The story starts out but having us imagine that there are three prisoners in a cave. These prisoners are tied to rocks so they cannot look at anything besides the cave wall that is directly in front of them. These three prisoners have been stuck in this cave since birth and have never seen or experienced anything outside of the cave. Behind the prisoners there is a fire‚ and between the fire and the prisoners there is a walkway. People that pass this walkway usually carry things on their head that
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Jean Louise "Scout" Finch Scout Finch is a girl who lives with her father‚ Atticus‚ her brother‚ Jem‚ and their black cook‚ Calpurnia‚ in Maycomb‚ Alabama. Throughout the book To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Scout sees her town through her little innocent eyes. She is very unique‚ usually confident in herself‚ and always curious about what’s going on around her. Scout‚ a very unique girl‚ was taught many of the things she knew by her father‚ Atticus. Atticus in many cases nurtured her mind‚ conscience
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True Bravery “Scouts Honor” by Avi is a realistic short story about three 9 year old boys who go on a camping trip together to make them look tough and brave. In the beginning the main character gets the idea to join the boy scouts to make him look tough and he wants his friends to join. Soon‚ they all go on the camping trip but they can’t handle it and they hate it. In the end they all admit that they hate roughing it up ( doing rough things ) and they go home. This story shows that these boys
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knew from her hometown in Alabama. During the time this book was written many people were racist towards each other. She wrote this book based on a court case so she could show how hard it was for civil rights in the south for everyone. Scout and Jem finch are siblings that are alike and not alike. When comparing and contrasting Jem and Scout‚ there is a big difference in their coming of age‚ while their attitudes towards Atticus are constantly changing. First‚ Scout is a little girl who is different
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The semi-final‚ the game that will get us to the championship. It’s the first inning. Alyxs team is winning 3-0. She goes out into the field to take her position. Of Course she is playing center field because that is her normal position. She makes a amazing diving catch to end the inning. At the top of the 7th inning Alyx is up to bat. Her team is still winning but not by much. It’s 5-4. THe bases are loaded. She Loaded and Strided and there it is. The perfect pitch. She nailed it to outfield
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Mockingbird‚ Jean Louise “Scout” Finch allows the readers to see past the preconceived ideas of Maycomb and view through the eyes of a 5 year old‚ inquisitive girl who has nothing more to offer than amiable intentions. Scout has been sheltered growing up‚ not from equality and acceptance‚ yet from the world’s prejudice actions. For instance‚ the naive child has a shortage of vocabulary that is used in the 1900s daily leaving Scout questioning “what [is] a whore-lady?” (99). Even though Scout may have a mature
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demonstrate the loss of innocence in Scout and Jem. As Scout matures at a young age‚ she must learn to control herself and respect others. Hardships are forced upon her by her community throughout her life as a child. Hartley illustrates the process of maturation when she says‚ “in the process of growing up‚ the children learn the value of self-control‚ tolerance‚ and respect” (Hartley 15). Hartley elaborates on the components of Scout’s maturing process. Scout goes from a young girl with no
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would learn your lesson.” -E “This is getting me worried that she knows and is watching every step we make.” Madison whispered. Every time the girls get together they get a text. But when they’re alone it makes them feel like she doesn’t care about them and let them follow their self until they get together. E makes sure they know that she will always see them or what they are doing which makes them think if they aren’t alone she won’t try to threat them. Monday morning Hannah gets mail saying “I
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Avoid these two start-up pitch „fatal errors‟ Writing on the Business Insider War Room‚ Tim Berry‚ president and founder of Palo Alto Software and a co-founder of Borland International‚ observes that there‟s plenty of good advice available on how to make a pitch‚ but a dearth of information on how not to pitch. In particular‚ he warns start-ups about “two fatal errors I‟m seeing pretty frequently these days”: 1. It’s not about you. Understand the pitch as a medium. It‟s about what investors want‚ not
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4-3 Mutual Mistakes in Contract Law Business Law “The common-law origin of the mutual mistake doctrine in the United States is Sherwood v. Walker. Walker (a breeder) sold Sherwood (a banker) Rose 2d of Aberlone (a cow) at a low price on the basis of the parties’ mutual belief that the cow was barren. When Walker discovered the cow was pregnant and‚ therefore‚ more valuable‚ he refused to deliver. Sherwood sued to have the contract enforced. The trial court judgment in favor of Sherwood was reversed
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