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    Ashley Choi Mr. Zameroski Honors English 2 1 November 2011 To Kill A Mockingbird Essay A mother of a gay student that faced bullying stated in an article‚ that anyone who has “‘’hate in their hearts’” should accept people with differences because they are “‘going to be who they are’” (James‚ Boy Assaults Gay Student as Cellphone Captures Attack). In a perfect society‚ everyone would accept each other and not judge others based on appearance or social status. However‚ today many people still face

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    harm your’s? The way Atticus resolves conflicts is through peace. When Bob Ewell spit in Atticus’ face and he responded peacefully‚ just wishing that he didn’t chew tobacco. His peaceful actions help the people that Bob will be around because he got all his anger out on him‚ and not them. Another example of Atticus encouraging peace is when Atticus told Jem not to respond violently to Ms. Dubose

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    protagonist of the story‚ Scout Finch‚ mature from her child like mentality and thoughts to become a strong feminine character with high morals. This is achieved through the characters and situations in her life that influence her to see reality‚ past her childhood mirage‚ for what it really is. The roles of people such as Atticus Finch‚ and other minor characters‚ greatly influences how she views the topics of racism‚ prejudice‚ and stereotypes. Atticus’ character embodies

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    back to Indonesia. Receptionist : Indonesia? There are so many great places over there. Andin : Yaph‚ thank you for your appreciate. I will pay it by a credit card and what time is dinner? Receptionist : No problem we will facilitate it and you must be hurry because the restaurant will close 30 minutes again. This is the key and the bell boy will accompany all of you. Andin : Thank you. Receptionist : You are welcome. "THE TOO POLITE CONVERSATION" Performed by: Yusuf‚ Heni and Rudi Situation:

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    everyone sees things the same way or understands why some people do the things they do. Atticus teaches Scout that sometimes breaking the rules is necessary‚ Jem realizes with great power comes great responsibility‚ and that violence is never the answer. In chapter three when Scout gets home from school‚ she is ranting to Atticus about her day regarding her Miss Caroline and Walter Cunningham.

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    Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ Scout and Jem grow up in a small town in Alabama. Throughout the novel Jem experiences many good and bad things and starts to come of age. One important scene when Jem comes of age is when he has to read to Mrs. Dubose. Jem comes of age through the novel at Mrs. Dubose house through irony‚ conflict‚ and mood. To begin with‚ Jem tells Scout to grow up and ignore what Mrs. Dubose says to them‚ but Jem loses his temper and acts poorly after Mrs. Dubose says something to them

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    we were hidden from view. Why the heck was Atticus was hangin’ ‘round the jailhouse this time at night? Only thing ‘round here at this time were the niggers. But‚ I was proven wrong when shadowy silhouettes got out of cars in pairs and walked purposely towards Atticus. From our vantage point‚ the men blocked Atticus from view and they spoke so softly that I could barely hear them. Something… something about this situation was just… fishy. Yeah‚ that’s the word. Dill‚ Scout‚ and I were as quiet as

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    Finch‚ or known mainly as Scout‚ who lives in the town of Maycomb in Alabama. Throughout the story‚ many groups of people in the 1930’s‚ which consisted of the African American community‚ has experience unjust treatment. In the beginning of the novel‚ Scout starts out innocent‚ essentially in her own bubble‚ but as the story progresses on she begins to break out of her bubble from these events. From the Tom Robinson trial‚ events such as Atticus’s teachings and Boo Radley‚ Scout matured from the racial

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    “Just as Atticus is a nontraditional parent for his time and locale‚ so too is he unconventional in his racial and social attitudes.” Critic Elizabeth Malia is spot on with her description of this character. Atticus Finch is a main character from Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird‚ which was published in 1960 and won the Pulitzer Prize the following year. Set in Maycomb‚ Alabama‚ Lee’s book is about a respected lawyer named Atticus‚ a widower‚ who has two children named Jean Louise‚ better known

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    Today a child may suffer from stress all the way to learning life lessons through a breakup. In “To Kill a Mockingbird”‚ two children‚ Scout and Jem had to deal with a less common stressor. They dealt with the trial and conviction of an innocent black man in their town and to make things worse‚ their own father Atticus was the appointed defense for Tom. Scout and Jem were six and ten at the beginning of the novel; throughout the next three years that it took place their maturity goes on to be influenced

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