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    visual representation of his anxiety and nervousness because he knows that a man is going to be charged for something he never did. Though visual representation is a good thing, sometimes it can cause over dramatization. The real Valjean goes to the courthouse as mayor to denounce himself, when the witnesses come to the stand to confirm that the man they found was Valjean. Every time the convicts say that Champ is Valjean, the real Valjean gets a pained look on his face and stares at the ground,…

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    These artworks from the Roman Republic and Empire, 509 BCE- 313 BCE, titled Pont du Gard in France by an Unknown artist, Coliseum in Rome by an Unknown artist, Pantheon, Rome by unknown artist also and the Basilica of Maxentius Constantine by an unknown artist as well. This architectural works led to the creation of some new architectural works and ideas such as: arch, Vault Concrete dome and Basilica plan just to mention few. Am aqueduct is an ancient invention of the Greeks that was used…

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    Have you ever experienced racism or inequality or due to ethnicity? If so, has it ever occurred to you how much injustice is happening in our society? In the novel “To Kill A Mockingbird” author Harper Lee encapsulates the ideas, experiences, and injustices of racism through her characters. Primarily through the biased case of Tom Robinson allegedly raping Mayella Ewell. Atticus Finch, a small town hard working lawyer, takes upon himself the responsibility of being the lawyer in Tom Robinson’s…

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    Underage Abortion Forty percent of teenagers that have had an abortion claim that their parents did not even know about it (“U.S. Abortion Statistics”). Teenagers getting an abortion without their parents knowing is a huge issue and something needs to be done about it. One of my very close friends found out she was pregnant and she wanted an abortion right away. She wanted to go get it right away because she did not want her parents to know. If they knew, that would be a huge disappointment.…

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    nevertheless, she chose to undertake it because it’s a social norm — she let it happened. This could be the point that Scout obtains to level two — stage three. As time went by, when the trial —of Tom Robinson— was happening, Dill went outside of the courthouse because he couldn’t take the way were treating Tom — a black man being accused of rape— in this trial. Scout told “Dill, that’s his job. Why, if we didn’t have persecutors—well, we couldn’t have defense attorneys,... (199).” She believed…

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    stereotype against his sister so he could make her feel badly about her gender. Another sign of evil in this novel is the fact that the community judges Tom Robinson, a black man, based on his skin colour and not actual evidence. Everyone in that courthouse knew about that, but they did not do anything about it. After Tom Robinson was found guilty, Jem questioned his father why the…

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    Descriptive Analysis Paper My descriptive analysis comes from a painting that reflects a train wreck that happened in Blackshear, Georgia. The canvas is displayed at the Pierce County Courthouse, under a secure glass. The painting was donated by a local family and it bears a small signature, however the original artist remains unspecified. The portrait serves as a continuous memento of the events that transpired on that day, the lives that were lost, and the history that was made. Yet, I also…

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    Rikers Island is consistently in the media due to reports of physical and sexual abuse against inmates and staff, death, contraband smuggling, employee sexual harassment, riots, etc. The jail complex has been plagued by a myriad of union, employee and inmate issues (cases). Despite the attention, the climate at the facility doesn’t seem to be getting any better. Prior to taking office in January 2016, Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark took notice of the issues in Rikers Island. At her…

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    the Ten Commandments of the Christian religion are a prime example. The Court allowed a monument to remain on display on government grounds in the Texas state capitol, but ordered the removal of a similar Ten Commandments display from a Kentucky courthouse. In a 2014 case, Felix v City of Bloomfield the 10th Circuit admitted it was at first conflicted on how to rule as a result of the split decisions by the Supreme Court, but ultimately ruled a Ten Commandments monument placed on municipal…

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    make nests where ever they want. The first true sign of showing someone like a Mockingbird is Tom Robinson. He was convicted of strangling and beating on Mayella, Mr. Ewells daughter. But he could have never done it since Atticus proved in the courthouse that he would simply have needed two arms to do any harm. Atticus showed that Tom was innocence jsut like a mcokingbird but yet since he was an african american they chose he was guilty and they couldnt even look at thim affter becuase they…

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