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    Analysis Here‚ Atticus educates his children as to the true meaning of heroism. Mrs. Dubose was a rather cranky and offensive old woman who lived nearby. She spoke out harshly against Atticus‚ and in a fit of rage‚ Jem attacked her flower bed. As punishment‚ he had to read to her every day after school. Unknowingly‚ Jem was helping the woman overcome her morphine addiction. Atticus reveals this to his children after the woman has passed‚ and lets them evaluate the situation for themselves. Atticus

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    Bonds: Compassion‚ Sympathy‚ Understanding‚ Tolerance In To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Jem and Scout mature from innocence to knowledge as they develop a bond between themselves and those who are different from them. To Kill a Mockingbird is set in Maycomb‚ an old southern town in the 1930’s‚ when racial tensions run high and prejudice is at its peak. People in Maycomb consider anyone with a different ethnicity‚ economic status‚ or even a different mindset‚ an outsider and ostracizes them. In the story

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    To Kill A Mockingbird Chapter 6 Vocabulary Ensuing: Happening next. Prowess: Ability or a skill. Ramshackle: Badly built or rundown. Inviting: Attractive. Cot: Collapsible lightweight bed. Sentences 1. Jem said Mr. Avery misfigured ‚ Dill said he must drink a gallon a day‚ and the following contest to determine relative distances and respective ability only made me feel left out again‚ as I was untalented in this area. 2. The back of the Radley house was less attractive than the front:

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    humiliate and deprive negroes of their equality and freedom. Over time‚ this “social hierarchy” has been noticed and brought to the attention of people worldwide through books‚ famous speeches and much more. For instance‚ the book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee bring up the conflict of racism and the justice system and how the aspects affect each other. The famous speech of Martin Luther King mainly expresses how negroes are treated unfairly and how he views the future based on the coming together

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    David Spence Ms.Balton English 1 Honor’s 13 March 2014 Courage (TKAMB) What is courage? Courage is the ability to conquer fear or despair or to be brave. In the novel‚ “To Kill a Mocking Bird”‚ by Harper Lee‚ courage is shown throughout book. While not all characters seemed to be courageous‚ one can easily separate the frivolous entities from the immoral ones. Although many characters exhibit this trait‚ Jem‚ Authur Radley‚ and Atticus were the most potent. Jem represents the idea of

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    uncommon in the 1930s and he demonstrates this further by agreeing to defend Tom. Those are ways Atticus shows empathy in To Kill A Mockingbird. The second character‚ Jem‚ also shows empathy to many people in the story‚ three of them being Walter Cunningham‚ Mrs. Dubose‚ and Boo Radley. Jem shows empathy to Walter by inviting him over for lunch after Scout was beating him up. Jem is empathetic because he knows the problems Walter and his family face every day and Walter would be lucky enough to get

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    In ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ written by Harper Lee‚ the author has used numerous different methods to portray the themes of innocence‚ maturity and growing up. These themes were put in so that the audience could become more empathetic towards the characters‚ especially the protagonists. She depicts these themes through characters‚ events‚ using symbolism‚ imagery and contrast located throughout the book. Firstly‚ Harper Lee shows the themes of innocence‚ maturity and growing up through the main

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    decade of reality TV‚ online shopping‚ cell phones‚ tablets‚ and more inappropriate movies and music. Some comparable aspects of both generations include technology‚ TV shows‚ and music. In my opinion the 90’s comes out on top as a better time to grow up in. The technology of the 90’s was much more simpler and not as relied upon as in the 2010s. Cell phones were introduced in the 90’s and were very big and clunky‚ only a few percent of people used them so you wouldn’t see people glued to their phones

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    Tuti Ostari To Kill a Mockingbird Essay Prejudice is a real life problem in the world‚ and in To Kill Mockingbird’s novel this problem is evident in May comb. Boo Radley‚ Atticus finch and Tom Robinson are all victims of prejudice. Boo Radley is not accepted nor does he fit into Maycomb society because he is different from others. Moreover‚ Boo does not act like a normal person. In society‚ his actions are mysterious and abnormal. After some trouble with the law “ Mr. Radley’s boy was not

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    and where we are in this era is incredible. As technology gets into the minds of children they seem to learn faster than before. It takes minutes for children to understand where adults never really grasp what they hold in their hands. In To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee uses the knowledge of understanding in her story. Jean Louis Finch “Scout” matures by seeing and hearing events most kids her age do not with the trial of Tom Robinson’s trial revealing that firsthand experience brings knowledge

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