anyone from carrying out their duties nor is he pushing his beliefs on or influencing the children in anyway to engage in relations with
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and act accordingly. Throughout Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird‚ characters discover and begin to emphasize each other’s lives in large portions and in doing so‚ many characters develop and mature to understand the world they live in. Atticus Finch is a single father with two young children. Since he is an only parent‚ he has to be an inspiring role model‚ which he is. He also has the ability to understand and emphasize for others. An example of
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observe the ascension of them through morality levels and the events that cause or show this. The main characters of this book were Jem and Scout who we first meet with morality levels 0 to 1. It is their experiences which cause them to ultimately arrive at a high level of morality and exhibiting characteristics of level 6. Early in the story Jem and Scout act with a level of 0 and 1 in my opinion for many reasons. The first indicator is their bluntness when they first met Dill. They don ’t meet
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Eric Reyzelman Mr. Brown-Davis English 1 9/3/15 Atticus Finch Paragraph In “To Kill A Mockingbird‚” by Harper Lee‚ Atticus Finch is a moral man because he sets good examples for his children because he portrays a leading figure by using his words‚ not fists‚ not judging a person until you get to understand who they are‚ and being able to get along with just about anyone. Atticus believed in fighting with words‚ not fists. “Hold your head high and keep those fists down”(Lee 76)‚ as the
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