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    Maycomb County had recently been told that it had nothing to fear but fear itself’. This statement made by Scout at the beginning of Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird shows that Maycomb is a town in which the fear of change is rife. Lee’s choice of Maycomb as a setting‚ developed through narrative point of view and characterisation was vital to the text as it helped to develop the theme of prejudice and the consequences which result from the fixed attitudes of an insular town. One of the ways

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    have certain experience or skills needed can be challenging. Also‚ the turnover rate for developers is not high either. Most developers are not always seeking another opportunity‚ so trying to persuade a candidate that they should leave a familiar setting to go elsewhere can be a tough bill of sale as well. The easiest positions for XXXXXXX are marketing jobs. With these positions‚ someone who just graduated from college can fill them. In general with marketing‚ there are more graduates than there

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    “Can You Tell the Truth in a Small Town?” by Kathleen Norris describes the lack of acceptance of the truth in her small town. The African - Americans in Maya Angelou’s “Reclaiming Our Home Place” deal with similar pain felt from the persecution they receive from white citizens who fantasize about the good old “Gone With the Wind” days (Angelou 135). They do not want to face the truth they need to stand up and fight for their civil liberties instead they go north to escape. Written history becomes

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    In this passage‚ Maycomb is put across in a negative light. ‘Maycomb was an old town‚ but it was a tired old town…’ The personification of the word tired emphasises the lack of enthusiasm‚ about everything‚ the people of Maycomb have. This also shows how tired and backward Maycomb is. ‘Tired’ also indicates that the town is very boring and new concepts are not welcome‚ everyone is set in their own ways‚ and no is willing to change. There is also the repetition of the word ‘old’ which gives the impression

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    Novel Notebook: To Kill a Mockingbird 1. Setting/Matter: The setting for this book is Maycomb‚ a small stagnant town in Alabama in the 1930s. It is a small town so everyone knew everyone in the town. This setting helped contribute to the results of Tom Robinson’s trial. Since everyone else knew each other‚ the townspeople would know if a member of the jury voted for Tom’s innocence. This greatly contributed to the result of the trial. This book takes place in the 1930s in the south‚ which contributes

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    1. Describe life and conditions during the Great Depression. If you have relatives who have shared stories of the Depression‚ please include these. The great depression affected everyone differently depending on where you lived‚ how much money you had saved‚ and your job. Everybody at some point needed help from an outside source. Many people tried to get their saving out of the bank but couldn’t‚ others had their saving outside the bank so they did have somewhat of a cushion but it soon disappeared

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    The role of the setting in To Kill a Mockingbird is to set the mood or tone for the novel. In To Kill a Mockingbird the setting is MaycombAlabama in the early 1930s‚ during the years of the Great Depression. The whole story grows out of this particular background. From the description of the setting‚ the reader can gain a sense of what is going on and where it is occurring. Since the novel takes place during the Great Depression‚ readers can assume that many in the town are poor or struggling

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    Do Small Towns Need Stores? According to Amy Liu(2016)‚ Vice President and Director of the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program. “Today‚ local and regional economic development remains a patchwork of important innovations and legacy practices at a time when the global economy is fast-moving and not working for most people.” As stated by Liu‚ local and regional economic development remains an important innovation of the time at hand. New development is essential for the growth of the global economy

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    of the largest province in Pakistan. Right now I am living in my hometown and I wish live over here for the rest of my life. Lahore is a very big city with wide and beautiful roads. Lahore is also regarded as the educational hub of Pakistan as there are many educational institutes in Lahore. Lahore also has its significance for the fact that it was a very important city during the Mughal period. People who visit Lahore can easily agree to the fact that it has very rich cultural heritage. There are

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