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as well. Defense claimed there was no proof that the weapons in the photograph were in fact guns or weapons at all. An additional claim was that the photograph may have been doctored, or that the African American male had been part of a Christmas pageant and that the antlers had been apart of his costume. Lastly, defense stated the picture could have been from a hunting…

to recover their chances for election. The main voters that Trump is losing seems to be republican women, independents, and republicans in general. One cause of this include the poor job in the debate with Clinton, from attacking the former beauty pageant winner to bringing up Clinton’s marital issues. Neil Newhouse said, “Two weeks ago I would have said Republicans would hold control of the Senate, but there’s just so many seats up and nobody is getting separation.” Many republicans just hope…

the weather changes.” Through all of Ewell’s advances to harm Atticus, Atticus still believes in Mr. Ewell. But as the book advances, Bob Ewell sees his opportunity to take his revenge on Atticus and follows Jem and Scout home from a Halloween pageant. Then he attacks them and tries to stab Scout. Scout, later recounts on page 358, “Somehow I could think of nothing but Bob Ewell saying he’d get Atticus if it took the rest of his life. Mr Ewell almost got him, and it was the last thing he did.”…

know that God created he perfectly, then wouldn’t need to get reassurance from her boyfriend. On the other side of the spectrum, and just as bad, we see a girl named Retta. She is obviously very pretty on the outside, as she has won several beauty pageants in her past. However, instead of looking at what it inside to find her beauty, she finds her worth and identity in how thin she is. She had developed an eating disorder, and used it to attract boys attention. Retta’s confidence in her body…

outsider because she has black skin color, longer legs, and bigger eyes. She is a hafu with a Japanese mother and an African-American father. After Ms. Miyamoto won her right to represent Japan on the global stage at the international Miss Universe pageant, many Japanese had a hard time accepting her as Japanese. Minamoto said, “I don’t think the equivalent word for hafu exists overseas, but in Japan you need it to explain who you are”. Japanese media reports local people’s strong opinion. For…

scout’s back to keep her warm. “Boo Radley. You were so busy looking at the fire you didn’t know it when he put the blanket around you.” (Lee, 72) Later on in this book, the children are attacked by Mr Ewell one night while walking home from the pageant. Boo brought up the courage to save the children even though the entire town gossiped about…

considerably according to region. Colombia is known for its cultural events. One example of an event is Manizales which is a week-long festival inspired by the Spanish and European through having bull-runs during the week. They also host a beauty pageant in which the ‘International Queen of Coffee’ is crowned because the coffee industry dominates in Colombia. Another example of an event is the Barranquilla Carnival which features various days of parades, music, drinking and dancing in a city…

In the Novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee, a girl named Jean Louise “Scout” Finch narrates her life living in Maycomb County, Alabama. She has a father named Atticus Finch, who is a Lawyer, and an older brother named Jem Finch. In the story a young man named Tom Robinson is accused of raping a girl named Mayella Ewell. Therefore, Atticus is appointed to defend Tom Robinson. Atticus is a great father and always helps his children with their struggles. When Scout and Jem do not understand…

there are only an estimated 67 thousand people of the Jewish faith. Germany has a strong rooted culture, Germany is well known for folk festivals as Oktoberfest, as well as Christmas customs including Advent wreaths, Christmas trees, and Christmas pageants. Since people of German ancestry make-up a significant portion of population in the United States, Brazil, Canada, and Argentina, a German cultural influence can be seen in these countries (Germany, 2015). Most of Germany has a temperate…

Ambrose Redmoon once said, “Courage is not the absence of fear but rather the judgment that something is more important than fear.” This quote is expressing that courage is not the lack of fear; it is the triumph over it. A courageous person is not one who has no fear or worries. It is one who has fear but preserves through any situation instead of backing down. To Kill A mockingbird expresses that courage is an emotion that makes people push to go beyond their normal actions and strive for what…