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    insurances of rights and punishment of illegal activity, it’s also just a treatment. I also see justice with a judge of a supreme court of a county or state. Just like in the movie Hidden Figures Mary Jackson went to the supreme court so she could go to college and become a engineer like she has always wanted to be. Hidden Figures is a movie of an untold story about three African American women that was finally published in the U.S. theaters on Christmas day in the year 2015, was on Dorothy…

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    writing and reading for fun, I only wrote and read for school. However, there was one assignment that I genuinely enjoyed doing last year. Last year, my English teacher assigned a feature story after we finished reading Hidden Figures. He let us choose any “hidden figure” in history and to write about them. At first it seemed seemed…

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    Calpurnia and Aunt Alexandra can both bee seen as mother figures in Scout’s life. Calpurnia is a good mother figure. Calpurnia is a very careing person. When the mad dog was running wild she flet the need to inform everyone. She made sure everyone got called about the news and she even when over to the Radley house to make sure they knew. When Jem started to change Scout came crying to her and she comforted Scout. Calpurnia told Scout that whenever Jem was being mean to her, she could come into…

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    Readers can view Atticus as a positive parental figure for a variety of reasons. One example that proves this is that Atticus cares about his children. Although Atticus is not like every parent (that show their affection) Atticus shows his affection in his own ways. Some parents hug and kiss their children, but not Atticus he shows his affection to Jem by ruffling his hair. Another way that Atticus show his affection toward his children is by letting his kids run free and letting them be who…

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    Hidden Figures Extra Credit Questions: 1. Choose a moment (or two) in the movie that stuck out to you. Explain what that moment was and why it stuck out to you. I was already emotional within the first 3 minutes of the movie. The film thoughtfully began with an impactful scene. It showed Katherine’s teachers encouraging her parents to move so that Katherine could begin studying at an institute with a full scholarship. Her teachers believed in her enough to gather money for her family. This…

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    just an important man, he was the man who ended slavery in the United States. He was the 16th president, lawyer, U.S. Representative, and the man who defeated the cruelty of men towards other human beings. Abe Lincoln is a very important historical figure because of the many things he did in his life. It all began on February 12, 1809 in a log cabin in Hardin County, Kentucky. Early in Lincoln’s life, his mother died, causing his father to marry a widow, Sarah Johnston. Sarah and Abraham…

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    pieces - not enough to have a conversation - so although I have Italian blood, I never knew any of the language until I entered high school. This past year, I finally got my chance. I am a competitive figure skater. Unlike much of the figure skating shown on tv, I compete on a synchronized figure skating team, where 16 skaters compete together. In a sense, it is like synchronized swimming. For 7 years I had only completed within the United States. However, in 2017, I joined an internationally…

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    Hidden Figures is a refreshing blend of revolutionary ideas and classical concepts. It serves as a wake up call for reminding us to sometimes the old ideas are best ones, (a reference to old Math 1:32:15) while other times change is necessary (a reference to Segregation Must Go! 0:49:10). However, this movie is not without faults. Throughout the movie, there were several historical inaccuracies and liberties that the director chose to incorporate. Since a movie can only run for so long, many…

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    endure insults from almost every white person in town, due to their father representing a black man, Tom Robinson, in court. In this journal I will be evaluating and Questioning. In my opinion, Calpurnia is a better mother figure than Aunt Alexandra. Calpurnia is a good mother figure. Calpurnia loves the children a lot. She has taken care of them since they were babies because their mother passed away. She always treats Scout and Jem as if they were her own children and makes sure they have…

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    Jazmine Davis Black History Untold Introduction: I) How many of you seen the Oscar Nominated movie Hidden Figures? II) In hidden figures, there were three African American's who contributed to the Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics(STEM) fields. III) Hidden Figures Is one of the untold stories of African Americans who contributed to society and there are many more untold stories of prominent African Americans that are not taught in the history curriculum. IV) There is another…

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