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    stolen day and 7th grade the characters the boy and victor are both similar and different. The boy is confused and sad while victor is very silly and nervous and shy. They also have problems that are same and different. Victor really likes a girl in his class and the boy is sick with a disease that he doesn’t have but he thinks he has. Victor and the boy have to come up with a way to get rid of these fears or to just face it and move on. Victor and the boy have to kinda face their fears. They both

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    The Boy And The coffin Attention Device: A boy that goes by doodle was born handicapped but was pushed past his limits and was left behind by the narrator and when he went back doodle was dead. Link: Doodle was disabled and he didn’t really care but his brother cared more than anyone else because his brother felt like he was being punished because he had to drag his brother around so he pushed doodle to hard and ended up losing doodle to death. Thesis Statement: The narrator didn’t like having

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    In the novel The Great Gatsby Tom Buchanan and George Wilson both have many similarities and differences in the way they treat women. Whether it is how they treat their wives or the way that Tom treats Myrtle‚ the woman he is cheating on Daisy with. Tom Buchanan believes that since he comes from old money and he did not have to work for his wealth that he is entitled to anything that he wants without having to face the consequences. In the novel it says “she’s not leaving me! Certainly not for a

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    King‚ Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ and Washington Irving are certainly no exception. However‚ they each demonstrate it differently in their short stories. In each short story‚ the protagonist is a portrayed differently. In Irving’s “The Devil and Tom Walker”‚ Tom walker is a stingy‚ cheap man who fights with his wife constantly and only cares for himself and money. In the story he’s described as “a meager‚ misery fellow”. He differs from the other two protagonists simply because when he encountered the

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    Tom Robinson entered rest in Wednesday‚ August 21‚ 1935‚ at 2:35 o’clock p.m.‚ Tom Robinson‚ spouse of Helen Robinson‚ father to their three children. He was the son of Terry and John Robinson‚ aged 33 years‚ a native and resident of this city. Relative and friend of the family are respectfully invited to attend the funeral‚ which will take place on Friday afternoon‚ August 28‚ 1935‚ at 3 o’clock‚ from the African American Church‚ 713 Clause Street. Mr. Bob Ewell died on Thursday‚ September 9th

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    The Scottsboro Boys case was a controversial case which took place in 1931‚ wherein nine boys were accused of raping two white girls while on a freight train heading to Memphis‚ Tennessee from Chattanoogaon‚ on March 25‚ 1931. It was one of the most important cases in American history that had much to do with racism in the South. This case grew quickly partly because of a growing American Communists movement taking place during that time. The party thought that they could publicize their ideas of

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    jail? Back in the 1960’s if you were black it didn’t matter. This is why Harper Lee’s novel To Kill A Mocking Bird exaggerates that Tom Robinson is not guilty but convicted for his color. Also Harper lee expresses that the jury is flawed clearly. Being convicted causes Tom to lose his innocents literally. This is the theme that Harper Lee is trying to get across. While Tom loses his innocence so does Jem Finch mentally. Jem thinking that justice will always be served comes crumbling down throughout his

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    are Scout‚ a young child is the daughter of Atticus who is a tomboy‚ portraying Harper lee as a child. Atticus‚ Scout and Jem’s father‚ a lawyer in Maycomb one of the few citizens of Maycomb committed to racial equality. When he agrees to defend Tom Robinson‚ a black man charged with raping a white woman‚ he exposes himself and his family to the anger of the white community. Jem‚ Scouts brother and Atticus’ son‚ Jem moves into his adolescence during the story‚ and he is shaken badly by the evil and

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    Tom Robinson Found Guilty For Rape Tom Robinson‚ a Negro man‚ was accused of raping Mayella Ewell‚ a 19 year old and the daughter of Bob Ewell. The court case took place at the Maycomb County courthouse‚ and a huge crowd of people‚ both white and blacks came to watch the trial. The prosecutor was Mr. Gilmer and the defending lawyer was Atticus Finch. The case was directed by Judge Taylor. The result of the trail ended in favor of the pretender‚ the Ewell family. The crime took place on the evening

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    In this weeks issue of The Maycomb weekly‚ our main story is of Tom Robinson’s trial case. the main story Many people gathered in the courtroom in a hot Macomb county courtroom to watch Atticus finch defend a black man‚ “Tom Robinson” in a white versus black rape case. The attendees of the case included many black and white men from around Macomb County‚ and surprisingly even some children attended the rape case. When both the defendant and prosecutor were called to the stand‚ they told completely

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