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Music in general has evolved so much over the years. Interesting enough many different genres of music have been added to the world of music. There have also been quite a few new sub-genres created. Even business in the music industry has changed, in the following document as a reader you will explore how country music has gone from traditional country, to what some now refer to as “Modern Country” or “Bro-Country”. The following document will not only focus on the music itself but also how is…

Women in Literature and the Effect Men Have on Them Men have a negative effect on women in literature in terms of oppressing their sexuality and leaving them devastated at the end of the story. For instance, Addie Bundren from William Faulkner’s As I Lay Dying, was an unhappily married woman whose sexuality was oppressed, by the constraints of a male dominated society and husband, despite her affair. In comparison, Blanche DuBois from Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire, was a widow…

Every town has that one person of house that all the children are afraid of. These fears are formed by the thing the children see, but things are not always as they seem. In the book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, the main character Scout Finch learns throughout the book that the man she is afraid of is really a loving old man, not a scary monster. Scout Finch grew up in Maycomb County and she had never met or even seen Boo Radley; only ever heard stories. She always thought that Boo…

Title The definition of courage is the ability to do something that frightens one. Courage is shown many times throughout the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. During the time in the book it is hard for some families because of socials classes. To really be courageous, someone has to go against the norm. In the novel, Tom Robinson, Atticus, and Boo Radley are all courageous people and it is shown through their actions. Each of these people try and help people even if it is not what the…

Books are a good source of education and entertainment. A great book that has just that is To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee The book takes place in Maycomb, Alabama. The main characters are Scout Finch, Jem Finch (Scout’s older brother), Atticus Finch (father of scout and Jem) who is an open-minded attorney, and Tom Robinson (african American man accused of rape.) The book contains discrimination, racism, and poor judgements. Although all of the bad stuff in the book there is yet great things…

who wrote in the style of Southern Gothic. Southern Gothic is “a style of writing practiced by many writers of the American South whose stories set in that region are characterized by grotesque, macabre, or fantastic incidents.” Some of themes used in writing Southern gothic include irony, social issues, violence, race, outsiders and southern settings. The stories had flawed characters and often have dark humor. They illustrated the social and moral shortcomings of southern culture in America.…

“People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for.” Harper Lee once said. You can’t judge a book by it’s cover without reading the story. In To Kill a Mockingbird, people were judged on the outside without knowing them or their story. Also their innocence had been destroyed for doing nothing. Harper Lee uses symbolism throughout her entire book. It helps each and every reader to put themselves in the characters shoes and relate to them. In the book To Kill a Mockingbird,…

A critter in your attic may seem harmless at first, but it can be a major problem down the road. You might think that it will get out on its own, then you realize later on that your ceiling is already rotting from the critter’s urine and feces, your electrical wires are gnawed off, and your roof shingles are damaged from claw marks. Fortunately, Critter Getter, one of Southeast Alabama's foremost squirrel removal experts, has some tips for getting rid of the pest without having to kill it:…

There is tons of evidence supporting why Dill, Scout, and Jem will not see Boo Radley. To begin, Boo is most likely not even alive. For example, Boo Radley has not been seen in a very long time. The text states, “People said he existed, but Jem and I had never seen him” (Lee 10). The fact that Jem and Scout live near the Radley house yet had never seen Boo outside or even in the window suggests that he is not alive. Nobody in the entire town has said to have recently seen Boo, even though he was…

In the book To Kill a Mockingbird, which takes place during the great depression, Harper Lee uses symbolism, which is using a object to represent an idea, such as the mockingbird. The mockingbird stands for innocence and purity. In her novel To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee uses Arthur ‘Boo’ Radley, Tom Robinson, and Mayella Ewell as human “Mockingbirds” to contribute to the overall theme of innocence and purity. First, Lee uses Arthur ‘Boo’ Radley as a Mockingbird, Boo Radley’s a adult who…