Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird takes place in Maycomb Alabama‚ 1930. The book focuses on a six-year old girl named Scout‚ and her ten-year old brother Jem. The two spend much of their time with their friend‚ Charles Baker Harris (everyone calls him Dill) who comes to visit during the summers. The 3 children spend most of their time sneaking around the house of their mysterious neighbor Boo Radley‚ whose said to be crazy . Early on in the story Atticus Finch‚ father to Jem and Scout‚ agrees to
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into disuse. Many of the workhouses‚ however‚ became Public Assistance Institutions and continued to supply accommodation for the elderly‚ unmarried mothers‚ sick and vagrants. For inmates of these institutions‚ life never really changed during the 1930s and 40s. Apart from the ending of uniforms‚ and indeed more freedom to come and go as they pleased‚ things improved only gradually. More recently‚ the surviving buildings have increasingly been sold off to buyers for redevelopment‚ ironically‚ in some
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an official program for it in the United States. The colonies used the British Poor Laws to help those who couldn’t work. They made a distinction between those who were unemployed and couldn’t work and those who were able bodied but unemployed. In 1930’s‚ during the great depression‚ welfare began to be federally funded. It isn’t an easy process to apply to get welfare‚ however. First you have to make an appointment with a caseworker‚ and get a bunch of documents‚ such as‚ utility bills and proof
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The 1930’s was a really hard time for many people; it was considered the Great Depression. But for radio it was the Golden Age. The radio was a great diversion from the terrible economy. Not only was radio a great source of entertainment‚ but it also provided relief from the depression and connected the home front with the war. There were many different “shows” broadcasted on the radio‚ there was a vast category of genres‚ such as drama (soap operas)‚ action/adventure‚ and comedies. It wasn’t just
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Life in Italy in the 1930’s Life in Italy in the 1930’s caused difficulty to some Italians during that time period. During the 1930’s a large number of Italians who had opposed the fascist rule of Benito Mussolini arrived in the United States. After the news spread in Italy about the bombing of Pearl Harbour almost all Italians supported the war against Benito Mussolini. At this point‚ Italy was slowly becoming under the Nazi rule‚ the significance of a woman’s role in Italy was emphasised as
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Many people know that people of color‚ especially African Americans‚ were treated quite unfairly around the 1930s - many don’t know‚ however‚ that the same horrendous treatment is still present today. In the 1930s‚ most people held prejudices against those of other races‚ and those prejudices became known through the decisions of the legal system. Now‚ it has been about 90 years‚ and society has yet to make the necessary improvements to counteract the influences of such prejudices on the legal system
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Racial Segregation is a problem; a negativity that has been around for years. Many men and women have taken a stand and tried to change this‚ such as Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks. Unfortunately‚ in today’s society‚ people are segregated in school‚ work‚ and anywhere that doesn’t allow certain races. Leading to one of the most monstrous issue faced. In schools today‚ kids have separated into a specific group by color. The black kids have to be a grouped and whites with whites and some other
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whatever their family could provide for them‚ which tended to be a button up shirt and shorts that went up to the waist. The fashion in the 1930s was actually quite interesting‚ the style and the designs
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no longer slavery‚ but many blacks were prone to segregation and the treatment was horrendous. In this decade‚ the great depression was a catastrophic event for every race‚ including blacks. Black citizens face an unemployment rate of 50 percent while white citizens faced an unemployment rate of approximately 30 percent. (Lee Sustar). This piece of evidence shows the unequal librium between the two main races of this time. Another event the the 1930s that demonstrates racism is an event at Strawberry
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“To Kill A Mockingbird” Americans in the 1930s had a different way of entertainment then the people of today. In the 1930s people didn’t have the technology that the people today have access to. They didn’t have game systems‚ they didn’t have mobile phones‚ or even Netflix. Even though they didn’t have as many sources of entertainment in the 30’s as we do today‚ they still had ways to enjoy themselves. Despite the lack of devices‚ people in the 30’s were still able to have fun by engaging in things
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