When Josephine had her first child‚ I was only thirty-nine and naturally wanted to see my grandson. However‚ leaving the boys with their father wasn’t easy. Thankfully‚ Alex could see this was important to me and let me go to Melbourne. As I was a proud Grandmother‚ my young age never bothered me. Why people think they are getting old when their first grandchild is born beats me? Leaving the family in Darwin was difficult‚ but I had escaped Alex’s possessiveness‚ and felt relieved. Shortly
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Dill came up every summer. Jem‚ Scout and Dill spent most of the summer trying to learn more about the Radley’s. Boo Radley never comes out of his home and the children are determined to try and get him out. Dill dares Jem to touch the porch. Jem finally gives in and when he touches the porch Scout sees movement in the house. When September comes Dill goes back to Meridian‚ and Scout begins to look forward to starting first grade. Jem tries to warn his sister that school and home are two completely
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"So.... their names are Arato‚ Masato‚ and Takeshi?" Kuroo asks. Kenma nods. He wasn’t quite comfortable knowing he was basically sending Kuroo after the three‚ but Kuroo had insisted that he know who the people were who beat Kenma up. Oh‚ does Kenma remember Kuroo’s reaction when he told him...... "Are you fucking kidding me!?!?" "Kuroo! There are first years present!" "Fuck off‚ Yaku! I’m going to unleash a holy hell-storm on them!" "K-Kuroo.... calm down..." "Kuroo‚ you should listen to
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make an analysis of this topic. People of Maycomb town always knew what the verdict of the trial was going to be (the judicial system was full of prejudice)‚ even though some of them deep down knew that Tom was innocent‚ he don’t rape Mayella. [1]. Maycomb‚ like most small southern towns‚ has a problem with widespread racism (type of prejudice) toward African American people. As Maycomb was a small town with little or no new residents‚ people living there formed prejudices about various families
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uses her choice of the voice of the narrator primarily and most importantly to employ irony and satire throughout the novel as well as invoke pathos with her use of metaphors and euphemisms‚ a method referred to some as “tactile brilliance” (Ward 1960: 1). The novel teaches the reader valuable lessons about compassion towards humanity which makes it an essential read for all. The discussion that follows considers Lee’s use of literary devices to highlight the themes as well as the novels significance
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CHAPTER FOUR • In this chapter‚ animals are described as being part of the family; animals can belong with humans just as much as other humans can. • Raimond describes all of the animals they had at Frogmore‚ their roles and small anecdotes about them. • They decide to buy a poultry farm; Romulus built an egg-washing machine. • Christine and Mitru come to Frogmore in winter‚ but they argue so Mitru leaves to Castlemaine station to catch a train to Melbourne. Romulus drives him there‚ and on the
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In chapter fifteen‚ Atticus Finch goes at night to the Maycomb Jail to guard Tom Robinson. Scout‚ not knowing the true intentions of the men‚ runs from her hiding spot into their circle and attempts to make small talk with Walter Cunningham. After she speaks‚ Walter tells the men to get back in their cars and go. This is a powerful scene because it shows that there is good in everyone and that the things people share are more important than the things that divide them. She talked with Walter about
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Essay Test: To Kill a Mockingbird You will write TWO short essays answers to your choice of TWO of the following questions. Each answer should be 1-2 paragraphs long only- these are not full essays. Before you begin‚ locate the two questions for which you have prepared. Delete all other options. You now have your own personalized version of this test. Criteria: * Be sure to reference the book (with a quotation or giving a detailed description of a specific scene) 1-2 times for each
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Book Log Questions Four typed log entries are required. See list of possible -questions. 1.Double space entries. 2. Each entry needs to be 8-12 sentences in length. 3. Indent and type answer(S) using BOLD ARIAL SIZE 14. 4. Answer ALL PARTS of the question. 5. Hit enter after you finished your entry. 1. What surprised you in the book and why? A. Something that surprised me in the book is that Carley’s mom was actually trying to protect Carley from Dennis. She actually wanted Carley back
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Chapter six begins with the night Dill leaves Maycomb‚ we know school is coming soon and Scout and Jem are sad to see Dill go. As Scout put so bluntly; “ “We’re gonna miss you‚ boy.” I sad” (Harper Lee pg.51). During this chapter an important event takes place. Jem‚ Dill‚ and scout sneak over to the Radley place and are frightened by the shadow that they see in the window shutter‚ they run away and Jem loses his pants on the gate! Nathan Radley had scared them away by shooting a shotgun. They tell
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