In Carrie Goldman's article, "Why Telling Bullying Victims to 'Just Fight Back' Doesn't Work", it describes why telling kids to fight their bullies is not a good solution. The article starts by telling readers how many schools are implementing different bullying programs for students although many groups say this method is not working. The article also focuses on the habits of bullies; their repetitive nature and the different types of them. Thus, sadly teens and bully victims have hurt themselves to deal and cope with the bullying. On the other hand, if kids do fight their bully it is not solving anything; likewise, the fighting is sending a negative message and turns into kids out bullying each other. Hence, the author does state a good option
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Have you ever thought about what true bravery is? Is it fighting? Standing up for what you believe in? The article, “Why Telling Bullying Victims to ‘Just Fight Back’ Doesn’t Work” by Carrie Goldman, shares a common theme with the book, “To Kill a Mockingbird”, by Harper Lee. One common theme shared between the texts is, through acts of kindness and moral value, not physical fighting, can you show true bravery. One example of the theme shown in the book, “To Kill a Mockingbird”, is when Atticus takes Tom Robinson's case. Atticus took the case even though he already new Tom would lose; however, he took it because he knew no one else would fight for Tom, and Atticus thought it immoral and a bad example to his kids if …show more content…
Have you ever discriminated someone because they were unlike you? The article, “The Supreme Court Didn’t Fix Racist Jury Selection”, by Kami Chavis, shares a common theme with the book, “To Kill a Mockingbird”, by Harper Lee. One common theme between the two passages is, everyone deserves equal rights even if they seem different. One example of the theme shown in the book, “To Kill a Mockingbird”, is when Jem blames the jury for Tom’s conviction of being guilty, for Jem believes that Tom is innocent. Atticus has to explain to Jem that in the courtroom, for Maycomb county at least, a white man’s word against a black man’s always wins. For example, ” ‘No sir, they oughta do away with the juries. He wasn’t guilty in the first place and they said he was.’...’In our courts, when it’s a white man’s word against a black man’s, the white man always wins.’ ”(page 220) Furthermore, in the article, “The Supreme Court Didn’t Fix Racist Jury Selection”, it also shows the topic, everyone deserves equal rights even if they seem different. In the text it describes a case where an all-white jury convicted a black man guilty. The supreme Court later ruled that prosecutors illegally excluded jurors based on race; therefore, the convicted man got a new more fair trail. However, that is another instance of racial inequality and discrimination. Thus, “ Ultimately, the prosecutors used their peremptory strikes to exclude every black potential
Have you ever thought about what true bravery is? Is it fighting? Standing up for what you believe in? The article, “Why Telling Bullying Victims to ‘Just Fight Back’ Doesn’t Work” by Carrie Goldman, shares a common theme with the book, “To Kill a Mockingbird”, by Harper Lee. One common theme shared between the texts is, through acts of kindness and moral value, not physical fighting, can you show true bravery. One example of the theme shown in the book, “To Kill a Mockingbird”, is when Atticus takes Tom Robinson's case. Atticus took the case even though he already new Tom would lose; however, he took it because he knew no one else would fight for Tom, and Atticus thought it immoral and a bad example to his kids if …show more content…
Have you ever discriminated someone because they were unlike you? The article, “The Supreme Court Didn’t Fix Racist Jury Selection”, by Kami Chavis, shares a common theme with the book, “To Kill a Mockingbird”, by Harper Lee. One common theme between the two passages is, everyone deserves equal rights even if they seem different. One example of the theme shown in the book, “To Kill a Mockingbird”, is when Jem blames the jury for Tom’s conviction of being guilty, for Jem believes that Tom is innocent. Atticus has to explain to Jem that in the courtroom, for Maycomb county at least, a white man’s word against a black man’s always wins. For example, ” ‘No sir, they oughta do away with the juries. He wasn’t guilty in the first place and they said he was.’...’In our courts, when it’s a white man’s word against a black man’s, the white man always wins.’ ”(page 220) Furthermore, in the article, “The Supreme Court Didn’t Fix Racist Jury Selection”, it also shows the topic, everyone deserves equal rights even if they seem different. In the text it describes a case where an all-white jury convicted a black man guilty. The supreme Court later ruled that prosecutors illegally excluded jurors based on race; therefore, the convicted man got a new more fair trail. However, that is another instance of racial inequality and discrimination. Thus, “ Ultimately, the prosecutors used their peremptory strikes to exclude every black potential