Tom Green County

Help. Atticus from To Kill A Mockingbird is a white, Southern lawyer in Maycomb County, Alabama. He adamantly defends Tom Robinson, a negro who had allegedly raped a white woman, even knowing that his prejudiced county would convict him. This exemplifies courage because a white man to seeking equality for a black man was not accepted in their time period, a place of extreme racial segregation. Yet, Atticus defended Tom already knowing that he will lose. In The

order to become a fuller nation. Characters like Boo Radley, Bob Ewell, and Tom Robinson render the warped reality of a Southern town. Lee’s book not only defends people of color, but also uses dainty symbolism to promote the assimilation of both races, and uses the innocence of children not to show ignorance but as progressive, where the future lies in the hands of the children. By the “freakening” of the cast of Maycomb County, Lee shows rationality behind the strangeness of others, the decay of southern

The last bell rang, and all the kids at Southport County High School bombarded the door of the classroom. It was Friday and all the kids attempted to jam through the door at once. Jane, who sat at the back of the class, waited quietly for her peers to leave. When all the kids clogging the door had left, she rose from her desk, told her language teacher, Mrs. Phyllis, “Goodbye,” and sauntered into a stream of shouting kids. Jane was a petite tenth grader. Her hair was naturally brown and her eyes

court so things go his way. In chapter nine he says “Simply because we were licked a hundred years before we started is no reason for us not to try to win.” He is telling scout that you should never give up, even though he knew he was going to lose the Tom Robinson case before he started. He knows this because a white man’s word is much more superior to a black man’s word. In chapter 30 Atticus says this to Heck Tate “Heck, can't you even try to see it my way? You've got children of your own, but I'm

the evidence of her offense? Tom Robinson, a human being. She must put Tom Robinson away from her. Tom Robinson was her daily reminder of what she did. What did she do? She tempted a Negro.” (Lee, pg. 207). this evidence demonstrates that Atticus takes race into account and uses it to his advantage in the case, while showing the jury that race shouldn’t matter in the case of trial and advocates for Tom Robinson to have the same rights as Mayella. Atticus stands up for Tom again in his closing statement

peers living the “American dream”. He gains interest in his mysterious neighbor Jay Gatsby who lives in an incredible mansion and has a vast amount of wealth. Gatsby uses his money to try and steal his love, Daisy Buchanan from her unfaithful husband, Tom. Characters in The Great Gatsby are unhappy and unfulfilled with their lives due to greed manipulating their view of The American Dream. This skewed perception also effects their unreasonable life expectations and their narcissistic thoughts create

Throughout high school, I have received many awards for my outstanding efforts in school and also in my community service projects and activities. I love helping out the community and my school in that I can help others. First of all, I have received the Lead Coordinator Award from NHS by helping out the most with the Angel Tree Program. I spent countless hours and time making sure each and every child had there requested presents for Christmas that they wanted. I loved helping many less fortunate

Essay Outline – 2 Claims; 4 Evidence Introductory Paragraph: General Statement: The change humans’ minds and emotions undergo overtime is known as ‘coming of age’. Claim 1: Certain circumstances promote cognitive advancement. Claim 2: As children mature and grow older they learn how to control and process their emotions. Thesis (arguable? Opinion): This work of Harper Lee highlights the painful reality of growing up validating the belief that its characters effectively demonstrate the crucial

What really happened to Kurt? Many people believe Kurt death was not suicide. The death of Kurt Cobain. Cobain walked away from treatment without informing his family or friends. Then convinced his friend into buying him a gun, claiming it was for protection. April 5, he returned home, wrote a suicide note quoting Neil Young’s lyric “better to burn out than to fade out.” April 8, not long before 9am The body of Kurt was found in the greenhouse above the garage of his home in Seattle. Across his chest

is When Society Lets Prejudices Control Them That They Become Destructive “‘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’” (30). The citizens of Maycomb County were unable to perceive the world the same way that Atticus Finch viewed the world, and unfortunately, succumbed to prejudices. In her novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee was able to express how prejudices in the novel led to the unjust and unequal