Atticus Finch is one of the major characters in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird written in 1960. Atticus is a lawyer in Maycomb‚ the representative of Alabama in the State Legislator and the father of Scout and Jeremy Finch. The major themes and ideas Lee emphasizes in the novel are social inequality and intolerance‚ education‚ legal justice and bravery are represented in one way or another through this character. Atticus Finch is a man of principles who is consistent in his views and deeds throughout
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factors. Furthermore‚ because the genes we inherit are the result of evolution‚ many biopsychologists think that behavioural and psychological characteristics may have evolutionary explanations. How do biopsychologists explain human behaviour? Biological psychologists explain behaviour by trying to relate it to the functioning of the brain and nervous system. The brain can be subdivided into many different areas and structures and biopsychological explanations often focus on which brain areas
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like Atticus and Scout. In TKAM‚ Atticus stands up for Tom Robinson despite the threats and misfortunes he gets from doing it‚ Mrs. Dubose defeats her addiction to morphine and Atticus defends Calpurnia against his own sister‚ all these events enforce Harper Lee’s theme that courage is when you stand up for what you believe in and can achieve what you desire‚ despite social pressure. To begin with‚ Harper Lee reveals who really is the hero of the novel when she shows the readers‚ Atticus Finch‚ the
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of the time‚ majority rules. In the town of Maycomb‚ from Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mocking Bird‚ Atticus Finch does not fit into the majority. Throughout the novel he is mocked and constantly challenged due to his strong morals. In fact‚ Atticus Finch’s morals are the complete opposite of the majority of Maycomb because Harper uses his character to raise the awareness of those around him. Atticus Finch represents many of the qualities of a good person in today’s society. Unfortunately‚ he is unique
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inability to recall or recognise information that was once stored in the memory and is now not available or cannot be accessed. There are four main theories to forgetting; trace decay‚ cue dependant‚ displacement and interference. Displacement seeks to explain forgetting in the short term memory. According to Shiffrin and Atkinson’s model of memory‚ the short term memory has certain characteristics such as limited capacity so if information is not rehearsed‚ it would be forgotten. When the short term memory
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‘Explain and discuss the relationship between power‚ authority and legitimacy.’ The aim of this essay is the one to discuss more in detail the relationship between power‚ authority and legitimacy. However‚ in order to better understand the issues and arguments which regard the three of them‚ I will give a brief description of the following and at last state the view of the great philosopher Plato. Power is what we define as the ability to force others into doing certain things even against their
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A Comparison between Atticus Finch and Jack Finch Atticus Finch plays a very prominent role in To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. This novel occurs during a time of great depression where money is scarce. Atticus is a lawyer who lives with his two children‚ Jeremy and Jean Louise‚ and his cook‚ Calpurnia‚ in a small‚ rural town called Maycomb. He is a very optimistic man who has high morals and believes everyone is equal‚ although many seem to disagree. Atticus also shares many intriguing similar
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A finch is a medium sized passerine or songbird that typically stay resident to its home during winters. In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee writes about this family with the last name Finch. The Finch family is a normal‚ picket fence‚ non-racist‚ middle class family in the town of Maycomb. Atticus Finch‚ the father of Scout and Jem Finch‚ is a lawyer. He is given the case of Tom Robinson‚ a black man accused of raping a white women. Although Atticus knows he will not win this case‚ he
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I am Atticus finch. I’m a lawyer in this small town of Maycomb and have taken on many cases but the most confusing and most difficult case I’ve had was a rape case. The alleged mans name is Tom Robinson‚ a black man living in this town of Maycomb. I thought I had this case "in the bag"‚ but it seems racism is a bigger threat than I thought. People had intent to kill and I had to protect Tom. Disappointingly‚ I got my family caught up in this. That day it has been clearly set into me the
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exemplified traditional racial views that southerners held during the 1930’s. Most of the community‚ and most of Southern America‚ shared these same racial views‚ but Atticus Finch’s beliefs differ from those around him. Throughout the book‚ Atticus stands up for people of all races despite what those around him think. The courage shown by Atticus has greatly impacted all aspects of my life‚ including my faith‚ and demonstrates the determination that I wish to possess. In the 1930’s defending a black man
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