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    The classic book “To Kill a Mockingbird” and the movie “Remember the Titans” deals with the concept of social injustice in terms of racial prejudice through the setting and characters. Both stories took place in a time where in Southern areas, people were treated very poorly based on their race. In “To Kill a Mockingbird”, one of the main characters, Atticus Finch, was a white lawyer who was fighting to acquit a black man, Tom Robinson. Tom was being accused of sexually assaulting a white woman named

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    The strengths of the movie was showing events happening at Tom Robinson's house and the weaknesses were taking out when the house caught on fire and when Mr.Finch unbuttoned his clothes . In the beginning parts of the movie it shows Bob Ewell harassing Jem and Scout while they waited in the car for Atticus to finish talking to Toms wife. The filmmakers did this to show how evil Bob Ewell is,how much he hates colored people, and it showed how people in the “deep south” would act towards colored people

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    meant by saying this is that the fear we have for something or someone will only make it worse. Courage, most often times, can be defined by the actions that someone makes as a result to something that they fear. In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, the main characters, Atticus, Scout, and Jem, face many fearful obstacles in which they have to overcome their fears to move through them. Although many readers may believe that Jem displays the most courage, Atticus is the one who truly displays

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    Boo Radley in To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee demonstrates isolation. Isolation is to be unknown and alone from the others that’s around you. Having this trait enables you to carry huge weights of burden on your shoulders because of the helpless feeling that you receive. Isolation does not allow you to live out your life. Isolation traps you in instead. Boo Radley is a criminal that had to live years in isolation and rumors. The Finches, who lived off of rumors just like everyone else, assumes

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    Oprah Winfrey Is A Hero

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    Lots of people have heard of Batman, Superman, and Spiderman. All 3 of these names go under the category of your average hero. But, Have you ever stopped to think,” What makes a hero?” You don’t need to have superpowers, a fancy suit, or even a concealed identity to be a hero. There are many people out there that are heroes Just like Oprah Winfrey and Gloria Estefan. These two people have donated millions, help others, and set up charities. Now anybody can be a hero, by contributing to society,

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    In Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird, the character Arthur “Boo” Radley is portrayed as misunderstood, brave, and later on caring. The purpose of the character Arthur “Boo” Radley shows us not to judge a book by its cover. This novel follows siblings Scout and Jem; along with their dad, Atticus Finch. They are a family that lives in Maycomb County. Atticus is a successful lawyer, therefore, he is always busing. Scout and Jem spend most of their summer spying on their neighbor Boo Radley. Boo was

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    'To Kill a Mockingbird' was written by Harper Lee. The book explores several themes in the course of the events that play out in the novel. Some of the themes which have been highlighted which is significant in those times include institutionalized racism, sexism and the lack of women's empowerment and other societal influences in those times. The 'mockingbird' in this case symbolizes innocence which has been repeated in the words "It is a sin to kill a mockingbird" (p.93). The book is based in Alabama

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    Coming Of Age Quotes

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    The classic modern American literature novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, by author Harper Lee depicts the lives of main characters; Jeremy “Jem” , Jean Louise “Scout”, their father Atticus Finch, Tom Robinson and many more. In this novel, Harper Lee showcases a numerous amount of coming-of-age scenes that demonstrate how the characters are able to grow and evolve as the story continues. One significant coming-of-age scene that the author delineates is the courtroom scene. In this scene Mayella Ewell

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    To Kill a Mockingbird Characterization Essay Bob Ewell is an interesting character. He is poor and the whole town knows it. Yet he spends his relief checks on alcohol. He doesn’t care for his kids. His oldest daughter Mayella has to take care of all of his children. His children have no mother. She died when Mayella was younger. His children are starving. They are malnourished. He has many character traits throughout the book. Most of them are not that admirable. Bob Ewell is many things, threatening

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    years after his death, Bruce Lee is still viewed as the greatest icon of martial arts cinema. His philosophy and charisma made him legend amongst popular culture. It's arguable whether or not the martial arts film genre would have survived in American Cinema without Bruce Lee and his incredible movies in the early 1970’s. Till this day, Bruce Lee’s Influence in modern media is apparent. Bruce Lee has become a household name, like Mickey Mouse and The Beatles. Bruce Lee was born on November 27, 1940

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