"Fighting Fear and Tradition” Michael Jordan can't single-handedly win a basketball game. Wayne
Gretzky can't win hockey games by himself either. It takes a team
effort to be successful. That was exactly the case in Harper Lee's To
Kill a Mockingbird and The Man Without a Face. Even though the time
period of To Kill a Mockingbird (1930s) and The Man Without a Face
(1960s) were vastly different, everyone needed help, no matter how
dangerous. It is no easy task and takes a lot of courage, but it is not
impossible, it is achievable. Although Jem Finch and Charles Norstadt
both matured over time, Jem had no real goal except to be a better
all-around person, while Charles' goal was to make it to the military
school. In Jem's situation, he believed one of the steps to success was
to escort his little sister, Scout, back home. He did, but he paid a
sacrificial price. A complete surprise attack would have left Jem
lifeless like a fish on dry land if Boo Radley, the outcast, had not
saved Jem's life. Jem even took the humiliation of apologizing after
destroying the garden of Mrs. Dubose because of his lack of self
control. Charles Norstadt matured a lot as well and was rewarded with
entry to a top military school. He learned to accept the fact that
people were no longer supporting him. For example, when McLeod ordered
Charles to dig a 3x3x3 hole, he refused to do it. He later learned that
this was his geometry lesson. Also, when Charles attempted to shortcut
through his essay assignment, he was caught and acco! rding to McLeod
"a high class cheat now". Perhaps, Charles' biggest maturity step was
his ability to see the person behind the burnt face of Justin McLeod.
The news was biased, and McLeod would not answer, so he was forced to
take facts from his personal experiences and interpret them "I didn't
teach you the whole summer so you could cheat on this question!" yelled
Justin McLeod. Even though both Jem and Charles fought against
society's perspective, they both blossomed admirably and were later
able to take a stand against a community with large prejudices.
Despite the prejudices that both communities had, the community in To
Kill a Mockingbird was racist towards Tom Robinson while the media
portrayed the negative image of Justin McLeod in The Man Without a
Face. Because of Tom Robinson's racial disadvantage in court, Atticus
Finch became his lawyer. Atticus felt that everyone, including people
of all colors, should be equal. "^ our courts are the great levelers,
Entry 1: I feel as though the Lord only caters to white people. I’m really shaking and I just keep shaking but I am staying strong. There was an empty cell between me and all of the other prisoners. Ms. Emma came to see me but I was quiet and just starring at the ceiling. I didn’t care about anything, nothing mattered to me. I am going to die soon anyway so what’s the point. (“What it go’n feel like”(pg. 225).
head by a horse when he was younger. This was a lie, but explained why
...hat the abbey could make money for use for the abbey, the abbot, the land, and for the king. The abbots response was to threaten Herbert and force him to destroy the mill that he had built.
To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee sheds light upon the controversy of racism and justice in his classic novel, To Kill a Mockingbird. The notion of equality in accordance with the law and the pursuit of justice are hindered by racial discrimination. The essence of human nature is pondered. Are we inclined to be good or in the wrath of evil? The novel reflects on the contrasting nature of appearance versus reality.
Have American’s lost the ability to show empathy? Although a novice reader may struggle to see how a book written over 50 years ago bears any connection to our modern world, Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird could not be any more relevant. The citizens of fictional Maycomb County acknowledge their flawed legal system and unfair social castes as unfortunate truths of life, of which all you can do is accept it as fact. The sole exception is lawyer Atticus Finch, who is in charge of defending the accused in court. After seeing all too many men receive a sentence simply because of the color of their skin, Atticus embarks on a quest to teach Jem and Scout, his children, that prejudice can be fought. By understanding and exposing ourselves to different people, we can free ourselves from prejudice.
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Harper Lee’s only book, To Kill a Mockingbird, is the stereotypical tale of childhood and innocence, yet it successfully incorporates mature themes, like the racism in the South at the time, to create a masterpiece of a work that has enraptured people’s minds and hearts for generations. According to esteemed novelist Wally Lamb, “It was the first time in my life that a book had sort of captured me. That was exciting; I didn’t realize that literature could do that” (111). Scout’s witty narration and brash actions make her the kind of heroine you can’t help but root for, and the events that take place in Maycomb County are small-scale versions of the dilemmas that face our world today. Mockingbird is a fantastically written novel that belongs on the shelves for classic literature that everyone should take the time to read and appreciate for their execution of style and the importance of their content.
3. “He always said that whenever he saw a dead man’s mouth he saw the folly of not eating what one had in one’s lifetime.”
... writes; a draughtsman; a writer for another; especially, an offical or public writer; an amanuensis or secretary; a notary; a copyist. 2. (Jewish Hist.) A writer and doctor of the law; one skilled in the law and traditions; one who read and explained the law to the people.
My name is Tom Robinson. I lived on the outskirts of Maycomb Country with my wife, Helen, and kids. I worked on Mr. Link Deas's farm as a work hand. He hired me even though I'm a Negro and have a crippled arm; he's a very nice man. Every day on the way to work, I would pass the Ewell's home. They're a white family that lived by the dump. Sometimes I would pass by and help their oldest girl, Mayella, with some of their yard work. None of her younger brothers or sisters seem to help, so I liked to help her. I just thought it was the right thing for me to do, besides, I felt sorry for her. One day, Mayella says that she has something for me to do inside the house. None of the kids were around though, and I got kind of worried. When Mayella shut the door behind me and started kissing me, I knew I was in trouble. I started to push her away when her daddy, Bob, saw us through the window. I knew I was in trouble then, even though none of it was my fault, I was still black and it would be my fault if anyone caught me. When he opened the door, I just started to run. I don't know if Mayella was beaten by her father, but all I knew was I had to run. I ran all the way home, as fast as lighting. I told Helen about everything and she said it would all be okay. But Mr. Ewell had already called Mr. Heck Tate, the sheriff, and said that I had that I had raped and beaten Mayella. I knew that I could be killed on this charge, and I got really nervous. I wondered why everyone believed Mr. Ewell's lies. I couldn't have beaten up Mayella, I only have one good arm! The other one was torn up in a cotton gin when I was a little boy. But when they assigned Atticus Finch to be my lawyer for a trial, I put my soul to rest. Mr. Finch would take care of me no matter what he said. People in town were upset though. They said Mr.
As most everyone knows, there are differences between a book and it’s movie adaptation. This is applicable to the book and it’s movie counterpart To Kill a Mockingbird, as well. But aside from the differences, there are also similarities between these two.
The novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, takes place during a racially intense time in history. Harper Lee’s novel was intended to bring a harsh sense of reality to the real world, and demonstrate how it really was during this time in history. This novel is set in Maycomb, Alabama, somewhere during the time period of 1925-1935. Times were hard for the citizens of Maycomb during this period, because of the depression. There are many fictional events in this novel related to non-fictional racial events in history.
Quote 1: "I didn’t have the answers to those questions, but what I did know was that I lived in a world that at any moment could erupt in fire. It was the sort of knowledge that kept you on your toes” (Walls 34).
This essay describes the issues in connection to software quality, to uncover the main reasons of data and information which needs quality, and to propose the suitable plan to address the issues. Absence of techniques and management of systems and software inside the hospital surroundings brings about low quality of administration and makes the objective of patient wellbeing more troublesome. Through my reading of the research papers I have recognized software process requirements for a hospital quality plan and I have proposed a few rules dependent upon existing health care standards, quality.
During the period of 1640-1690 the expansion of the Caribbean “economy, was made possible by the expansion of the European colonisation over the Atlantic. However Africans were captured for slave trade to sustain the development of sugar industry, through slave labour to produce sugarcane.” (Grouchier & Walton, 1629: 418-420). The scramble for Africa brought about gender inequality within the African society, the European invasion in the Atlantic introduced some political conflicts regarding the demand for economic control and to take over the Atlantic. (Hornsby & Hermann, 2005: 127). Nevertheless sugar plantation was jointly supported by the cooperate finance and the state. (Stuart, 2004: 3-8). However according to Richards most sugar plantation owners would have to anticipate that their international investors would desire a large amount of raw sugar. (Richard, 1974: 38). nevertheless the attitude of the plantation owners was partly due to an increased amount of “optimism” and partly because of the difficulty of international communications in the 17th century. This shared attitude brought a lot of farmer’s to debtor’s prison while some extremely prospered. (Mints, 44-45). Nevertheless this essay will pay attention to economic, political and social consequences of the sugar revolution in the Caribbean.