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    Teaching Morality in Children A parent is someone who is a provider‚ protector‚ and a role model for their children. The novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird explores the society of the 1930’s in Maycomb‚ Alabama‚ where Atticus Finch is a lawyer and a single parent raising two children named Scout and Jem. Atticus leads by example through his work‚ and through his actions. He has a great impact on the character of his children‚ who grow up to be open-minded like him. In the article “Raising a Moral Child

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    The dictionary definition for courage is- Courage is the quality of mind that enables one to face danger or difficulty with confidence‚ resolution‚ and gain a firm control of oneself. Many of the characters in To Kill a Mockingbird show courage in their own way. Courage can come in many different forms: physical‚ mental‚ emotional and moral. Atticus shows courage throughout the novel while he stands up for what he believes is right even though he knows the majority of people disagree with his views

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    To Kill A Mockingbird Reading Guide Questions Chapter 1 1. a) Pride in ancestry and “tradition”“Being Southerners‚ it was a source of shame to some members of the family that we had no recorded ancestors on either side of the Battle of Hastings.” (pg.1‚2)-pride in ancestry “It was customary for the men in the family to remain on Simon’s homestead‚ Finch’s Landing‚ and make their living from cotton.” (pg.2)- pride in tradition b) Pride in conformity and distrust of those who are

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    Triumph Through Adversity In Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird‚ the damaging effect of hatred between the African-Americans and caucasians contributes to the severe racial discrimination in the Southern States. Lee illustrates this widespread racism by establishing the book’s setting in Maycomb County‚ a small Alabama town economically struggling during the Great Depression. The plot centers around a court case in which Tom Robinson‚ a black man‚ is accused of raping Mayella Ewell‚ a white woman

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    shunned because people don’t know their real story and judge them off of what they know. Most of the time when people judge others off of only what they know they are wrong. This is the case for the so called crazy man of Maycomb‚ Boo Radley. To Kill a Mockingbird By: Harper Lee is told by Scout Finch a seven year old trying to figure out the grown up word. This whole story is about the event that lead up to Jem (Scout’s older brother) breaking his arm. As children in the beginning of the book they have

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    calls Tom a boy as a sign of disrespect. The white man would have been called by their name and respected. If this was a white guy on trial he would have won over a black guy In this essay we learned about racism in to kill a mockingbird. Tom view of the case was way different from Mayella ewell view of the case. There was a lot of racism in the

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    To Kill A Mocking Bird Essay Wednesday December 19th‚ 2012 The valuable lessons that Atticus teaches and demonstrates to his children (Jem and Scout) in the novel To Kill a Mocking Bird are very crucial. Atticus teaches Jem and Scout to put themselves into other people’s skin before they pre-judge a person. Atticus also teaches the two children compassion and forgiveness. The children learn an important lesson not to kill a mocking bird during the novel from Atticus. Throughout the novel several

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    Social Class HMNT 3001 Walden University Social Class What is social class? How do you define social class and how would we classify ourselves if we were to place ourselves in to such a class. Class is a word that is rarely used in American households or schools and is therefore difficult for us to conceptualize and hold concretely in our hands. In fact‚ we are often told that the United States is a “classless” society. As a result of the class you are born into and

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    person‚ as an adult could be crueler than a child. As we grow‚ our deportment is deeply affected by the people around us. If in the right kind of environment‚ one can establish a rectified set of moral values in the process of growing up. In To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee demonstrates through characters of various background that maturation can lead one to develop just morals if he or she is exposed to the right type of environment. Scout and Jem Finch are able to develop a sense of empathy‚ selflessness

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    biggest roles social classes. The problem is that not everyone has the opportunity for money and power. Our social class “affects just about all aspects of our lives” (p.144). These also determine who will be part of the upper-class social classes because those that want to be doctors and lawyers do so primarily for the status or power and the money. I believe that everyone wants money and power but few actually have the means to accomplish it. When you are part of the upper-class‚ I believe that

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