Conscience is the voice viewed as a guide to the rightness and wrongness in one character and behavior‚ and in To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ the brother of the narrator‚ Jem‚ changes throughout the story and realizes that the conscience of plenty of the residents in Maycomb is disturbing and wrong. When Atticus said “…before I can live with other folks I’ve got to live with myself. The one thing that doesn’t abide by majority rule is a person’s conscience” (105). Jem represented the theme
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chapters 1-6‚ Part 1 Chapter One Chapter one introduces the reader to the main character‚ Raphael Fernandez. Raphael‚ a fourteen year old dumpsite boy narrates this part of the story and it entails many interesting ideas about the Behala dumpsite. Raphael and his best friend Gardo spend their days searching the endless amounts of rubbish that cover acres of land. They live knee deep in trash along with many others‚ including children. We find out
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They could not vote‚ own land without husbands permission‚ own their money‚ and preach or hold office. 8. The wealthy upper class were given the privileges to be greeted to by a tip of hat or curtsy‚ right to vote‚ and upper pew setting in church. 9. The Treat of Paris affected land ownership in North America by giving Britain all land east of the Mississippi River‚ Spain got New Orleans‚ Louisiana‚ and all land west of the Mississippi River‚ and France lost all of its land. 10. Braddock and his
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Marshal Samuel Wilcox kicked the blackened remains of Benjamin Gross’s barn. A single wall stood‚ scarred black by flames. He kept his eye on the Pinkerton Detective‚ Hans Schmitt‚ while he examined Benjamin’s charred body. Wilcox stroked the hairs of his long gray beard. A pungent odor of death and flies began to collect. "Most likely the work of Comanche’s. Must have come from the west‚ from Indian Territory‚” Schmitt circled the body. The aroma had no effect on the detective. His palm under his
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In chapter 19 Tom is caught by Aunt Polly because he lied about a dream he said he had. He comes home and the first thing his Aunt says to him is “I’ve got a notion to skin you alive.” Tom is first confused‚ but soon find out she went to the Harpers and tried to tell Mrs. Harper what Tom dreamt about. Mrs. Harper said no no no‚ her son Joe Harper had told her about how Tom snuck back and listened to them talk. Aunt Polly was very sad‚ and mad. Tom tried telling her that he wished that she would’ve
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What does it mean to be a great piece of literature? Everyone answers this question in a different way. A person could say that a great piece of literature is just simply a good book that they enjoy reading. Others would think more in depth. They could say that the way the author brings the book to life is what makes it great. Or how each character in the book is relatable. There are many different reasons‚ and when someone finds that one book that grabs their attention from the beginning and holds
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For lazy student like me (Mey pheap) Chapter 1: Discussion Questions 1. What forces have led to the boom in entrepreneurship in the United States? Answer - Corporate downsizing flooding the market with corporate cast-offs‚ an attitude that small is beautiful‚ international economic development due to the fall of communism and the capitalization of former state-owned industries‚ a dream of freedom and independence‚ perseverance in achieving results‚ and the opportunities presented by an ever-changing
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Organizational communication Reading reflection: CH-9 communicating gender at work This reading touched down on three feminist perspectives that can be used to further understand power relations within organizational life. The three perspectives are liberal‚ radical‚ and critical feminist. The author argues that the critical feminist perspective is the better one of the three to use while looking at organizational communication in relation to power. In the later part of this reading masculinity is broken
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Quotations with Analysis Chapter 1 Quotation "Maycomb was an old town‚ but it was a tired old town when I first knew it. In rainy weather the streets turned to red slop; grass grew on the sidewalks‚ the courthouse sagged in the square. Somehow it was hotter then: a black dog suffered on a summers day; bony mules hitched to Hoover carts flicked flies in the sweltering shade of the live oaks on the square. Men’s stiff collars wilted by nine in the morning. Ladies bathed before noon‚ after their
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Chapter 15 Entities Overview SOLUTIONS MANUAL Discussion Questions 1. [LO 1] What are the more common legal entities used for operating a business? How are these entities treated similarly and differently for state law purposes? Answer: Corporations‚ limited liability companies (LLCs)‚ general and limited partnerships‚ and sole proprietorships. These entities differ in terms of the formalities that must be observed to create them‚ the legal rights and responsibilities conferred on
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