Justin Houge Due Date: Tuesday 6th Journal 2 I am reading To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, and I am on page 42. This book is about a girl named Scout and her brother named Jem that is just starting school and is afraid of there neighbor. In this journal I will be predicting and evaluating. G predict kids will not meet Boo Y locked up R gang R stab R family secluded Y scared R looks R run house R stories about him G won’t meet cause locked up and scared I think that the
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Who is the Mocking bird? A pretty simple question I think, but in order to know the Mockingbird of the story, you must first know what a mockingbird is. A Mockingbird is someone very crucial to the story. In the book To Kill a Mockingbird, I thought one of the most important people was Tom Robinson. Without a doubt, it’s known that he isn’t in the movie as much as some of the other characters, but without him, the story would be almost pointless. The first reason Tom Robinson is the Mockingbird
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At the shopping center I saw a tall lady in her 30’s with dark brown hair, blue eyes, several bracelets, a necklace, earrings and a watch. Her big, shining smile made her stick out of the crowd and it was easy to know where she was at when she was walking because her high heels clattered against the ground. It appeared that she liked to shop because she was holding a lot of grocery bags, and she smelled good because she was eating a pretzel. She carried herself with a sense of authority and
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The relationship between Robert and the animals plays an important role in The Wars by Timothy Findley as the animals symbolize innocence. Robert goes through obstacles in order to protect the animals, he does it because of his own self-reflection towards the horses, protecting the innocence in the animals and the connection between Robert’s friends and animals. The situations that Robert faces throughout The Wars brings him closer towards the horses since they are so identical. Robert and
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Overcoming Violence To thousands, he earned the Nobel Peace Prize. To millions, he led the movement that should have never needed to exist. Martin Luther King Jr. had more than a leader title for a non-discriminatory south; he was a resistor and an intelligent, whose peaceful arguments have lasted until the present. And despite that, his peaceful remarks and movements have been looked down upon by Malcolm X’s argument that bloodshed is necessary for a true revolution. Martin Luther King Jr’s argument
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In Ernest Gaines’ novel A Lesson Before Dying he uses third person point of view to tackle the issue of racial injustice in the South during the 1940s. The character, Jefferson, understands that justice is unfair and that it shouldn’t even be called justice so he actually starts acting like a “hog”. Later on, Jefferson successfully learns that he can’t give up, he has to die like a man, and even though it feels like there's nothing you can do, do not give up. That’s what he learned about justice
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unlikely. Malcolm grew up a thief. Malcolm would steal from his neighbors. In the movie Malcolm X directed by Spike Lee, Malcolm steals because his father was murdered and his mother struggles financially with all the kids. He thinks stealing makes will make supporting them easier. However, Malcolm gets caught stealing. Eventually all of Malcolm's siblings are separated. Spike Lee shows Malcolm in the movie getting
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do not grow weary in doing good.” Paul wrote these words to the Thessalonians nearly 2000 years ago, but this question remains: do these words still apply nowadays? Is it still important to do what’s right, no matter how large the opposition? Harper Lee, in her book, To Kill a Mockingbird, does a beautiful job of illustrating the importance of perseverance. Perseverance can be defined as a steadfastness in a specific course, while paying little heed to the trials and difficulties along the way. In
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Bud’s Character Traits. Throughout the book, Bud Not Buddy, Bud showed many different sides of his personality. Bud is not only funny and humorous, but very observant, curious, and clever. Some of these traits helped him on his journey to find his father. Bud’s perceptiveness, bravery, and imaginative thinking mostly helped Bud to not find his father, but his grandfather. One character trait, that helped Bud, is being perceptive. Perceptive means to be very observant. Within in the book
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Atticus is the most honest, shows the most courage, and pacifistic throughout the novel To Kill A Mockingbird. Atticus plays a big part in the novel To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee. He is one of the main characters and is a good guy. He supports African Americans. He seems like one of the only few guys that do in Maycomb. He hates violence and does not prefer to ever use it. Thesis Statement Throughout the novel of To Kill a Mockingbird Atticus determined honest, courage, and pacifistic. Body
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