The choices that the founding fathers made shaped our government into what it is today and still affect our lives. The founding fathers made decisions like the decision to declare independence‚ create a constitution‚ amend that constitution with a bill of rights and another 17 amendments‚ and change the system of government that we were using. The constitution that they made is still used today. The founding fathers decided to break free from the British by creating the Declaration of Independence
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Atticus Finch lives as a single father of two‚ and works as a lawyer who’s most recent case was Tom Robinson’s. When asked how he felt about the court case‚ Atticus Finch responded with‚ “I was quite upset when Heck Tate asked me to represent Tom’s case. Tom was a black man‚ and I knew he wouldn’t be passed as innocent in that court room‚ not when he was up against a white woman. However‚ there may be some changes in racial attitudes over the years to come if we all stand up for what is right.”
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11/20/13 “Father‚ Listen!” September 18‚ 1813 Tecumseh made an emotional heart felt speech. This speech was named Father‚ Listen! The Americans Have Not Yet Defeated Us by Land. In his speech he expresses that the British General is a coward who disregarded Tecumseh people in their time of need. To express his feeling about the British General Tecumseh uses different rhetorical devices such as anaphora‚ metaphors and pathos. In every paragraph Tecumseh starts off with Listen! or Father Listen!
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Harper Lee‚ Atticus Finch is a man who fights for what he believes in. He is very strong willed and always the one who will stand up for what is right‚ not what the most popular thing is to do. He also is often reffered to as the wisest man in his town. Atticus believes in equality among people. In his mind all people are equal and deserve equal treatment no matter what race they are. Atticus tells Jem and Scout‚ his two children‚ not to judge people until you walk in their shoes. Atticus is also a
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Atticus is criticized openly in the society where the book takes place (Maycomb) because of his understandings. Atticus had made the connection that Mayella could have been beaten by her father instead of being beaten by Tom. He made this connection by saying that Mayella was hit on her right eye and it would make more sense for the person the person who attacked her was left handed. This shows that Mayella’s dad could have beat her because he is left handed and Tom is right handed. “The right side
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people could argue that Atticus is stern because he reprimands his kids too harshly. The opposition tries to prove this point by using this thought by Scout‚ “His curtness stung me… For no reason I felt myself beginning to cry‚ but I could not stop. This was not my father.”(Lee 178) However‚ Atticus is virtuous because without reprimanding his kids‚ they would not know what is right behavior and what is wrong behavior. In the days after Tom Robinson’s conviction‚ Atticus has a conversation with Jem
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My father. First My father is the most influential person in my life. My father been in my life‚ from the day I first opened my eyes to the present moment. This person is the teacher a guide‚ and a source of strength and support. He is the one who I love and trust. I love my father because he has taken care of me since I was born. My father helped me with everything when I need his help. I cannot remember a person in my life that had a more significant influence on me than my father. My
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Compare and Contrast essay Atticus and Alexandra are very interesting characters. They inspire us greatly‚ mainly Atticus as he is a big role in the story. Alexandra‚ however‚ is a pretty important part to the story‚ as Atticus’s sister. They both have many similarities‚ giving that they’re brother and sister‚ but they mostly have differences between them. Atticus has many people people that look up to him‚ Alexandra not so much. In the novel‚ To Kill A Mockingbird‚ there are two specific
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1010 May 2‚ 2011 Father Absenteeism in the Lives of African Americans The absence of a father in an African-American family is very common today. Father absenteeism dates back to early 1900s. Researchers Mandara‚ Murray and Joyner points out “single mothers have headed a significant percentage of African American families since the 1960s…” (qtd. in Tucker and Mitchell-Kernan 209). According to a 2003 survey‚ researchers declare that 69 % of black students live without their father compared to other
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My favorite novel is Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird. I have the upmost respect for Atticus Finch‚ and he is a character I strive to be because he is respectable‚ fair‚ and compassionate. This being said‚ here are the top 10 ways I am resemble my favorite novel character‚ Atticus Finch . 1) Atticus Finch answers his children’s questions honestly. I am a very honest person; however‚ this does not mean I am intentionally harsh or rude. I do not jump into conservations just to give my opinion
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