Baldwin County, Alabama

determination and dedication. She is an excellent role model to anyone who thinks they should give up or stop trying. She is the perfect example for anyone to be or do anything they want. Helen Adams Keller was born on June 27, 1880 in Tuscumbia, Alabama. Helen lost her ability to see and hear due to a very dangerous fever when she was only nineteen months old. Her parents…

Can innocence last forever? Throughout the novel Catcher in the Rye Holden is a character who is afraid of coming out of his childhood. Interestingly he has a younger sister Phoebe who is still in her childhood. Because she is young she is one of the few people Holden has almost nothing bad to say abou. Phoebe Caulfield is important to the story because she represents the few things Holden likes in an individual, she is an innocent child, a mature person to chew fat with and a character not too…

The reasons behind why I choose the items I did was because those items represent each part of the book. So, for example, the plot of the book "The dark is Rising" is that Will Stanton the youngest of the 10 children is going to celebrate his 11th birthday on midwinter day. Before that day and old man watches him. An old one the immortal being the protects the earth from taken over by the Dark. Farmer Dawson warns him about this threat of the walker and the rider and gives him one of 6 signs…

SA Swallows and Amazons, 1930. Up until the start of World War 2 England still had very rigid class structures, whereas the middle and upper classes were seen to be superior. They were better educated with clear social hierarchies. website 45-75 Paperbacks had still not been published. This fantasy book is about a holiday tale filled with the adventures of two families of children, holidays at this time would have been only accessible to the middle and upper classes. Both families appear to be…

While there are many instances of justice and injustice in To Kill a Mockingbird, the cases of injustice Scout witnesses and experiences are the most prominent. Examples of injustice are when Scout is told she is not allowed to be taught to read, when Uncle Jack berates Scout, and when Tom Robinson was accused of rape. The first time Scout experiences injustice is when she is informed by the teacher that she is not allowed to have her father teach her how to read anymore. Miss Caroline strictly…

One to Five times a week someone I don’t know that well will make some statement on my appearance, whether it's my hair, clothes, body shape or actions, so I smile and laugh and hide who I truly am so people don’t judge me. This happens to people every day and some don’t even realize their hiding to avoid judgement. Although people can choose how they dress and act, they usually don’t dress and act like they want to, because they don’t want to be judged. People dress and act differently around…

The vast majority of people in the world are good, but there are always some who are bad. There are people who make peace and there are people who break peace. Different people can be represented by different symbols or other things. The mockingbird in the book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is used as a symbol that represents innocence and peace. Two characters from Lee’s book that the mockingbird would best represent are Boo(Arthur) Radley and Tom Robinson, for they are both innocent…

the Montgomery Bus Boycott? Well, Martin Luther King Jr. was one leader involved. I once met Martin Luther King Jr, who is great with speaking; he inspired me and others by standing up for what he believes in. We met in a huge office in Montgomery, Alabama when I was being interviewed to be Martin Luther King Jr.’s personal assistant. Our first interview is 1, 1955. I don’t have much time because they are planning to start the boycott on December 5,1955. I need to go over my interview as much as…

Atticus Finch is a father of two children, Jeremey Atticus “Jem” Finch, and Jean Louise “Scout” Finch, in the novel To Kill A Mockingbird. Jem is the oldest son and Scout is the youngest girl, Jem and Scout make a friend by the name of Charles Baker “Dill” Harris. The children know that Atticus loves them, but Atticus does not show it very well since his wife died. Atticus has certain rules that he wants his children to follow, but when they do not follow his rules they have consequences.…

Believe it or not To Kill a Mockingbird is a love story in numerous ways. This novel shows love by the way characters treat each other and care for others. Atticus cares for his kids and treats them like a loving parent would. Jem, Dill, and Scout care about each other like best friends should, and they also care about others. Atticus's devotion to Tom Robinson's case is a great example of how To Kill a Mockingbird is a love story. To begin with, the way Atticus treats and cares for Scout…