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    Based on the novel To Kill a Mocking Bird (TKAM) by Harper Lee and also the film A Time to Kill directed by Joel Schumacer‚ there are some differences and also the similarities in the context of the characters‚ themes‚ settings and also the values. For the characters‚ in TKAM‚ the similarities are Atticus Finch and in A Time To Kill‚ the character that has similarity with Atticus Finch is Jake Brigance. Both of these characters are the lawyers or also the attorneys who are willing to defend the Black

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    In Harper Lee’s book‚ To Kill A Mockingbird‚ there are many examples of racism. During this time in history racism was acceptable. Racism is a key theme in her book. Not only those who were black‚ but also those who affiliated with blacks‚ were considered inferior. Atticus‚ a lawyer‚ who defended blacks in court‚ was mocked. An example of this is when Mrs. Dubose said‚ "Your father’s [Atticus] no better than the niggers and trash he works for!" Mr. Dolphus Raymond was also criticized for affiliating

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    Both “The Lamp at Noon” and “To Kill a Mocking Bird” are texts. The former is a short story while the latter is a novel. One might think those two works are mostly dissimilar for they are very different stories. “The Lamp at Noon” is about Paul‚ Ellen and their baby‚ who live on the grass lands and suffer from dust storm. Actually Paul wants to stay while Ellen wants to move to town. On the other hand‚ “То Kill the Mocking Bird” says about Atticus and his kids who live in Maycomb. Atticus is a lawyer

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    Brooks Date: Wednesday ‚November 9th 2011 To kill a Mockingbird and The Scottsboro Trials 1. A)Write a 200 word summary of the Scottsboro trial ‚ based on Miss Randall’s account The Scottsboro Case started off with a group of nine young African American men being in the wrong place at the wrong time. The young boys aged from thirteen to twenty. They were accused of raping two white women (Victoria Price and Ruby Bates. A fight broke out between two groups of men .The blacks won and threw the

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    To Kill a Mockingbird ~Ten Themes ELA 20 Prejustice All these people making assumptions‚ assuming a black man did it‚ just because he is black. Prejudice is explored on both a social and racial level. Boo Radley‚ is a suspected dangerous criminal for killing his father. No one asks Boo why he stabbed his father‚ though we are told his father was cruel‚ instead Boo is isolated in his home and boo is actually a very nice guy‚ but nobody seems to know it until the end. Tom Robinson is falsely

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    them. Blacks have been treated like filth in our society for hundreds and hundreds of years. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird written by Harper Lee‚ prejudice is depicted throughout the novel‚ it was present in our society when Martin Luther King Jr. marched down the streets of D.C. for equality‚ and prejudice still exist in our nation today against gays and lesbians. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird prejudice is illustrated throughout the book. During the trial against Tom Robinson‚ Atticus Finch

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    Ciara Ross Mrs. Rasnic AP English Language 11 September 2012 Essay of Analysis: To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee It takes a courageous man like Harper Lee’s character‚ Atticus Finch‚ to defend a negro in this time period. Despite the innocence of Tom Robinson‚ a hard working man accused of attacking a white woman‚ he will never fully receive the justice he deserves all due to the color of his skin. Although the trial of Tom Robinson was unethical and unjust‚ the arguments that Atticus presents

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    Challenged by Revenge Revenge can lead to justice‚ but justice may also lead to revenge. Throughout the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee the idea of justice is challenged and revenge is served to someone who deserves it. Justice and revenge are shown within the novel because Judge Taylor elected Atticus to represent Tom Robinson‚ Bob got Tom sent to jail‚ and Bob Ewell died. During the time of the novel coloured people would not get a good lawyer because they were considered minorities‚ but Judge

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    expressing their own opinions‚ ideas‚ and beliefs. During the Great Depression‚ there was widespread hardship and largely segregated communities. However‚ some people had the power to change society which is explained by Harper Lee‚ through the novel To Kill a Mockingbird. She tells how one person can change society overtime by expressing their ideas‚ and influencing others by using the amount of power given to them by their social rights‚ which can be dependent on race‚ education‚ age‚ and many more

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    Graded Assignment Journal Part 1: To Kill a Mockingbird The questions in this assignment cover readings in Lessons 1–7 of the To Kill a Mockingbird unit (Chapters 1–13 of the text). You may answer each question as you are prompted to do so‚ or you may want to wait until after Lesson 7 to answer them. Keep the questions in mind as you work on Lessons 2–7. You will need to turn in this assignment after you complete all of your work in Lesson 7 of this unit. As always‚ be sure to submit this assignment

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