person to stand up for equal rights‚ and for a man’s innocence. Just standing up and defending a black man‚ earned him respect from most of his community. The man’s name is Atticus Finch‚ father of two and lawyer of Maycomb County‚ Alabama. The one who he was protecting went by the name of Tom Robinson‚ also a father and husband. Atticus was an inspirational‚ honest and hard working man. He had made a great impacting speech in the
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A Feathered Mind: Maturation of Jean Louise Finch As a child develops‚ there are always significant individuals that help them to mature. Those individuals may be family‚ friends‚ idols‚ and teachers. In the instant bestseller‚ To Kill A Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee captures the everlasting maturity of Jean Louise Finch and many other characters across the span of her adole. Jean Louise‚ otherwise called Scout‚ started out as an immature and imaginative six year old girl. Over the course of the years
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Language Arts BT1 2012 " I wanted you to see what real courage is‚ instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand." What is the type of courage that is being highlighted in the quote above? How is "real courage" shown in the novel? The type of courage highlighted in the quote above is moral courage. "Real courage" is shown through the image of Mrs Dubose‚ a morphine addict who wished to overcome her addiction before she died. Mrs Dubose was a repugnant‚ bedridden
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Atticus Finch In part one of the novel To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ Atticus‚ the father of two young children‚ Jem and Scout‚ teaches his children many important lessons. Atticus teaches his children to not be prejudice towards other people. The children kind of already know that they shouldn’t judge people by the color of their skin from their black housekeeper‚ Calpurnia‚ who they love and appreciate. But when their Dad takes the case of Tom Robinson‚ people around town start calling him
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David Rudisel Andrew Behrmann English 111 11 April 2013 Fathers and Fools There is an old saying that unfortunately I hear all too often‚ “Any fool can have a child but it takes a real man to be a father.” There are several variations of this saying and I have heard them many times‚ from many different people. The wording always seems to vary slightly with each person who says it. Regardless of how they might be worded
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Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ Atticus Finch is a small town lawyer and a single parent raising two children. Atticus is a strong‚ intelligent‚ white male in his forties. He was raised in a Christian home and believes in treaty people fairly and with respect. Even though Atticus is a lawyer‚ he does not make much money in the town that he lives. He is not necessarily poor but he does not have much money either. His life revolves around his children and he loves them dearly. Atticus teaches his children
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Courage is a force that presents itself in many forms. After the death of Mrs. Dubose‚ the “cantankerous” neighbor the children initially despised‚ Atticus Finch informs the children on why Dubose was a brave lady by illustrating what courage is and is not. He explained‚ “I wanted you to see what courage is‚ instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand" (149). Courage is not being rebellious in the face of fear. It is not being vulnerable‚ frightful‚ and weak. Courage
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silent and wealthy boy. He was born on July 4‚ 1872‚ in Plymouth Notch‚ Vermont.When Coolidge was twelve years old‚ his mother died. His teenage sister‚ Abigail Grace Coolidge‚ died several years later. This could have been one of the reasons as to why he was so quiet. A fair to average student in the Plymouth elementary school‚ he eventually managed to obtain entry to the prestigious Amherst College in nearby Amherst‚ Massachusetts‚ where he blossomed
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Eliel Pepito 8/1/10 The Beak of the Finch Summary The Beak of the Finch by Jonathan Weiner explores evolution through the most famous examples in history—the finches of the Galápagos Islands. Charles Darwin’s theory of natural selection and the process of evolution are applied directly to what scientists refer to as Darwin’s Finches. Weiner follows scientists Peter and Rosemary Grant as they study the finches in real time on the Galápagos. Years of previous work‚ study and data is collected
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Atticus Outline I. Introduction A. I believe Atticus is a good parent for Jem and Scout. B. Atticus is a lawyer for the town of Maycomb and has two children‚ Jem‚ a boy‚ and Scout‚ a girl. Scout acts like a tomboy. Everyone who lives in the town has lived there for a very long time and because the town is little‚ everyone is in each otherʼs business and knows everything about one another. Every summer a little boy named Dill comes down to play with Jem and Scout. They are all really curious
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