Girls Scouts The Girl Scout of the USA mission is “Girl Scouting builds girls of courage‚ confidence‚ and character‚ who make the world a better place.” This past March was a hundred years since girl scouts was started‚ thanks to Ms. Low. On March 16‚ 1960‚ GSUSA was charted by the U.S. Congress. “Juliette "Daisy" Gordon Low assembled 18 girls from Savannah‚ Georgia‚ on March 12‚ 1912‚ for a local Girl Scout meeting. She believed that all girls should be given the opportunity to develop physically
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novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee‚ tells the story of a small town that faces many challenges. Atticus Finch is a very humble and respectful man who defends Tom Robinson. He has two kids‚ Jean Louise‚ and Jem. Jean Louise “Scout” Finch is a young girl that is very intelligent. She is the daughter of Atticus. Jem Finch is a young boy that matures throughout the novel. He is the son of Atticus Finch. Tom Robinson is a black man accused of raping a white woman named Mayella Ewell. Mayella Ewell
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is Atticus so perfect? Well‚ throughout To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Atticus shows us how he is kind‚ understanding‚ and wise. Atticus Finch is a lawyer in maycomb county‚ and is the father of Jem and Scout Finch. He is always shown as a good man in every scene he’s in. He teaches his kids lessons‚ without them even noticing it‚ which is a very good quality. He is old‚ although some folks say things get better with age. In To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Atticus is kind. For example‚ when Jem trashes Mrs. Dubose’s
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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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Strength in Struggles Unfortunate circumstances form children into adults. Scout Finch‚ an adventurous tomboy from the novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee‚ and Saul Indian Horse‚ a native boy from Richard Wagamese’s novel Indian Horse‚ both prove that to overcome challenges you must have faith‚ resilience‚ and courage; Scout uses challenges to learn but Saul triumphs as he uses his past experiences to mature and develop a new sense of self. For instance‚ Saul’s superior growth can be proven
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Atticus Finch as a Role Model Does your role model have a negative or positive impact on your life? Major of people has a role model they look up to and make every effort to be alike. Each person has a different perspective on a leader but in the book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ Atticus displays himself as a hero being able to resolve situations with fairness for everyone and prevent the town from falling apart. Atticus’ actions impact his children‚ his peers involved with the court case
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Mockingbird show courage in some way. In chapter ten‚ Atticus provides an example of that. “He’s within range‚ Heck. You better get him before he goes down the side street--Lord knows who’s around the corner. Go inside‚ Cal” (Lee 10.126). When Mad-dog Johnson walks on the street of where Scout and Jem lived‚ Atticus had the children stay inside the house with Calpurnia while he went out with Heck Tate to deal with the dog. Only Heck and Atticus were outside of their homes‚ all the other residents
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In 2003 Atticus finch was nominated as one of the “greatest characters in the past 100 years.” This award did not go to an undeserving character. Quite the contrary happened when this award went to Atticus. This is proven through his humility‚ his unwavoring wisdom‚ and his ability to do the right thing in any situation. Atticus Finch problably won the award solely because of his humble quality’s. This is shown when the “mad dog” was on the loose and Atticus dropped it in one shot‚ but said nothing
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girl named jean Louise (Scout) Finch. Her father‚ Atticus finch is a lawyer who is told to defend a black man‚ and her brother who is always with no matter what. The book follows this girl for 3 years and documents all the important things that happened in her life. The story is set in a town called Macomb which is in Alabama in this town Atticus finch is told to defend a black man accused of raping a white lady hopelessly trying to prove that this man is innocent. Scout who is the main character
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character Scout plays an important role; Harper Lee portrays her as straightforward‚ abrupt‚ impulsive‚ and even just plain rude. One example of this is when Scout says‚ "He ain’t company‚ Cal‚ he’s just a Cunningham‚" (Lee 24) in reference to when Walter Cunningham was over at the Finch residence‚ and Scout disapproved of the way he ate his food‚ that is‚ with a liberal amount of syrup. This shows that she is unafraid to speak her mind. Also‚ it shows that she is very opinionated about classes of
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