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    Throughout the novel‚ To Kill A Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee‚ the characteristic of empathy is ever present. This unique quality is developed through Jem and Scout in their dealings with the characters of Walter Cunningham and Mrs. Dubose. One characteristic shown of Jem and Scout is their ability to empathize or “….climb into their skin and walk around in it.” (pg 31). During the novel Jem develops a high level of emotional intelligence that allows him to understand the situation of others‚ as

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    My Journal Entries of Survival on Jewquagh Island This Journal Belongs to Max Young Day 1 I woke up to the sound of the pilot yelling in panic. That’s all I could remember. I was stranded somewhere on an island with not a human to be seen. I was the only survivor on the plane. My t-shirt and jeans were torn up from the crash. I was 13 years old at the time of the crash. My black hair was smeared with blood. I had landed on the shore of a beach. I had been walking on the silky hot sand on the

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    discriminative towards one another solely based on race. The novel To Kill a Mockingbird was written by Harper Lee in the 1960’s‚ though the setting is based in the 1930’s.The novel challenges the false idea of the stereotypical African-American human being‚ as was typical in the 1930’s. It has been said that this novel portrays African-Americans as submissive‚ simple‚ and ignorant folk who need whites to protect them. To Kill a Mockingbird contains several black characters who are the complete opposite

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    To Kill a Mockingbird is the only novel Harper Lee wrote. This novel still is alive in the lives of the people who read it. People are affected by this great novel. This book also tends to affect those in schools that at first are not interested in reading this book. Harper Lee‚ in To Kill a Mockingbird‚ shows many different symbols throughout the entire book. Boo Radley‚ Tom Robinson‚ Atticus Finch‚ Mayella Ewell‚ and Scout Finch are symbols throughout the story. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper

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    others didn’t agree with him‚ he supported Martin Luther King Jr. in the Civil Rights Movement. To Kill a Mockingbird was written by Harper Lee and the setting of this book was during the Great Depression. Atticus Finch is one of the main characters in this book and he is put to test when he is given one of the hardest cases of his career as a lawyer. Perseverance is shown in the book To Kill a Mockingbird. This book was written by Harper Lee and its setting is in Maycomb‚ Alabama during the late 1920’s

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    Journal Entry of a Subordinate Group Member: Irish Americans The Terrible Famine in Ireland It was 1845 and there began the Potato famine in Ireland. Millions of children‚ women‚ and men were dying. This famine destroyed a great deal of Ireland ’s potato crops. Most of families in Ireland‚ this also included mine‚ put our dependency on the potato crops as the main supply of income and most important‚ food. Because of Ireland ’s sudden outbreak of famine individuals began to suffer due to the

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    Qing-Si Yu Ms. Ridge ELA:10 January 4‚ 2013 1. “Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don’t eat up people’s gardens‚ don’t nest in corncribs‚ they don’t do one thing bus sing their hearts out for us. That’s why it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.” Atticus explains why it is a sin to kill a mockingbird in this quote. He wants to teach Jem‚ Scout‚ and Walter that killing an innocent mockingbird is a sin. Atticus gives a hint that hurting an innocent person

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    Journal Entry #1 - Witness to the Assassination of Malcolm X February 21‚ 1965 Today‚ as the world we have lost a legacy. Since‚ Malcolm X was on of the ultimate and influential African American the world has even known and will. Malcolm X ensure considerably to make African American appreciation of the understanding of the African American heritage. He would voice his opinion about the things we were too afraid present ourselves. He presented us a huge experience to voice up for our rights as

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    Maycomb‚ Alabama‚ during the 1930’s was a place replete with prejudice and social hierarchy. Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird is set in this small‚ southern town and reveals the conflicts associated with the injustice of prejudice and social class. The main characters in Lee’s novel must face the pressures of this oppressive environment. Specifically‚ Tom Robinson’s trial robs the children of their innocence as well as sheds light on the effects of prejudice‚ and social class. Tom Robinson is

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    In To Kill a Mockingbird gender stereotypes are pressed upon girls and boys‚ forcing them to change how they act in order to fit in. They can still be seen being influenced to change who they are today. In To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee uses Scout and Dill to show how kids are forced to change. One place Harper Lee gives her message of the effect of sexism is when‚ after hearing Scout swear‚ Uncle Jack tells her to stop and “of course” she wants to be a lady (105). By saying this‚ Uncle Jack becomes

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