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would have to pay her back the next day. When Miss Caroline held out the money for Walter he shook his head. This event happened three times until someone said “Go on Scout and tell her.” Scout explained to her that he’s a Cunningham and that the…

out of his house to save Scout and Jem from Bob Ewell. Following the attack, the sheriff and Atticus coming to a decision about what to do with Boo given that he only stabbed Bob to save the kids. Afterwards, Scout offers to walk Boo home. On her way back, Scout stops and looks out from the street where Boo Radley would have seen Jem and she grow up. She recalls the seasons where they played outside but instead of looking through her point of view she sees things in the eyes of Boo Radley. She…

“Salt” was published in Sherman Alexie’s 2009 book, War Dances. The story follows a young intern at a local newspaper who must take over writing obituaries once the lead writer dies. This causes him to visit an elderly woman with dementia who grieves over her late husband and cat. The piece deals with the differences in youth and old age, highlighting the pain and disability often associated with the elderly. After witnessing this suffering firsthand, the protagonist is deeply affected and…

I am always busy! However, I have a terrible time getting started every day. I set her alarm at 5:30 a.m. every weekday. It goes off forever! I uses a CPAP machine which helps me rest at night, but does not help me get up. But once I’m is up, I go non-stop the rest of the day! I teaches three and four year olds at an Arkansas Better Chance school. I am certified through eighth grade but have always loved teaching little kids. I look forward to seeing them every morning and hearing…

Personal Financial Goals – Part The thought of looking at your personal finances can be horrifying. Am I going to meet my debt commitments? Will I have enough to retire? The Quick family has seen the low side of financial happiness as well as been very blessed. Following are the financial goals in the short term, intermediate and long term. Our short term goals are to pay all bills, buy groceries and have a small entertainment budget monthly. We paid off a motorcycle so what would have been…

seen a policeman gunned down on their porch step.…

“That’s not me,” he replied. Then we finally realized what was going on. “Earthquake!” we both exclaimed. We had some earthquakes in Danghara, but never one like this. We raced outside just before our front porch crumbled with part of the second floor. Farrukh was hit into me, and we went crumpling to the ground as little pieces of our house rained down around us. We then were both violently struck by a larger chunk of rock. The last thing I saw…

tried to break up with him. Instead, Herbert moved closer to her home in Dothan. It got to the point where she would refuse to talk to him or even go near him. Puzzled by this Herbert came up with an idea to win back his girlfriend. He would construct a minuscule bomb and place it on her porch. He would suddenly rush to her safety when the bomb would detonate. He would be her hero, so he thought. Rather,…

All humans are apt to become prejudiced, and parents play a major role in prejudice acquisition to their children; those children are inclined to look up to their parents. However, Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird portrays a more affirmative image for the development of children; Atticus, Scout’s father and mentor, gives her lessons to stay unprejudiced and make good decisions. Scout actualizes those lessons frequently in the future. She encounters various conflicts which allow her to grow…

was feared by all children, and nobody dared go near their property. Supposedly, the dangerous Boo Radley lived in there and came out at night to spy on people. When he was thirty three, he stabbed his father in the leg, sent to jail, and then sent back to his father’s custody. “When Jem put his…