“American Needs It Nerds” by Leonid Fridman expresses the negative feelings towards the way “nerds” and “geeks” are treated. Leonid writes about the way American society outcasts the people who spend their days studying and being academically advanced. He then expands on the topic of how athletes are idolized and “nerds” are ostracized. He concludes with comparisons to other countries on how they value academic intelligence. In paragraph one, Leonid gives the dictionary definition of the actual
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In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, we are lead through the events of Scout’s life and we see how those events change her. In the beginning she is just a young child who doesn’t quite understand what is going on around her, but as she watches and experiences some of the cruelty of mankind, she begins to understand the good and the evil of the world. She is an intelligent little girl who becomes somewhat insecure as she works to figure out who she is and matures greatly through her experiences. Scout
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In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, there are several instances where the symbol of the mockingbird appears.The mockingbird symbolizes innocence, which makes it a sin to kill mockingbirds. “Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy… that’s why it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird” (p. 119) is a quote by Miss Maudie that best describes the meaning of the mockingbird symbol. The symbol embodies innocent people, who have been injured or destroyed through contact with
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This scene is really important because it shows how Huck's morality had changed. When Huck writes a letter to Miss Watson saying that Mr.Phelps has Jim, he thinks about him and says, “laid the paper down and set there thinking how good it was all this happened so’’. This is important because it shows how much Huck cares about Jim, it shows that Huck is glad that he helped Jim runaway, it shows that he does not want Jim to be a slave anymore. Another important part is when Huck says, “ I would go
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If you knew you would not win the battle, would you still fight? In the book To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, the character Atticus Finch did exactly that. It is noble and worthy for Atticus to accept the challenge of Tom's case because he is righteous, honest, and he wants to instill integrity into Jem and Scout's minds. Atticus is a righteous man. In chapter 20 of To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus said "There is not a person in this court room who has never told a lie, who has never
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One of the many themes of “To kill a Mockingbird” is to show courage no matter what the odds are. This can be seen many times in the book and even in real life. Take for example some courageous people like ghandi. He was a person who had a lot of courage standing up for his beliefs, Courage can be found in the book many times. One of the many times was when Atticus was sitting at the front door of the jailhouse. A whole mob of people came up to him demanding that he move so they can get Tom Robinson
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real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand,” said Atticus (Lee 149) Atticus means, a man fighting with a gun shows less courage than a man fighting using his words. The character Scout, from To Kill A Mockingbird written by Harper Lee, learns a lot of lessons from the other people in the book. The lessons are about the courage shown by the characters of Atticus, the kids, and Boo Radley. In the story, Scout observes her father, Atticus Finch, showing
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example of when Atticus presents his humbleness and belief in God is when he is approached by Bob Ewell, the person Atticus is trying to prove guilty with the Tom Robinson case. “Mr. Ewell approached him, cursing him, spat on him, and threatened to kill him….Atticus didn’t bat an eye, just took out his handkerchief and wiped his face and stood there…Atticus’s peaceful reaction…put his hands in his pockets and strolled on…” (pg., 291). Atticus’s counter reaction of being spat on the face is remarkable
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“Thank You, Ma’am” is a short story that express plenty of themes. Written by Langston Hughes, “Thank You, Ma’am” is a story about a boy, named Roger, who tries to steal a woman's , Mrs. Jones, pocketbook. Mrs. Jones catches him and yells at him, while asking him questions about his motive. She realizes that his face is dirty and takes him to her house, where she washes Roger’s face. She talks to him about how stealing pocketbooks is wrong and says that she tried to steal money when she was his age
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Figurative Language The novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, has quite a bit of figurative language, which contributes to its popularity. Examples include figures of speech, symbolism, allusions, imagery, similes, metaphors, personification and hyperboles. These elements are of my group’s interest. The first figurative language example I’d like to explain is the figure of speech. Lee uses many figures of speech throughout the book. One example which captured my interest was on when Atticus
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