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    Harper Lee’s classic novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, follows the story of a young girl named Scout progressing from an immature, naïve mentality to a more mature one, brought upon by the cruel events which occur amidst the lazy Southern town in which she lives. Lee explores the idea of social conditioning contributing to the darkness that is so apparent in society, and commends those who fight against it. She acknowledges the bravery of individuals who overcome personal darkness, but also…

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    Freaks Movie Analysis

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    I think the film Freaks did a good job to help people understand disabilities. All the disabled actors in the film were portrayed well and their characters were deep with intelligence and thought. Also, the ways the disabled actors interacted with each other showed that they did not think a disability defined a person. All the disabled actors in the film were show as good people. The main antagonist of the film was one of the few non-disabled characters in the whole movie. Therefore, if the…

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    I Love Lucy Show Analysis

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    When Watching I love Lucy and The Andy Griffin Show for the first time in almost twelve years I noticed many similarities and differences between the two. Some of the similarities in I Love Lucy and The Andy Griffin Show are that both were produced in the early 1950’s to 1960’s era, they were pictured in black and white put in production for family evening entertainment. Both Shows gave the viewers two families that have four main characters that aid in the comical life lessons which the show…

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    hroughout history there has been a constant battle between whether something is a public good or a private good. There have been many situations in which the public good has been seen as private; the private good seen as public. To Kill a Mockingbird is an excellent example of a novel filled with these situations. The novel shows us many times that the private good, is turned into public good; and public good seen as private good. A moment in the novel when the public good and private good are…

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    Throughout this story the characters of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde are completely different. Dr. Jekyll is though of as more of a well liked good person. While Mr. Hyde is not so liked and known to be not such a good person for his actions. They seem to be complete opposites until the story goes on. One of the major differences is how they appear to the public. Mr. Hyde in the story allegedly killed someone, because of this the public views him as crazy, mean, and cold hearted. Also to the…

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    How do people gather the courage to stand up for what they believe is right? Today's society can teach people to find the courage to stand up by using anecdotes, taking advantages of teachable moments, and demonstrating good choices. People should take the time and demonstrate the wrong choices to each other when the time is right. Atticus the role model to his children for telling them that it's a sin to kill a mockingbird. As anecdotes are stories of experiences they can…

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    To kill a mockingbird a novel written by Harper Lee. Represents the characters linked with the mockingbird which sung without hurting anybody to illustrate how people were injustice and judgment of innocent people like Boo Radley and Tom Robinson, who mentioned in the novel. Scout Finch narrates her story as a child and what happened in Maycomb town, Alabama. Her point of view illustrates the prejudice of the people. Her story happened during the 1930s scout live with her father and her brother…

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    Ad Analysis Essay As we know advertising has been used by many companies, campaigns in the marketing industries for many years. It is a form of propaganda which tries to grab the viewer's attention in order to persuade the viewer to buy the product or be part of a service. The advertisement I chose to analyze is Smokey the Bear. Smokey the Bear was first seen in a 1944 poster in which he is asking American folks to help prevent human-caused wildfires. Wearing just dungaree jeans and a ranger…

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    An important life lesson in chapter three is to respect everyone and their ways. An example of this is when Jem had invited Walter over for lunch. While Calpurnia cooked lunch, Walter had requested syrup to go with his food. Walter pours syrup on his vegetables and meat. Scout did not approve of how he drowned his food in syrup. However, while Scout disapproved, Calpurnia says, “Yo' folks might be better'n the Cunninghams but it don't count for nothin' the way you're disgracin' 'em-if you can't…

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    I chose the book Holes by Louis Sachar, a beloved American children’s novel and winner of the 1999 Newbery Medal. The story centers around an unlucky adolescent boy named Stanley Yelnats. He is caught in the wrong place at the wrong time and is mistakenly arrested for stealing a pair of shoes although he is innocent. He is sent to the Camp Green Lake juvenile detention center where he is subjected to horrible conditions and forced to dig holes every day. The novel was an obvious choice for the…

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