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    Question 3: Calpurnia is the African-American cook and housekeeper for the Finches. She acts as a mother figure and disciplinarian in the Finch household. In some ways‚ she even takes the place of Scout and Jem’s dead mother. Atticus trusts Calpurnia‚ relies on her for support raising his children‚ and considers her as part of the family. Calpurnia’s characters towards the children make them close to her. She is a loving and caring person. In this novel‚ Calpurnia’s loving character makes

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    Reading the opinions is always a enjoyable encounter by learning the quotes; one can get exclusive technique. You can quickly encounter any personal that is learning the reports for quite a while and having a comprehensive perspective. Whether they are learning the weight loss quotes or any other group they always have a comprehensive viewpoint towards things. This is due to the opinions make the comprehensive perspective. There are a lot of well-known individualities who are linked with learning

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    Calpurnia and Aunt Alexandra’s beliefs are a major cause of conflict throughout To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. This conflict is not only between Calpurnia‚ Atticus Finch’s’ housekeeper‚ and Alexandra‚ Atticus Finch’s sister and the aunt of his children. Furthermore‚ their moral differences create conflict between themselves and other characters involved in the plot. However‚ these two important characters aren’t only different. Calpurnia and Alexandra have many similarities‚ as well. Calpurnia

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    nanny a stepmom aunt it could be anyone your extremely close too. That’s why I think Calpurnia is a better mother figure to the kids than aunt Alexandria. Calpurnia teaches them life lessons like she teaches the kids manners and how to cook she explains so they will know for the future. She also teaches them to be respectful like when she scolded scout for saying all those mean words to Walter Cunningham. Calpurnia also disciplines the children if they do wrong. Not in a hard way but its still a punishment

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    “Because the truth is‚ today’s immigrants as they have for a generation after generation‚ work the longest hours at the hardest jobs for the lowest pay‚ jobs that are just above impossible to fill” ("Luis Gutierrez Quote." Brainy Quote). This quote‚ spoken by U.S. Representative Luis Gutierrez‚ speaks volumes to his stance on immigration reform‚ and his compassion for the immigrants themselves. Some‚ for his stances‚ even consider Gutierrez to be the Martin Luther King of the Spanish immigrant which

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    The sea makes Edna go into solitude so she can think about how she really is. “The voice of the sea is seductive; never ceasing‚ whispering‚ clamoring‚ murmuring‚ inviting the soul to wander for a spell in abysses of solitude; to lose itself in mazes of inward contemplation”(Chopin 13). This reinforces the

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    The Setting Fentress‚ Texas- Nature The book is set in a small Texan town (Fentress) that is prone to chronic heat waves. The town is surrounded by greenery‚ farms and fields. Callie Vee (Calpurnia Tate) often explores San Marcos River. The river was separated from her house by a crescent-shaped field of five acres of feral‚ uncleared woods. There is a thin‚ clear path created by dogs‚ deer and other animals. There are high bushes of sticky burrs. There are “bags” of webworms above the river like

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    and not go to the Senate‚ but he ignores them. Calpurnia‚ his spouse‚ tells of a dream she had and fears for Caesar’s safety. The priests also warn Caesar. However‚ Decius is able to persuade Caesar to go to the Senate that morning. Considering his actions and thoughts in Act II‚ Caesar is a ruler who rejects superstitions and is concerned about how he is perceived by others. As scene 2 opens‚ there is a thunder storm that sets an eerie tone. Calpurnia reveals her dream to Caesar and expresses concern

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    Figure Of Speech: Characterization: Calpurnia was something else again. She was all angles and bones; she was nearsighted; she squinted; her hand was wide as a bed slat and twice as hard. She was always ordering me out of the kitchen‚ asking me why I couldn’t behave as well as Jem when she knew he was older‚ and calling me home when I wasn’t ready to come. The reason I picked this was because it’s explaining who Cal is ‚ it’s explaining how she was bossy always ordering him out and how she was

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    Yousafzai opens up about the topic of feminism by speaking‚ "I raise up my voice—not so I can shout‚ but so that those without a voice can be heard...we cannot succeed when half of us are held back." Feminism represents a movement where people seek to achieve improvement on women’s rights and equality. Two characters‚ Nora Helmer from A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen and Calpurnia from Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare‚ share the conflict of women’s rights. Nora and Calpurnia have the similar issue

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