... These include mature themes related to racial slurs, racial bias towards African-Americans, swearing, and sexual content, which raises Conservative concerns for those who read it. I am of the more liberal opinion that this is a novel that is appropriate for older junior high students and all high school students because it teaches about a part of U.S. history, specifically, racism in a southern town during the 1930s, and its effects on people. First, the novel teaches principles about how to treat others. All residents of Maycomb, Alabama are perfectly content...
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...the hypocrisy in Maycomb, Tom would never be able to get his hopes up. Atticus (a white lawyer) took the responsibility to defend Tom and try to eliminate the hypocrisy in his town. However Atticus was the only one in his town who wanted to do the right thing and stands up for what he believes in but the others wouldn’t. They just wanted to go along with the situation and let whatever happens, happen. There is a quote in the song “America is” that says “America is the home of the hypocrite”. The quote is really connected to the book because the people in Maycomb let their hypocrisy grow among them and won’t do what is right. American people always say “All people should be treated equally” but their actions never show whether or not they do value what they say. The people in Maycomb are afraid, and possibly wanted to do the right thing especially telling the truth, but they did not because they fear that their decisions or actions will somehow unplease others. Atticus couldn’t be the eye opener for the people in Maycomb because he was the only one that was kind of an outcast from the society unlike the other people who were selfish, hypocrites, and biased. In Maycomb, it is all about Black and Whites. Therefore their decisions towards your actions will be biased based on your skin tone. Both Harper Lee and Femmes Violent acknowledge the fact that hypocrisy in a society can make people be bias and...
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...act and look like a girl. Scout struggles with this because she wants to act and look her own way. In To Kill a Mockingbird no one will get in scouts way to be herself. Atticus has to deal with everyone thinking about him in a certain way because everyone is criticizing him for defending a black man. During this book there are a lot of stereotypes that the finches and Tom Robinson has to deal with. To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee shows that people criticize other people's lifestyles if it isn’t normal to them, which make them feel better about their life. In this book a lot of people seem to criticize people on how they live and how they do things in their own way. Some...
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... A preference or special liking for something; a bias in favor of something. The kid’s predilection was trying to make Boo come out of his house. 3. Spurt Verb Gush out in a sudden and forceful stream 4. Flivver Noun A cheap car or aircraft, especially one in bad condition 5. Nebulous Adjective In the form of a cloud or haze; hazy 6. Ramrod Verb Force a proposed measure to be accepted or completed quickly 7. Sternness Adjective Very serious especially in an unfriendly way Bob had a very sternness mood. 8. Woolen Adjective Of or relating to the production of wool 9. Gouging Verb Make (a groove, hole, or indentation) with or as if with a gouge 10. Cometh The third person singular (he/she) form of the verb "to come" 5 quotations 1. “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view — until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.” This is a quote that was said by Atticus and I think that it’s really important because he is advising Scout and it helps her with her growth throughout the book. This quote is very important because it’s a life lesson, don’t judge anybody for what you see, actually get to know them before you judge them. 2. "This case, Tom Robinson's case, is something that goes to the essence of a man's conscience-Scout, I couldn't go to church and worship God if I didn't try to help that man." Atticus knows that it isn’t moral to let someone pay for something...
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...Negroes (in a negative connotation), Scout was confused why that was bad. She asks Atticus, “Do all...
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...the trial is Atticus Finch, lawyer and loving father to Jem and Scout. True courage is being able to defend and fight for something despite the circumstances.Numerous times Atticus shows courage in the story which all relates to the theme, having to be faced with the harsh reality of the world which ruins your innocence. Atticus Finch stays strong and practical during the trial, defending Tom Robinson with his life. Atticus’s effort during the trial shows his courage because, despite it being tricky to get the judge and people of the racist South to side with Tom Robinson, compared to Mayella, who claims to be the victim. Atticus does not give up and continues to fight for Tom Robinson’s justice. Atticus shows courage through logical...
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...They use create false stereotypes about everyone leading to prejudice. This is shown in chapter 4. “...but Jem told be I was being a girl, that girls always imagined things, that why other people hated them so, and if I started behaving like one I could go off and find some to play with,” (Lee 41). There is a stereotype around women and how they should act. Jem is pointing this out in this quote. He believes that girl things are bad and boy things are good. Scout also believes this same thing, thinking if she acts more like a boy and less like a girl she can avoid the stereotype. Despite this Mrs. Dubose says “What are you doing in those overalls? You should be in a dress and camisole, young lady!” (Lee 101). The prejudice of how woman should be follows scout around and causes negative comments towards her. Jem tell scout after Mrs. Dubose comment, "Don't pay any attention to her, just hold your head high and be a gentleman," (Lee 101). This almost sexis from Jem shows the stereotype around women, and girls at the time. He dislikes girls and wants his sister to act more like a boy/man. He has a prejudice about him that is shown...
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...prejudice. Within Tkam, empathy is greatly influence through the characters Atticus, Scout, and Dolphus Raymond by including the primary issue of racism and how it affected them within their home town, Maycomb County. First and foremost, In the novel, ¨To Kill a Mockingbird,¨ empathy is first presented by the character,...
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...Tom Robinson should be acquitted because he is innocent and there is no medical evidence suggesting Tom actually beat or raped Mayella Ewell. The evidence actually suggests that Bob Ewell, her own father beat her. She has bruises on the right side of her face, which could only come from a left hand. Tom Robinson's hand was torn up in a cotton gin, he can only use his right hand now. The jury has an unfair assumption of African Americans and bias opinions of them. This is not fair to Tom who is innocent because they will want to put him in jail no matter what. One reason Tom Robinson is innocent is that there is no medical evidence that says that Tom raped or even touched Mayella. On page 271 Atticus says, “The state has not produced one...
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...The absence of empathy may lead to discrimination, but compassion is the way to fill the void, not empathy. Compassion embodies all the benefits of empathy, but the cons are fairly non-existent. One such case where compassion was needed is the Tom Robinson court case. Tom Robinson had been accused of forcing himself on Mayella Ewell, but he denied the claims saying they were inverted. The jury eventually found Tom guilty, although the evidence was highly in his favor. The outcome reintroduced already existing feelings of discrimination. Had the jury been able to feel compassion, or even sympathy for Tom, he may have been able to come out innocent from the wrongful accusation. If the jury felt empathy, the same result may have happened. Since...
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...events occur many times throughout the story. It is evident in this novel when Scout and Jem pass Mrs. Dubose’s house. Mrs. Dubose explains “Your father’s no better than the niggers and trash he works for!”(Lee ch. 11). This quote shows the hatred toward the Finch’s because of Atticus defending a black man. Mrs. Dubose clearly thinks of black people as “trash”. Bob Ewell shows how racist through many events in the story. One example is when he is on the witness stand and says “I seen that black nigger yonder ruttin’ on my Mayella” (17. 231). Bob obviously doesn’t care what he says about others at all, even standing in front of a huge audience and the judge. He represents a definite bias towards white people and would do anything to hurt a black man. The Ewell family is pretty intolerant when it comes to the general public and especially the black community. Cecil Jacobs had his part in the prejudice events when he tells Scout “My folks said your daddy was a disgrace an’ that nigger oughta hang from the water tank” (9. 102). The racism is not just between the adults anymore and is spreading to even the kids in Maycomb. Before the accusation occurred on Tom Robinson, everyone was, for the most part, minding their own business. Then all these racist comments and bias action take place and Maycomb turns into an anti-Semitic county. Not only is the theme racism evident in Harper...
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...Enablers of Exuberance Jennifer S. Taub Sept. 4, 2009 DISCUSSION DRAFT Enablers of Exuberance: Legal Acts and Omissions that Facilitated the Global Financial Crisis Jennifer S. Taub1 I. Introduction This paper explores certain legal acts and omissions that facilitated the over-leveraging and near collapse of the global financial system. These ―Legal Enablers‖ fostered the boom that enriched a class of financial intermediaries who followed a storied tradition of gambling away ―other people‘s money.‖2 These mechanisms also made the pain of the bust disproportionately felt by the middle class and poor while shielding the middlemen who created the problems. These legal Enablers permitted the growth of a shadow banking system, without investment limits, transparency or government oversight. In the shadows grew a variety of highly leveraged private investment pools, undercapitalized conduits of securitized loans and speculation in complex credit derivatives. The rationale for allowing this unregulated, parallel system was that it helped to create innovation and provide liquidity. The conventional wisdom was that any risks associated with a hands-off approach could be managed by the ―invisible hand‖3 of the market. In other words, instead of public police, it relied upon private gatekeepers. A legal framework including legislation, rules and court decisions supported this system. This legal structure depended upon corporate managers, counterparties, ―sophisticated investors‖ and the...
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...___________________________ LIVING HISTORY Hillary Rodham Clinton Simon & Schuster New York • London • Toronto • Sydney • Singapore To my parents, my husband, my daughter and all the good souls around the world whose inspiration, prayers, support and love blessed my heart and sustained me in the years of living history. AUTHOR’S NOTE In 1959, I wrote my autobiography for an assignment in sixth grade. In twenty-nine pages, most half-filled with earnest scrawl, I described my parents, brothers, pets, house, hobbies, school, sports and plans for the future. Forty-two years later, I began writing another memoir, this one about the eight years I spent in the White House living history with Bill Clinton. I quickly realized that I couldn’t explain my life as First Lady without going back to the beginning―how I became the woman I was that first day I walked into the White House on January 20, 1993, to take on a new role and experiences that would test and transform me in unexpected ways. By the time I crossed the threshold of the White House, I had been shaped by my family upbringing, education, religious faith and all that I had learned before―as the daughter of a staunch conservative father and a more liberal mother, a student activist, an advocate for children, a lawyer, Bill’s wife and Chelsea’s mom. For each chapter, there were more ideas I wanted to discuss than space allowed; more people to include than could be named; more places visited than could be described...
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...Educational Psychology: Developing Learners This is a protected document. Please enter your ANGEL username and password. Username: Password: Login Need assistance logging in? Click here! If you experience any technical difficulty or have any technical questions, please contact technical support during the following hours: M-F, 6am-12am MST or Sat-Sun, 7am-12am MST by phone at (800) 800-9776 ext. 7200 or submit a ticket online by visiting http://help.gcu.edu. Doc ID: 1009-0001-158C-0000158D Jeanne Ellis Ormrod Professor Emerita, University of Northern Colorado University of New Hampshire ISBN 0-558-65860-1 Boston ● Columbus ● Indianapolis ● New York ● San Francisco ● Upper Saddle River Amsterdam ● Cape Town ● Dubai ● London ● Madrid ● Milan ● Munich ● Paris ● Montreal ● Toronto Delhi ● Mexico City ● Sao Paula ● Sydney ● Hong Kong ● Seoul ● Singapore ● Taipei ● Tokyo Educational Psychology: Developing Learners, Seventh Edition, by Jeanne Ellis Ormrod. Published by Allyn & Bacon. Copyright © 2011 by Pearson Education, Inc. Editor-in-Chief: Paul A. Smith Development Editor: Christina Robb Editorial Assistant: Matthew Buchholz Vice President, Director of Marketing: Quinn Perkson Marketing Manager: Jared Brueckner Production Editor: Annette Joseph Editorial Production Service: Marty Tenney, Modern Graphics, Inc. Manufacturing Buyer: Megan Cochran Electronic Composition: Modern Graphics, Inc. Interior Design: Denise Hoffman, Glenview Studios Photo...
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