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I am a coward for being ignorant of the harsh realities that I support because I do not want to be conspicuous. In Harper Lee’s novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, Atticus Finch takes on a case where he finds himself defending a colored man from the accusation that he raped a white woman. Moral Cowardice if found in 99.99% of the population were no one takes a stand to make a change. A person’s ignorance can lead them to a life they never wanted. The three most prominent themes in To Kill A…

“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, 33). Atticus says this to Scout after she gets mad that Miss Caroline does not understand Maycomb’s ways. This theme can be seen all throughout To Kill a Mockingbird because the book includes real life examples of racism and hardships. Empathy is very important in this book because there is a lot of discrimination, especially against African…

Imagine being a six year old child, and watching brutal racism and injustice growing up, while trying to hold on to your innocence and own opinions. That’s the struggle of one Jean Louise Finch, who prefers to go by “Scout.” In Harper Lee’s novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, Scout, friend Dill, and brother Jem must face friends and family turning on them, as father Atticus makes a life changing decision of defending a black man in court in the 1930’s. They must learn how to deal with their situation…

Questions of the Nevermore The black bird that haunts the night, slews towards its prey, and makes no obeisance to any living creature that walks on this earth. The bird of Plutonian shore is what many believe to be the raven. With the raven being a symbol of good and of evil in many different cultures it undoubtedly has its symbol of evil in Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Raven”. With the narrator, a man of grief for the loss of his wife Lenore, and the raven, a bird that speaks of the word nevermore.…

“The trust of the innocent is the liar's most useful tool,” (Stephen King). BJ in Tears of A Tiger and Maddie in Lucky In Love both try to find a greater good in other people and sometimes even themselves. BJ was trying to blame himself for Robs death but kept trying to find a way around it. He wanted to not feel guilty and to prove to himself that he was good, he wanted God to forgive him. Similarly, Maddie had recently won the lottery. More people had been coming up to her than usual and she…

It has been said that to achieve something, you have to experience it first. Throughout the book, To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, Scout and her brother Jem grow up in the south. During the story, they are presented with many challenges, such as the trial of Tom Robinson. They learn how to best overcome the obstacles, how it affects them, and others around them. Therefore, it could be argued that, throughout the story, real life gives more valuable lessons to Scout and Jem than their school…

To Kill a MockingBird is one of the best novels ever written, but why? To Kill a Mockingbird ,a novel by Harper Lee, is one of the most well known books in the world. It set in a small southern town in Alabama during the Great Depression. It shows how bad of a problem racism was during that time. Narrated by a little girl name Scout, from her point of view, years after the story actually happened. The story has a poor yet cruel white family, a black man accused of rapeing a young white women, a…

The Third This bill was never really passed due to the impending First World War. In 1920, a Fourth Home Rule Act was passed which partitioned Ireland into two sections; two of which we now have in the modern day world. These two jurisdictions were Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland. The latter of which evolved into the Republic of Ireland and the former is still under the jurisdiction of British Government (Reilly). Irish Home Rule was a widely disputed concern in the time of Victorian…

The historical significance of the 1932 Eucharistic Congress The 31st International Eucharistic Congress was held in Dublin from June 22nd to the 26th. It became one of the largest Eucharistic conferences of the 20th century. At the time Ireland was home to over three million Catholics and the congress commemorated the death of St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. The chosen theme was "The Propagation of the Sainted Eucharist by Irish Missionaries”. The congress offered the Free State a…

Jem and Scout’s curiosity can get the best of them in some situations and cause them to become involved with conflicts.An example is, Jem and Scout wanted to find out what Boo Radley looked like because all they have heard is stories. They decide to sneak into the Radley’s backyard and look into the windows. During the middle of their adventure it was brought to a abrupt stop. Scout explained, “Halfway through the collards I tripped; as I tripped the roar of a shotgun shattered the…