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    Augurusa 1 Christina Augurusa Ms. Lovell ENG 2D 13 December 2013 To Kill a Mockingbird “Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.” – Winston Churchill. Courage is the ability to do something that others do not agree with‚ but you do it anyways because you know it is the right thing to do. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee has many characters that show courage. However‚ one of the main characters‚ Atticus Finch‚ shows a great deal of courage

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    Laoag City Jamaica B. Vizcarra Prof. Ronald Candy Lasaten MAED-LL Student Professor TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD: THEME ANALYSIS To Kill a Mockingbird is a modern American literature written by Harper Lee which gained popularity and positive acclaims because of its authenticity and content. This novel is based on the life of the author when she was 10 years old and what transpired in her hometown during that time. Its great impact to the readers is mainly because of the themes manifested

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    To Kill or Not to Kill Why would one want to harm a mockingbird? Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They they don’t do one thing but sing their hearts out for us. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee‚ Lee sends a message about human inequality and divisions within society through her mockingbird metaphor. Tom Robinson best fits the Mockingbird in the metaphor and in this novel‚ because a mockingbird is harmless and innocent‚ just as Mr. Robinson is. Tom

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    If you don’t stand for something‚ you’ll fall for everything” It is not uncommon and happens to all of us‚ you’re around someone you admire and then they push their beliefs on you. Everyone has his/her opinions but pushing your own opinion as superior and challenging others beliefs is never right. It is very important to stand up for your beliefs as it not only builds courage‚ it also gives you a sense of purpose. Most people won’t stand up for their beliefs‚ they won’t make any noise. What they

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    Do You Believe In Aliens Are we alone or do you believe in aliens? Most people would say no in public‚ but in truth most do believe. A survey was taken of 29 people; they were asked one to three questions depending on their answer. Question # 1‚ “Do you believe aliens exist?” out of 29 people asked 24 said yes‚ they do believe aliens exist. Those 24 went on to the next question‚ Question # 2‚ “Do you believe aliens have visited Earth (even if just to fly past)?” of the 24 that

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    wanted to see what real courage is‚ instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun." What kinds of heroism and courage are shown in To Kill a Mockingbird? Discuss. Courage is defined as "the quality of mind or spirit enabling one to meet danger or opposition with fearlessness." According to Atticus Finch‚ one of the main characters in To Kill a Mockingbird‚ "Courage is when you know you’re licked before you begin‚ but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what." (pg.121).

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    To Kill a Mockingbird shows the good and evil inside people. Everyone starts their life off with a clean slate and as time passes on it’s marked up by the things you do. In the book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee it illustrates the effects of your race towards the community in a negative aspect. As it is now 2017 a lot of people are asking why we are still reading this book‚ before reading it did say that we read it because it’s in the curriculum‚ but now after reading the book I’d say that

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    independence. This famous statement correctly identifies of how all men were created equal no matter of what race‚ gender‚ or color they are. In this book To Kill a Mockingbird‚ equality is not present .Tom Robinson‚ a black person was accused of raping a white woman named Mayella Ewell. Tom accusation immediately created tension between the White and black community. In To Kill a Mockingbird justice and equality can defeat prejudice; this occurs when Atticus defends Tom Robinson in the court of

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    every book. In To Kill a Mockingbird characters show the readers exactly what they believe in and what they will do to make sure it stays the way they believe is correct.The book takes place in a time period where everything is segregated. Where everyone has a different viewpoint on life. Some of the characters have some morals that are a little backwards‚ but many of them have strong morals that a lot more people in today’s world need to live by. In the book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee the

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    Growing Up in Maycomb What if people had the chance to look back on their lives and watch their selves grow up? In “To Kill a Mocking Bird” Jean Louise Finch or Scout‚ or scout gets to do just that. During the Great Depression in the small town of Maycomb‚ Alabama‚ The Finches get involved in a whirlwind of prejudices and unfairness which cause Scout to grow up irregularly in comparison to other kids her age. Scout learns more and more about the world as she grows up and she starts to see the war

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