America is run on capitalism (an economic and political system in which a country 's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state.). Capitalism make it so every single person has a chance to succeed in the world. The Upper class already has an advantage in this situation that america has created. The upper class has startup money so they can start there own buisness and…
Throughout my entire high school experience, and even before that, I have always been a driven and dedicated leader, no matter what it was I was doing. The majority of my leadership experience comes from the Boy Scouts of America, however I have had many equally as amazing leadership opportunities in my school and through other aspects of my personal life. Having been a leader at home – and abroad during two very special occasions – I believe myself to be very qualified to be a leader while I…
my performance during my performance feedbacks and even have been praised for my accountability. So I’m surprised that I scored low in this area. I started building and developing my leadership skills at a young age thru The Boy Scouts of America (BSA), earning my Eagle Scout Award with Bronze, Gold, and Silver Palms. In addition, I was elected and inducted into the National Honor…
One of these individuals is Tom Robinson. Due to the alleged rape trial and the color of his skin, Tom is heavily ridiculed throughout the story. During one of their outings, Scout, Jem, and their friend Dill, witness an encounter between Atticus and several of Maycomb’s men outside of the county jail. The encounter consists of the men trying to get inside so they can attack Tom, and Atticus firmly refusing. The affair takes…
In the early 1930s, the United States of America was still in its darkest time. Race, gender, and wealth were the major factors of discrimination. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, several scenes supports the thematic statement about inequality, and how it applies to certain groups. Harper Lee argues that equality does not only affect one race or mankind. One event that shows inequality is when White and Black people had separated churches. Even though the slavery has ended, the invisible…
Scout Finch is a key character in the novel who is a conformist to her communities biased preconceptions and prejudice of Boo Radley. The novel depicts her inner journey overcoming the prejudicial bigotry towards Boo Radley through the unexpected encounters she faces, challenging her assumptions and prejudice leading to self-maturation and understanding. Scout absorbs unwarranted conjectures of an individual she has never witnessed…
end of the book Atticus says, “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view... Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it.” (Lee 288) This quote not only represents equality for all people of America, but it represents what all prejudice people must consider. The fact that you should never judge anybody based upon their skin color or gender, but on their actions and empathy towards…
knowledge. In addition, she becomes more aware that there is more to life than boys and hair, and decides to go to college for her own academic benefit. One scene from the movie that demonstrates the theme of ignorance…
The world is not fair. In To Kill a Mockingbird, we see Scout Finch struggling to cope with this realization. She witnesses the false conviction of a Black man her father is defending. As Scout grows up, she sees that Maycomb is a town full of prejudice and racism and has trouble understanding why the world is this way. Set in the South of America in the 1930’s, Scout describes her feelings as she exposed to the real world that was hidden from her when she was a child. The three main characters…
There are 466 violent crimes for every 100,000 people in the United States. Only about 108 of these will be gun related. Believe it or not, every single mass shooting that has happened in America since the 1950s, have all been in a place where guns were prohibited. Open carry is the practice of openly carrying a firearm on one's person in public (“Gun Control Myths and Realities”). One in three Americans own a gun. States that allow open carry have, on average, a twenty three percent lower…