Tamia Barnes Mr. Tolbert English 9 2/18/13 “It is far better to be trusted and respected that is to be liked.” In the story To Kill a Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee‚ is told from a child’s point of view‚ a girl name Jean Louise Finch that goes by the nickname Scout. Atticus Finch‚ her father‚ is the lawyer defending a black man‚ Tom Robinson‚ who has been accused of a crime. This story takes place in Maycomb‚ Alabama around the 1930’s. Atticus Finch does not care about age‚ appearance‚ or even
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as long as you do not stop.” This quote is stating if an individual is slower than others it should not matter because he/she is working hard to become successful even if it takes him/her longer than others. The movie The Blind Side directed by John Lee Hancock is an inspiration for individuals who are struggling in poverty but can change their lives around with the right support and resources. To begin‚ this movie is a based on a true story. It is about an African American who is a part of the white
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Flashback Narration A flashback narration is a creative tool used by authors to often give background or context to the current events in the story. Stories like‚ To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee use flashback narration to show different perspectives between innocence and of age. Primary to the book‚ To Kill A Mockingbird‚ Scout begins telling the story of how Jeremy Finch (Jem) broke his arm and indicates that throughout the years they had sometimes discussed the events leading up to his incident
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At the Battle of Chancellorsville‚ the Army of Northern Virginia was faced with a serious threat by the Army of the Potomac and its new commanding general‚ Major General Joseph Hooker. General Lee decided to employ a risky tactic to take the initiative and offensive away from Hooker’s new southern thrust – he decided to divide his forces. Jackson and his entire corps went on an aggressive flanking maneuver to the right of the Union lines: this flanking movement would be one of the most successful
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Abraham Lincoln and Robert E. Lee wanted to achieve diverse goals during the Civil War. Lincoln was determined to save the Union and help the United States move into a new era. He wanted to settle the issue of slavery in the United States‚ founded on the principles of liberty and equal rights for all. Robert E. Lee fought the war for the Southern traditions. Lee wanted to defend Southern traditions. He fought the war not only to protect slavery‚ but also to preserve a whole culture‚ a way of life
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clear through his use of imagery. His imagery presents itself throughout four stanzas‚ each unfolding his true emotions more and more. The first stanza‚ gives us a craving for more. The stanza provides us with a minimal amount to digest as a reader. Lee begins by starting the first line with the title of the poem itself. He paints an image of a “we” traveling by car and purchasing peaches from a boy on the side of the road. The first stanza is one sentence consisting of five lines. Although the lines
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To Kill a Mockingbird: "The Timeless Classic of Growing Up‚ and the Human Dignity That Unites Us All." Harper Lee demonstrated both the harsh and the happy moments a brother and sister‚ Jem and Scout‚ encountered growing up. As the years went by‚ the two of them witnessed some events that taught them many significant life lessons. Two of those lessons were about kindness and responsibility. As Jem matures in the novel‚ the events that occur in the small Southern town of Maycomb affect him more than
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Why does Harper Lee choose to tell the story from Scout’s point of view? - What Scout learns from her experiences and how she changes during the novel? - What effect Scout’s version of events has on the reader? Scout’s narration serves as a convenient mechanism for readers to be innocent and detached from the racial conflict. Scout’s voice "functions as the not-me which allows the rest of us—black and white‚ male and female—to find our relative position in society". To Kill A Mockingbird
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in California. He relinquished his relationship with the gang and apologized for his role in the creation of the Crips. He also participated in efforts he envisioned to prevent youths from joining gangs. A biographical movie entitled Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story was made in 2004‚ and featured Jamie Foxx as Williams. (Slambrouck‚ 2000)
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Oswald: Lone Assassin I believe Lee Harvey Oswald worked alone when he killed John Kennedy. According to Biography.com‚ Oswald was on the sixth floor of the Texas School Book Depository when he shot Kennedy. There were many eyewitnesses that could identify Oswald. There was also evidence of Oswald’s rifle he used that had empty bullet shells next to the gun. Oswald was an outsider and a loner and had an admiration for Kennedy. I know Oswald was the lone assassin because there were eyewitnesses
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