Inside the house lived a malevolent phantom. People said he existed‚ but Jem and I had never seen him. People said he went out at night when the moon was down‚ and peeped in windows. When people’s azaleas froze in a cold snap‚ it was because he had breathed on them. Any stealthy small crimes committed in Maycomb were his work. Once the town was terrorized by a series of morbid nocturnal events: people’s chickens and household pets were found mutilated; although the culprit was Crazy Addie‚ who eventually
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Anger 1. “Shut your mouth‚ sir!” Judge Taylor was wide awake and roaring. He was also pink in the face. His speech was miraculously unimpaired by his cigar. “(Page 261). This quote shows how quickly Judge Taylor was to anger. Before Mr. Link Deas proclaimed Tom Robinson had worked for him for eight year‚ and never caused a speck of trouble‚ Judge Taylor was quite and showed no emotion. Even before the trial‚ no matter how good of a testimony Atticus or Tom could give‚ everybody already
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In this nation’s most prized document‚ the document‚ the declaration of independence it says that all men are created equal. Every man was considered equal except for black men‚ women‚ and children. For many years blacks were slaves that were treated like animals. People saw them as item‚ as their own property that they could do whatever they wanted to with them. Blacks have been treated like filth in our society for hundreds and hundreds of years. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird written by Harper
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Justice League is Challenged by Revenge Revenge can lead to justice‚ but justice may also lead to revenge. Throughout the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee the idea of justice is challenged and revenge is served to someone who deserves it. Justice and revenge are shown within the novel because Judge Taylor elected Atticus to represent Tom Robinson‚ Bob got Tom sent to jail‚ and Bob Ewell died. During the time of the novel coloured people would not get a good lawyer because they were considered
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To Kill a Mockingbird: Chapters 1-8 Chapter 1 #1 A) “tired old town” B) “Maycomb county had nothing to fear but fear itself.” C) “nothing to buy and no money to buy it with.” #2 starts during the 1930s in the summer. #3 we know for certain about Boo that when he was a boy‚ he got in trouble with the law and as punishment‚ his dad wouldn’t let him outside the house at all. We also know that fifteen years after Boo got in trouble with the law‚ he stabbed his father with a
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that most students that are in school not because they want to be‚ but because it is now the thing to do or to get away from their parents. (Bird 647) She also goes on to say a little later essay that she notices when she goes on campus that the students look sad. She says‚ “I have been overwhelmed by the prevailing sadness on American campuses”. (Bird 469) Birds has very good arguments‚ from how expensive college is‚ why a lot of students fail out of class‚ to letting high school graduates make up
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Kevin Dinh 11/12/13 Period: 4 Too much Compassion puts oneself in danger In To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee tells the story of a little girl‚ scout‚ growing up in a small town south of Alabama during the 1930’s. Scout‚ with her brother Jem and friend Dill‚ grow up in a town that has prejudice‚ racism‚ and hierarchy. Along the way‚ they learn how bad racism and prejudice can get. Atticus‚ the father of Jem and Scout‚ teaches the children about right and wrong. Atticus gets assign to a case
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and thrive throughout the course of our lives‚ using the power which was granted to us by our freedom. As described in Maya Angelou’s poem‚ “The free bird thinks of another breeze and the trade winds soft through the sighing trees and the fat worms waiting on a dawn bright lawn and he names the sky his own”(Angelou 327). Angelou explains how a free bird is able to name the sky his own. In the same way‚ we are able to name our own futures because with our freedom‚ we now have the power to do so. It is
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put on by one man himself‚ Jay Bird. The play is about Jay Bird’s struggles growing up as a gay person and all of the issues he encountered. The performance went back and forth between scenes from his childhood. The argument of the production is that coming out of the closet can be a challenge‚ but once it happens‚ the rewards are worth the risk. There were some positive aspects of the performance and some negative aspects too. The costumes were quite unique to Jay Bird and really helped to establish
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tradition of Celtic polytheism‚ or the worship of more than one god. Animals in Celtic Mythology are closely linked to fertility and life. They give life and spirit through meat‚ skin‚ and bones as well as connect Earth life to the spirit realms. Birds in Celtic Mythology were associated with prophetic messages and life to death transitions. Eagles were usually linked to death Gods in the same way as the crow was linked to death Goddesses. They represented intelligence‚ renewal‚ and courage. The
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