Courthouse

The main occurrence where Tom brought justice to Injun Joe was at the courthouse. During the trial, Tom was brought up as a witness. At a witness he was asked where he was on the day of the murder. He then bellowed, “In the graveyard” (153)! Tom knew the risks he was taking when he made the statement, but he came to the conclusion…

In her novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee describes the maturation of the protagonist’s brother, Jem, as he grows up in Maycomb County, Alabama, a town controlled by racism and hate. Over the course of the book, he faces several obstacles and challenges that cause him to let go of his naive mindset as an innocent ten-year-old and directly deal with the inherent discrimination among individuals in his community. Therefore, Lee’s novel is an example of a bildungsroman, or a book dealing with…

behavior. As Handlon states, “On admission, the psychiatrists has 24 hours to conduct a mental status exam on the patient to determine if the person indeed, meets the criteria to continue” (2). The results would be send to the judge at the county courthouse. Based on the findings, the judge makes the decision, if the individual needs psychiatric hospitalization. Psychiatric hospitalization has been considered an effective treatment for individuals with mental disorder, therefore the court…

Scout’s View on Race in To Kill A Mockingbird In Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird, Scout’s view on race changed dramatically throughout the novel. Scout goes from being unaware of racial factions to becoming painfully aware of the separations that society had created because of race. One of Scout’s first encounters with race is when Cecil Jacob, a boy from her class, calls out Atticus to Scout, calling him a “nigger-lover”. Not knowing what it means Scout denies it. After asking…

their businesses. You didn’t have the opportunity or money to start businesses of your own. Ethel’s friends consisted of mostly of family and the people that lived close by in the same area. Ethel married Thomas Provo on August 30, 1956 at the courthouse in Montgomery. Growing up, she lived with her parents, four brothers, and three sisters. Her house consisted of a kitchen and two bedrooms, one room for the parents and the other for the children. They didn’t have running water or indoor…

In Harper Lee’s novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus shows the notion of parenting that can somewhat be described as courteous detachment. Scout and Jem appear to not be bothered by this, but it influences the way that the children think about their environment and their father. From the beginning to the end of the novel, the opinion and outlook of the children of their father changes, from childish cliches to motivational speeches, it is truly mesmerizing how the relationship of a father and…

I'd also recommend that you explore the courthouse and pop in on trials to watch prosecutors in action. Her inspirations were to be a trial attroney. She worked for criminal defense, family, and probate law she wasn't happy doing that because she wasn't gaining any trial experience. Now she does…

Doing College the Liberal Arts Way: A Response to, ‘What do you do with a B.A. in history?’ Liberal Education is an approach to learning that empowers individuals and prepares them to deal with complexity, diversity, and change. Ken Saxon, a graduate student from Princeton, presents his ideas about students taking this approach to college in his writing titled, “What do you do with a B.A. in history?” It discusses how students with knowledge of the wider world are more prepared for life after…

Texas Death Row Inmate Eric Lyle Williams On January 31, 2013, Chief Assistant District Attorney Hasse was walking from his car to the Kaufman County Courthouse when an unknown masked assailant shot him. Mr. Hasse died on scene. Kaufman County Sheriff's Department had few leads, but suspected the actor to be an individual previously prosecuted by the district attorney's office, and the shooting to be retaliatory. Two months later, on Easter weekend of that year, County Criminal…

The day of the Spring Musical auditions, I was trembling in fear as I was shoved playfully into the audition room by my friends. I walked in and was immediately blinded by the stage lights in front of the place were everything was going to go down. I sang the section of the song "Human" with as much confidence as I could to three tired, but anticipating judges. I walked out feeling with a mix of emotions. Fear, that I wasn't going to get in. Sadness, because I thought I messed up the whole thing…