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including his wife Helen Robinson. Mr. Bob Ewell falsely accused Tom Robinson and gave false testimony at the Tom Robinson Rape trial, because he did want the blame for what happened to Ms. Mayella Ewell to be placed on him. Mr. Bob Ewell told Mr. Heck Tate that Tom Robinson raped Mayella. Mr Ewell claimed, “‘I ran up to the window and I saw–’ He stood up and pointed his finger at Tom Robinson. ‘--I seen that black n**** yonder ruttin’ on my Mayella’” (Lee 196). After Tom was accused, the people…

since he was born, and his father was shot and killed before Fisher entered this world. At two-years old, Fisher was placed in a very abusive foster home where he was exposed to neglectful behaviors. Fisher finally found the courage to stand up to Mrs. Tate one day when she…

white supremacy. Who would’ve known that soon after, the group would have such a big impact on society. In To Kill a Mockingbird, Tom Robinson had to be protected from a group of racists trying to kill him by Atticus Finch. The night before, Heck Tate, talking about moving Tom into the cell, said “I don’t look for any trouble, but I can’t guarantee there won’t be any.” (Lee, 194)…

of his time on his own trying to survive the Holocaust. He began his career with Polish film Knife in the Water, and created several other movies in the United Kingdom. A huge turning point in his life occurred in 1969 when his pregnant wife Sharon Tate was murdered by members of the Manson family. Other friends of Polanski’s were killed, and Polanski stated his absence on the night of the murders is the greatest regret of his life. The darkness…

We live in a time where significant change has been made through the use of technology. No area of life has been unaffected, pregnancy included. Ever since Ian Donald used sonar to see a fetus inside of the womb in the 1950s, ultrasound technology has been utilized to examine the development of fetuses (Tropp 2013, 19). When it became apparent that there was a high demand for visual imaging technologies in pregnancy the ultrasound began to emerge as a routine practice to monitor pregnancy. With…

bury the dead this time, Mr. Finch. Let the dead bury the dead.” (Sheriff Tate, Chapter 30) Recently there has been multiple appearances of brutal treatment toward people of color. Racism is a heavy issue in our nation now and Sheriff Tate’s quote magnifies that ever so slightly. He experienced the death of a boy who didn’t deserve to die. The man who had killed the boy then died himself, like a punishment and Sheriff Tate says, “...Let the dead bury the dead.” This is highly valuable quote to…

Scout’s Coming of Age Experience Have you ever wondered what made Scout Finch, Scout Finch? Many events lead to Scout developing from a rebellious little girl to a calmer but yet still rebellious young woman. Scout Finch is the main character in To Kill A Mockingbird and this story is told from her point of view. She is a short fused little girl that has been in many schoolyard fights and throughout the story she changes in many ways. She has a big imagination and would do anything for her…

He then began to look at the play Venice Preserved. He provides a brief summary of the play and then goes on to say “Clearly the plot is constructed to exploit conflicting loyalties, rival claims”. At first the play seems like a model of ambivalence even containing on each side symmetrical betrayals. Rabkin proceeds to present many similarities in this work to Hamlet, Othello, and Macbeth yet these allusions appear to be misleading. Venice Preserved is more significantly modelled on…

When Harper Lee was growing up in the 1930’s America was in a devastating depression. The stock market crashed, leaving thousands of people homeless and starving. Young men would often jump onto trains to steal food. In 1931 a group of young black boys jumped onto a train near Scottsboro, Alabama, and were met by a group of white boys who were also seeking food and shelter. The groups fought and the white boys were forced to leave the train. However, two of them were actually women in disguise.…

Mayella while bringing back lumber. So, upon seeing this, he ran to his daughter to see if she was reasonably in good health while Tom ran out of the front door before Mr. Ewell could catch or deal with him. Then, the father of Mayella ran for Heck Tate, the sheriff, who had found her lying on the ground. She had been seen with bruises around her neck and all over the right side of her face. Mayella then told the sheriff it was Tom Robinson who committed the crime, and that man was later sent to…