To Kill A Mockingbird

In 2015, a man by the name of Terry Thompson opened the cage door then killed himself. 56 exotic animals escaped. This is when Ohio decided that you can only own certain exotic animals. When my mom was a kid she lived down the street from a guy named Kenny Hetrick. He owned several huge exotic animals. Hetrick's animals got taken away by the state of Ohio because of Thompson. If people treat the animals right, then why can’t we keep them as pets? I mean if we can take care of dogs and cats then why not lions and tigers? People that show enough responsibility should be eligible to own any exotic animal as a pet.

Characterize Miss Maudie Atkinson (characterization = personality traits, actions, thoughts/feelings, other people’s points of view). How typical is she of Maycomb’s women? What do the children think of her?

1842: Geer v. Connicut issue of ownership over wildlife (Bolden and Robinson, 2003, p. 513).

In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird events and conflicts take place causing changes in characters. Some of the characters that are changed include Mrs. Dubose, Jem, Scout, and even Mr. Arthur Radley. Each of these events has a background to help change the characters. Mrs. Dubose is helped to change her charter in the novel by Jem reading to her, Aunt Alexandra comes to live with Atticus, Jem, and Scout changing Scout’s character, and Arthur Radley’s character is changed by the event of Jem and Scout being attacked by Bob Ewell.

The tiny, sleepy, worn-out, dingy, slow-moving town of Maycomb, Alabama is where the novel takes place. The novel takes place in the early 1930s, during the Great Depression.

Atticus Finch belongs to a very, very small minority. He is one of the very few human beings who does not hate Hitler. Of course, he does not like the universally hated historical figure, but merely dislikes him. This is a major theme of Harper Lee’s novel To Kill A Mockingbird. One can never, without exception, hate a man. Harper Lee promotes the idea that hatred is never acceptable by creating situations with literary devices like characters, settings, and plots that demand empathy.

8. Why won’t Walter Cunningham, Jr. take Miss Caroline’s quarter? Because he doesn’t want everyone to know that he can’t afford lunch

According to the textbook, it states, “Our legal system creates a peaceful means to acquire, retain, and divest of property, and to settle property disputes” (Lau, 2012, p. 242). The textbook also states, “Without laws to protect ownership, the stability of our society would be seriously undermined” (Lau, 2012, p. 241). The issue in this case is who has the burden of proof regarding the averse possession of the property, so if I was the judge I would rule for the Kirlins. McLean and Steven are not the owners of the real property but has claimed the real property for their own (Lau, 2012, p. 255). The article states that the Kirlins brought the land in 1984 for $55,000; in fact, they never seen McLean and Stevens ever using the property when they went for walks (Denver). I feel the Kirlins should prevail in this event of litigation.

With over 30 million copies sold in 40 different languages, To Kill a Mockingbird remains at the top of bestselling novels. Furthermore, it is taught in over three-fourths of American high schools for good reason. In order for any novel to be considered a “timeless classic,” it must contain characters relatable to the audience through the purposeful use of their morally ambiguous actions and address a significant theme relatable to people of any time period. Because it contains morally ambiguous characters relatable to the audience and addresses the enduring ideas of courage, Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird should definitely be considered as a “timeless classic.”

This does create the question of what happens when a person believes that the property was their own.

I really liked To Kill a Mockingbird and I enjoyed reading it. My favorite parts of the story were the themes and ideas about racism, prejudice, and understanding presented in it and following Scout’s views and beliefs as she grew older and matured. Her increased understanding and acceptance of people who are different than her remind me of myself as I grew older.

Animals’ rights have become an endeavoring issue over the last few years and really gained traction due to the works and philosophies of Peter Singer and Tom Regan. Both have concrete opinions on the way animals should be treated as if they have rights. They both go about their proposed equality in different ways and describe why we as humans have that responsibility to animals.

Currently by law animals have no rights, rather they are considered as property to the owner or state. However, by using deontology we can look at the duties of these owners, rights of the animals, and consequences of not giving the animals any rights. Not all animals are property just like humans are not property. They are living beings which have their own rights and ownership except for the case of domesticated pets.

Secondly, trophy hunting should not be legal because it can be harmful to endangered species. The Africa’s Uneasy Neighbors article states, “ Africa has lost up to 60% of its large animals in the past 40 years.” This article also states that, “ People push into wilderness areas previously occupied by animals and live increasingly closely with them.” When people live to close

People in our society use our animals for all the wrong reasons. Our pets and wild life are meant to be loved and handled with care, people have always exploited animals. With the people of today’s society, some of our wildlife species could become extinct because of the fact that people hunt and kill animals for fun and sport. In the last ten years the idea that animals have rights has gained acceptance in Europe, the United States and Australia. The main arguments in this book is that people should respect the fact that animals do have rights. All animals should be treated with love, care and