I am writing to bring to your attention the unfair trial of Tom Robinson. I think we all knew that the jury would say that he was guilty of the crime‚ but was he really? I don’t think he was‚ and I hope you and the readers of The Maycomb Tribune will help me fight this injustice. Good people like Atticus Finch‚ tried to prove the innocence of Tom Robinson. The real criminals here are Mayella Ewell and Bob Ewell for taking a man’s life simply because he was colored. Remember it’s a sin to kill a
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river‚ and‚ when the drawbridge is up to let barges through‚ the passengers on waiting trains can stare at the dismal scene for as long as half an hour. There is always a halt there of at least a minute‚ and it was because of this that I first met Tom Buchanan’s mistress.7 1. I think this is a very interesting way to open the chapter‚ Fitzgerald contrasts from the end of the first chapter‚ Gatsby reaching out to his dream in the
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To Kill A Mockingbird Quotes Directions: Know who said the quote‚ who is being spoken to‚ the significance of the quote to the novel or characterization. 1. “Being Southerners‚ it was a source of shame to some members of the family that we had no recorded ancestors on either side of the Battle of Hastings” (Chapter 1‚ pg. 3). 2. “He [Atticus] liked Maycomb‚ he was Maycomb County born and bred; he knew his people‚ they knew him‚ and because of Simon Finch’s industry‚ Atticus was related by blood or
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Generation”‚ by Tom Brokaw‚ is about the men and women who were born in the 1920’s and how they are what he deems to be the greatest generation thus far. He believes this generation is so tremendous because of the fact they did not demand respect for what they did and went through. Though may sacrificed as much as their lives‚ they do not think higher of themselves. Even through all their struggling they managed to have enough strength leave everything behind and fight for their country. I believe Tom Brokaw
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Famous Revolutionary Quotes Quote #1 “I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.” ~ Nathan Hale This quote is significant in representing the “spirit of the revolution” by being said by a very significant man who gave his life for his country more publicly. Also because this man states this quote before being hung for being a spy. Nathan Hale represents the spirit of the American because he was loyal and proud all the time until his death. Quote #2 “I have not yet
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1960s. Their names are Atticus Finch‚ Tom Robison‚ and Calpurnia to educate her readers that courage comes in many forms to exemplify that courage is not a man with a gun in his hand. In Chapter 9‚ Atticus Finch demonstrates bravery when he intends to defend Tom Robinson to teach his southern neighbors to character not color. “Simply because we were licked a hundred years before we started is not reason for us to try to win” ( pg 101- Atticus) The quote is explaining that just because we
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Gilles Maurice Aguehounde US History Since 1877 March 13‚ 2015 Valkyrie by Tom Cruise (2008) Valkyrie is an American-German historical film about the plot to kill Hitler in the year of 1944. It was directed by Bryan Singer for the American Studio United Artists Ceremony and written by Christopher McQuarrie and Nathan Alexander. Bryan Singer is a film director‚ writer and producer born on September 17‚ 1965 (49 years old) in New York City‚ New York‚ US. This movie has been released in
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Rubicon by Tom Holland traces the events and characters that sealed the fate of the five hundred-year old Republican government. Rubicon surveys the decades of the Roman Republic‚ from the civil war‚ with Rome’s Italian allies to the reign of Augustus Caesar. It starts with Julius Caesar crossing the Rubicon‚ which ultimately leads to the Republic collapsing. Holland takes you on a trip through the last decades of the Roman Republic in the last century B.C. He tells the stories of the main players
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The Purpose of Tom Buchanan in “The Great Gatsby” Tom Buchanan is a football player from Chicago whose family is extremely rich‚ he studied at Yale with Nick‚ and he is the husband of Daisy (Gatsby’s lover). He came to New York‚ and lives in East egg which is the place for the “Old rich”. Tom Buchanan is a very arrogant person with no real moral values‚ and a hypocritical bully. He is incapable of feeling guilty or emotional and he represents racism in this novel. In the novel‚ “The Great Gatsby”
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They’re everywhere you look: Twitter‚ Facebook‚ blogs‚ quotes sites — even in books by well-known Buddhists. Fake Buddha Quotes abound. To those who are familiar with the Buddhist scriptures‚ these Hallmark-style quotes attributed to the Buddha ring false‚ but it seems many people are preferentially attracted to the fake variety. It’s hard sometimes to pinpoint why they sound fake. Usually it’s the language‚ which may be too flowery and poetic. Sometimes it’s the subject matter‚ which sounds too
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