Lauren Standing Up for What is Right It is amazing how many people in the world let opportunities to show their courage pass by everyday. For example‚ if someone were to see someone else being bullied‚ most people would just walk by. In actuality‚ they could stand up against that bully and show courage and bravery. Courage is also greatly defined in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. She shows this life skill through many of the characters in the story and through a
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In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ the importance of standing up for what one believes in is developed through the characters of Scout‚ Calpurnia‚ and Atticus. Although she played a small role in the larger facet of standing up for oneself and what they believe in‚ in the novel‚ Scout Finch‚ one of the main characters stands firmly by her beliefs. When her second cousin‚ Francis Hancock‚ bullied her about her father defending Tom Robinson she attacked him. It was not because she was trying to
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It is essential to stand up for what you believe in because if you did not stand up for what you believed in everyone would be the same. Like the same religion‚ thoughts‚ and no one would have a voice to speak out. Like today people are speaking out for black lives matter like people in the NFL some teams in the pledge of allegiance are taking a knee‚ locking arms‚ and some teams are not even coming out to the field until it ends. And other people outside the NFL are having riots‚ and some are also
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Standing Up For What Is right If you were to make one mistake in you life that changed almost everything in your life because you knew that you could have done something to stop it‚ would you try to find a way to make up for your mistakes? In the book The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini; it is about a man named Amir and his different challenges he has to face on his way to try and redeem himself from one big mistake he made in his childhood that hunted him for years because he knew he could have
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Growing up is where you advance and learn maturity. Growing up in To Kill a Mockingbird and in Beautiful Brains shows a lot of struggle and confusion. Growing up can be a good thing you have way more freedom because the citizen of the U.S.A put their trust in us to do the right thing and not the wrong thing. Coming-of-age involves recognizing different perspectives. In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird Scout is an example of a character whose coming-of-age process involves gaining a different perspective
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English Language and Composition Because many important people have died for what they believe to make the world a better place the claim that “It is better to die for what you believe in rather than to lie to save your life” is the right thing to do. Martyr: a person who is put to death or endures great suffering on behalf of any belief‚ principle‚ or cause. The person that comes to mind for a lot of people when you read the definition of martyr is probably Jesus Christ. Jesus spread the word
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What it means to Stand Up for my Beliefs Good Afternoon brothers and sisters‚ For those of you who don’t know me I’m the Teachers Corm President‚ Brother Ngatikaura or You can me Mr. President either will do So today I was asked to speak on what it means to stand up for my beliefs Now when I first got the subject I thought to myself that I really haven’t had the chances to stand up for my beliefs living in Utah and all But then after some thought it came to me‚ that standing up for my
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To Kill a Mockingbird is a story about growing up. Discuss. Growing up is an inevitable stage of life that all experience as they age. Maturing perceptually is not a given but a process that a person progresses through as they gain experience and build solid beliefs on certain topics and things. Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird is a well-known novel that describes life in the tired town of 1930 Maycomb‚ Alabama. It touches upon themes such as morality‚ prejudice and youth‚ the latter being one
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adult looks. Each category of racism lacks the respect and justice they deserve. Just like the modern day‚ Maycomb needs to find the dignity to respect others. The dysfunctional town goes through many instances ranging from trust and courage to standing up for what is right. Through Scout‚ the reader witnesses discrimination against gender‚ class‚ and race. In To
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or put them on the right paths‚ but the final forming of a person’s character lies in their own hands.” This relates strongly to To Kill a Mockingbird because Atticus keeps trying to set his children on the right path‚ Atticus tries his best but in the end it is up to Jem and Scout how they end up. To Kill a Mockingbird is about children Jem and Scout Finch growing up in Maycomb‚ Alabama hanging out with their new best friend Dill‚ and trying to figure out the mystery of their neighbor Boo Radley
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