value; society has been gambling for centuries. The Romans would attend gladiatorial games in which they would bet on the victor of fights to the death. During the colonial times‚ cock-fighting gradually became a gambling trend among “gentlemen.” In Chapter II of Roger Dunstan’s book‚ “Gambling in California” he notes‚ “One prominent researcher speculates that the appeal of gambling was probably heightened by the frontier spirit. The desire to explore new worlds is similar to gambling. Both rely heavily
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Journal Entry 11 Chapters 28-End New Characters: CM "If this thing’s hushed up it’ll be a simple denial to Jem of the way I’ve tried to raise him. Sometimes I think I’m a total failure as a parent‚ but I’m all they’ve got. Before Jem looks at anyone else he looks at me‚ and I’ve tried to live so I can look squarely back at him... if I connived at something like this‚ frankly I couldn’t meet his eye‚ and the day I can’t do that I’ll know I’ve lost him. I don’t want to lose him and Scout‚ because
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Scout’s first day at school -- Scout‚ Miss Caroline‚ Walter Cunningham‚ Burris Ewell‚ Chuck Little Until I feared I would lose it‚ I never loved to read. One does not love breathing. To Kill a Mockingbird Scout‚ Chapter 2. Dear Diary‚ Damn I hate school! T o be honest “I never looked forward more to anything in my life” (Lee 15)‚ but everything went wrong. My teacher is Ms. Caroline Fisher. I don’t think she’s more than twenty-two. “She … wore a red-and-white-striped dress. She looked
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To begin with in chapter 8 it talks about a boy named Walter he starts school at Stuyvesant high school but the only problem was a all boys school and it was strange to him in some ways but he could deal with it. ’’But in the book it was an all boys school’’ In chapter nine Walter talks about trying harder in school with his grades. On page 132 Walter said ’’I resolved to do better the next year. ’’ However Walter had to get a job that involved a pushing hand truck. Walter saved money up from his
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To Kill a Mockingbird Dialectical Journal We will begin a thorough study of Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird this week. In order to participate in class discussions and activities it is mandatory that you keep up with the reading. While you read you need to add entries to your dialectical journal‚ detailed below. What is a Dialectical Journal? A Dialectical Journal is a journal in which a reader records a mental conversation with the text. You can use this journal to: • Summarize
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To Kill a Mockingbird Dialectical Journal We will begin a thorough study of Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird this week. In order to participate in class discussions and activities it is mandatory that you keep up with the reading. While you read you need to add entries to your dialectical journal‚ detailed below. What is a Dialectical Journal? A Dialectical Journal is a journal in which a reader records a mental conversation with the text. You can use this journal to: Summarize and
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So far I have read chapters one‚ two‚ and three in “To Kill A Mockingbird.” They have been quite interesting‚ and a lot has happened in these chapters. In this journal I will be predicting on if the kids will meet Boo Radley‚ and also evaluating on the Ewells. While I was reading the book I started to think that by the way they would talk about Boo Radley they would not be meeting him. There is an old story in the Maycomb town that Boo Radley was locked away for a good amount of time. The story
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Journal 2 I am reading To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ and I am on page 42. This is a book about a girl named Scout and her brother‚ Jem‚ who are both scared of Boo Radley and his family because of the rumors they have heard about the family and they also has not seen him. School is also starting in Maycomb‚ Alabama for Scout and Jem. Scout got in trouble with her new teacher already. In this journal‚ I will be predicting and characterizing. G- I predict the kids will not meet Boo Y- He
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I rate this book a 2 out of 4 because I feel like the author could’ve extended the book in many different ways. One example is that the author didn’t explain and describe the actual two people who killed Mr. and Mrs. Lee‚ she just stated that they were thrown in jail. The length of this book was also a bit diminutive in my opinion. The idea of the book was wonderful which makes me feel that the climax could’ve been bigger and a bit longer which would’ve made it a better book. Another reason why this
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Dill came up every summer. Jem‚ Scout and Dill spent most of the summer trying to learn more about the Radley’s. Boo Radley never comes out of his home and the children are determined to try and get him out. Dill dares Jem to touch the porch. Jem finally gives in and when he touches the porch Scout sees movement in the house. When September comes Dill goes back to Meridian‚ and Scout begins to look forward to starting first grade. Jem tries to warn his sister that school and home are two completely
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