to do something courageous. Atticus has courage because he is brave enough to do what is brave enough to do what is right with grace and while being under pressure. Like many great and successful books written over time‚ Harper Lee’s novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ contains many characters with great characteristics. Atticus has many qualities about himself that makes him one of the novel’s favorite characters. Boldness‚ talent‚ and fortitude are traits that makes Atticus a model of courage in‚ To Kill
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Whilst researching Atticus Finch I presumed I would find various articles revering him as a great man of principle‚ but quite contradictory‚ I mostly found articles criticising Atticus. I found this stance curious and it proved rather propitious for me‚ inspiring the idea of this essay. I shall endeavour to explore the faults of the two characters Sherlock Holmes and Atticus Finch and explain how this makes them interesting and complex characters. I will only refer to the Sherlock Holmes from the
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What can we learn about Atticus Finch from his speech to the courtroom? One thing we can learn about Atticus Finch from his speech to the courtroom is that he is a very brave and courageous character. He is very modern thinking and his views go against the majority of other people. We are told that “Atticus did something no one had ever seen him do before‚ in person or in private; he unbuttoned his vest‚ loosened his tie and undid his collar”. By saying no one had ever seen him do it before‚ in
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“Why do good people suffer or why do bad things happen to good people?” This question seems to be very common these days. It seems as though good people get the brunt of all suffering‚ while evil-doers enjoy life. But if we observe closely‚ we see that everyone undergoes suffering in some form. Keeping this in mind‚ our question becomes meaningless. Just because a person is good does not mean there would be no suffering in his/her life. But what do we mean by „good‟? In Sanskrit‚ „sadhu‟ is the word
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Why Public Exams are Good Many students hate public exams in their Level 3 courses and wonder why they have to write them. Although some students experience test anxiety and find it hard to prepare‚ I believe public exams are a good thing. They force students to take the courses seriously‚ they force teachers to teach to a standard‚ and they create a level playing field for all students. For these reasons‚ I think Newfoundland students should continue to write Level 3 public exams. As
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Is stealing a good idea or a bad idea? If you are a girl/boy that thinks stealing is a good idea‚ well you are wrong about that‚ why? Keep reading and you will find out. My story is going to be about why stealing is wrong and that you should never steal in any purposes. Stealing is wrong because not only you’re going to get caught but you will also go to jail for about 12 months to 3 years that or there can also be some other consequences to it. If you want something you should just ask for it instead
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Why is military spending good? There is many reasons why the military spending is good. some of the reasons are that if the U.S does not spend the necessary amount of money than the U.S is not be able to make better weapons for the soldiers and they need better weapons so they can protect these countries more meaning that if the U.S does not spend the amount needed than this country is not going to get the most advanced weapons. There are way more may reasons why the military spending is good those
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when something hurts them. So why do animal testing? Here are some reasons why animal testing is not good. The first reason animal testing is not good‚ is that it harms animals. According to Ian Murna‚ after research the animals are killed. Animal testing gets animals sick. It gets animals sick because some of the drugs that the scientists use for animals may not be healthy for them (Animal testing 101). The world is so nervous about animals going extinct‚ then why do we use them for testing then
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Did I really Eat That? While reading the excerpt‚ Why the Fries Taste Good from the book Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser‚ one finds themselves on a journey of the evolution of the french fry. At the beginning of the excerpt‚ Schlosser writes about a young boy named J.R. Simplot who built a potato empire from nothing and how his many advances in the potato industry made the frozen french fry available to fast food chains everywhere. Schlosser then investigates the many “natural” and “artificial”
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reported that “San Diego Zoo retains a staff of 20 experts dedicated to the study of treating wildlife diseases that threaten conservation.” To illustrate‚ zoos hire many individuals to improve the lives of animals. Another example is from “Why Zoos Are Good”‚ when it’s stated that “Being able to study animals in zoos where there is less risk and less variables means real changes can be effected on wild populations with far fewer problems.” To elaborate‚
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