Powell v. Alabama

Desperate times can call for measures so extreme that obeying the law and following society’s standard of morality become an afterthought. In the book Salvage the Bones, author Jesmyn Ward reinforces this idea by showing readers how the Batiste family must battle their way through the brutalities of poverty with hard work and putting their family above all else. The children of the Batiste family struggle against an assortment of conflicts while keeping the best interest of one another at the…

In “The Power of One”, written by Bryce Courtenay, Geel Piet is a Cape Colored man who was born in District Six and worked in the Barberton prison. He was a dangerous criminal, a rascal, who has been in and out of jail for forty-five years just because of his race. In the novel, Geel Piet is one of Peekay’s best friends who were described as "the grand master in the art of camouflage" and “a conniver, a generous friend, and a stellar boxing coach”(SparkNotes). Throughout the novel, actually,…

"To Kill a Mockingbird" is aimed at challenging prejudice and discrimination that took place during the 1930s. The characterisation of Mrs. Dubose provides development for central themes of prejudice and morality. The story relies on the importance of Mrs. Dubose’s character by exploiting a range of techniques such as emotive language, punctuation, metaphor, simile and personification. She was created by Harper Lee to contribute to the microcosm of American Society and criticise the…

To Kill a Mockingbird Analytical Essay The book To Kill a Mockingbird, written by Harper Lee, shows a lot of inequality. It is set in Maycomb, Alabama during the 19th century. The book is trying show the readers of the injustice of that time. Harper Lee uses the main character, Scout, to show the readers of these inequalities. Scout is very young and naive which means she doesn’t understand a lot about the society. Thus, she is perfect for showing the readers of the inequalities in To Kill a…

Harper Lee uses two things in the story to symbolize how it could be referenced to killing a Mockingbird. The author states that in the book how gentle a Mockingbird is a how it does nothing wrong but give us calming music with its very delightful singing. Mockingbirds were the only bird that Atticus said Scout and Jem could not shoot when they first got the air rifles. Mockingbirds only bring joy so no one harms them intentionally. Miss Maudie is the one who says the great things about them on…

The Twits is an evil person, having hair that covers his entire face. Mr. and Mrs. Twits are the smelly and ugliest people in the world. Thy hate everything except playing mean joke to each other, fascinating the innocent birds to put in their Birds Pies, they make caged monkeys, and “The Smuggle Wumps”, stand on their heads all day. He is a British novelist, short story writer, poet, screen writer and fight pilot. Sophie Magdalene is the mother of Roald Dahl, and he’s father is Harold Dahl.…

A person, typically a man, who is admired or idealized for courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is set in Maycomb County, Alabama in the 1930’s. One particular man named Atticus fought for what he believed in or felt was right even though many people were against him or trying to bring him down. He was on a mission to prove them wrong and make sure justice was served. Both Atticus and Boo Radley show traits of being a hero, they are admired…

Racism stands for more than one thing. In this case Harper Lee expresses that the theme in “ To Kill A MocKingbird” is you should never judge or mistreat someone because of their skin color. In this book a black man was found guilty for raping a white women when he was clearly innocent, in addition he was also shot 17 times because he was black. In some cases shooting someone 17 times and is unarmed is called overkill. So, therefore, racism is still a big thing in the U.S. today Tom Robinson,…

Reach Out and Touch Poetry Essay Nosh Marcus ENG3U Reach Out and Touch is a poem by Maxine Tyres. The poem is about two young children on a bus with their mother meeting a black woman for the first time. The two children touch the back of the woman’s neck, and there mother slaps away their hands and tells them not to ask questions about the black woman. It discusses many issues about prejudice happening at the time. “Reach Out and Touches” them is of…

the metaphor of a Mockingbird as in the title. She creates themes of innocents being destroyed, social inequality, and importance of a moral figure in a child’s life while using the southern gothic genre. It’s set in a tired old town in Maycomb, Alabama in 1933 during the great depression.Throughout the novel, it addresses the growth of maturity in Atticus's children intelligent, tomboyish girl Jean Louise Finch also known as Scout and Jeremy Atticus Finch also known as Jem.It had the central…