state of need‚ and social and/or geographic proximity. In To Kill A Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee‚ one such character meets all three criteria: Mayella Ewell. She commands the reader’s attention via her prominent role in a controversial court case‚ and is an abused‚ disadvantaged child forced to commit perjury for fear of her alcoholic father‚ Bert Ewell. Through her relatability as a lonely and naive teenage girl‚ Mayella also satisfies the third criterion. Ipso facto‚ she deserves
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Tom should have not been found guilty of raping a white girl‚ Mayella Ewell. He was found guilty because he was black‚ and blacks are always assumed to be guilty. Also he was up against a white person. So no matter what‚ he would have been proven guilty. Plus everyone said Tom raped her except for Tom. Tom insisted that he could have done it but did not. In fact‚ Mayella liked him and even "kissed him on the cheek." I personally think he should have been found innocent because during the trial
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In “To Kill A Mockingbird” the question about Mayella Ewell is if she is powerful or not powerful. Mayella is in a state of loneliness where she barely knows how the civilization outside her home is. What makes things worse is that her father‚ Bob Ewell‚ takes advantage of her‚ she lives behind a dump in an abandoned Negro cabin with pigs‚ and is felt sorry for by an African-American‚ Tom Robinson. After looking into her situation‚ she is not powerful due to her class and how she is treated but how
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Walter Payton In 1954 Walter Payton‚ a star‚ was born in Columbia‚ Mississippi. His parents Edward and Alyne Payton had three children‚ Eddie‚ Walter‚ and Pam Payton. When Walter was a kid he always loved to go outdoors. He always loved to go fishing‚ play football with his friends‚ and exploring the woods that he lived by. Walter spent his first three years of playing football at an all-black school named John Jefferson high. After he had finished High School the options for a black athlete
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INTRODUCTION : The term dividend refers to that part of profits of a company which is distributed by the company among its shareholders. It is the reward of the shareholders for investments made by them in the shares of the company. The investors are interested in earning the maximum return on their investments and to maximize their wealth. A company‚ on the other hand‚ needs to provide funds to finance its long-term growth. If a company pays out as dividend most of what it earns‚ then for
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of raping a white woman named Mayella Ewell when really it was her father‚ Tom is then considered guilty and is sent to prison.When Harper Lee talks about Atticus being threatened‚ she makes this a powerful moment in the novel because she foreshadows that Bob Ewell will be a big threat in the future to Atticus or his family. There are many quotes from the book that make chapter 23 such a powerful moment in the novel because the author foreshadows that Bob Ewell will be a threat to atticus and his
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Walter Rauschenbusch was born on October 4‚ 1861 in Rochester‚ New York. Rauschenbusch was the son of a Lutheran missionary to German immigrants in the United States. He graduated from the Rochester Free Academy and then studied for four years in Germany‚ returning in 1883 to simultaneously finish at the University of Rochester and begin seminary training. On June 1‚ 1886‚ he was ordained a minister of the Second German Baptist Church in New York City‚ where he became aware of social problems from
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Thurber’s‚ “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” are two works of literature that focus on the themes gender roles and marriage‚ with some similarities‚ but with even more differences. In “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty‚” Thurber shows a marriage that is not typical. In this marriage Walter has a wife who is controlling‚ bossy‚ and runs the house hold. She’s aggressive‚ overbearing‚ and condescending. She’s everything Walter‚ the husband‚ is not. In comparison‚ Walter is very passive and compliant
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In “To Kill A Mockingbird‚” Mayella Ewell is a powerful character. Even though she was never educated she was very smart and she knew how to get her way. Her main goal was to get away from her abusive father‚ Bob Ewell. Bob was a racist man who thought any white was better than a negro‚ even if they live behind the garbage in an abandoned‚ run-down‚ negro cabin‚ like himself. Mayella‚ a white female‚ kissed Tom Robinson‚ a black male. Mayella accuse Tom of rape and took him to court. While in court
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Walter Cronkite: The Man Who Won America’s Trust Like every child‚ Walter Cronkite had a dream. His dream was to be a reporter. In fact it started by reading a foreign magazine. During his career years‚ Walter Cronkite was an anchor‚ a trend-setter‚ and America’s most trusted man. Walter Cronkite was born in St Joseph‚ Missouri‚ on November 4th‚ 1916. He lived in Kansas City until he was ten and moved to Texas. Walter attended San Jacinto High School where he edited the high school newspaper. This
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