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    Atticus Finch Justice

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    between a black man and a white woman. Atticus Finch represents the black man‚ Tom Robinson‚ as his defense because he knows he is innocent. As a result Atticus’s children were impacted greatly by his view on justice. Atticus defines justice through respect‚ equality‚ and peace‚ but he couldn’t change the town drastically. Atticus attempts to represent justice throughout the book. In Tom Robinson’s court case‚ Atticus is giving his final statement about the case. In a final effort to prompt

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    According to Mortimer Adler’s Criteria To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee took place in the segregated southern United States of the 1930’s during the time of the Civil Rights. Throughout her novel‚ Lee displayed racism through the standpoint of Scout Finch. I want to pick apart her novel and explain to you what makes a book “great” according to Mortimer Adler. Does the book stand the test of time‚ does it have universality‚ does it show the power of the written word‚ is it enlightening‚ is it honest

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    Atticus Finch Monologue

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    my children the wise words that Atticus Finch had taught me when I was a child. Seventeen years have passed since that day. I grew up‚ married my highschool sweetheart‚ Stephan Carters‚ and had two children with him. We had a girl named Eliza Marie Carters who is now 6 years old and a boy named James Atticus Carters who is now 4 years old. Unfortunately‚ two years after the birth of James‚ Stephan had died

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    place. I am regularly blown away by the sheer competence displayed – the breadth of vocabulary‚ the grasp of idiom‚ the appreciation of (let’s face it‚ difficult) British humour – but‚ and it’s a big but‚ I can’t help wonder WHY such a strange‚ hybrid language should have become so popular. Is it the spelling? Definitely not! Is it the simple‚ easy-to-learn grammar? Again‚ I think not. Is it the way we leap lightly from one register (e.g. informal) to another (e.g. very formal) and back again? Non‚ je

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    Girl Guides LAWS OF MALAYSIA REPRINT Act 456 GIRL GUIDES ACT 1953 Incorporating all amendments up to 1 January 2006 PUBLISHED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF LAW REVISION‚ MALAYSIA UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE REVISION OF LAWS ACT 1968 IN COLLABORATION WITH PERCETAKAN NASIONAL MALAYSIA BHD 2006 1 2 GIRL GUIDES ACT 1953 First enacted … ... ... ... … … … 1953 (Ord. No. 61 of 1953) Revised 1991 (Act 456 w.e.f 13 April 1991) … … … … … … … PREVIOUS REPRINT First Reprint

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    In the book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ Atticus is very honorable‚ reliable‚ and conscientious‚ and he does many great things that most people back in the 1930’s wouldn’t normally do; still today‚ many people are not like him. Atticus acted honorably‚ showed wisdom‚ bravery‚ and always did the things that he felt was the right thing to do. He taught Jem and Scout to also stand up for the things that they felt were right. Because of those good things‚ he has many friends and is respected

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    TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD WHAT LESSON SCOUT LEARNS In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird the main character Jean Louise Finch (AKA Scout) learns a lot of lessons. But I think the lesson she learns can be categorized in 3 categories‚ which are life‚ people and society. Scout learns 3 important things about life in the book. One thing she learns is that life is unfair. She experiences this in a court case with her dad defending a black man named Tom Robinson who is accused for raping

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    Why do readers find Great Expectations so enjoyable? Michael Johnson Dickens uses pathetic fallacy to illustrate the predicament that faces the characters in the novel. It also depicts the emotions the characters feel and indicates how the scene is going to change. For example‚ the dramatic weather change‚ conveyed in the line‚ “The evening mist was rising now‚” during the second ending when Estella and Pip meet‚ mirrors the realisation of Pip and Estella’s true feelings for each other.

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      Mad Dog in Maycomb Tim Johnson killed by Atticus Finch By: Ms. Driscoll   A-­‐1   Maycomb’s streets are safe again after “One-Shot Finch” shoots a rabid dog. Sheriff Heck Tate and Atticus Finch responded to a call from the Finches’ housekeeper‚ that there was a mad dog on the loose. Arriving together‚ Finch and Tate recognized Tim Johnson‚ Harry Johnson’s dog‚ weaving down the street in front of the Radley home. At Sheriff Tate’s urging‚ Atticus Finch took the kill shot‚ ending the crisis

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    in discrimination. Scout experiences this in To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee as well as Skeeter in The Help by Tate Taylor. In To Kill A Mockingbird‚ Scout grows up in a town full of discrimination. It seems that wherever she is‚ whether it be school‚ church‚ or at home‚ discrimination is present. This is also seen in The Help where Skeeter is actually raised by a black maid‚ and she experiences discrimination at work‚ home‚ and among other places

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