The Cunninghams

should be complementary with a smile; we called it courtesy. In fact, nobody would care whether the smile is sincere or what’s the truth behind it, all they wish is only the response with a courtesy standard-smile. In the article “Why Women Smile”, Cunningham shares how women use the smile as a tool to manage and resist society’s expectation, overall the society has the most control over women’s freedom and emotion. According to a famous psychology expert Carl Jung, “woman is expected to be…

Conscience Of Reality Television” by Serena Elavia and “In Our Photoshopping Disorder” by Erin Cunningham, both authors discuss how in today's media the lack of restrictions cause a false sense of reality. Elavia, a reporter for Fox Business Network, mentions in her article several reality television shows and their networks that push it to the limit and bend the existing guidelines for ratings. Cunningham, senior fashion editor at Refinery29, mentions in her article the use of photoshop in…

mature and respectful, as shown through his involvement in Tom Robinson’s case, the Cunninghams, and his virtuous actions against society. By choosing to defend Tom Robinson, Atticus Finch teaches his children to be brave enough to stand up for what they believe in, no matter the circumstance. Atticus tells Scout to “try fighting with [her] head for a change”, instead of physically beating them up (Lee 101).…

pigmentation in his skin. In this excerpt, Scout learns through Mr. Walter Cunningham Sr.'s clear discomfort but end reaction to her conversation making skills, that true maturity is realizing that people are people, and it's best to treat them as such. After one of the protagonists of this influential novel speaks to Walter Cunningham, Scout jumps into the middle of the circle, and the “smell of stale whiskey…” (203)…

disadvantage due to the categorized label that society condemns them off. In Charles Cunningham’s article, To Watch the Faces of the Poor’: Life Magazine and the Mythology of Rural Poverty in the Great Depression, Cunningham speaks of middle-class population wanting to be seen as “the pioneers” (Cunningham 207) as opposed to “blacks” or “white trash” due to the images presented by…

parents. For example Scout Finch daughter of Atticus Finch, Burris Ewell, son of Bob Ewell, and Walter Cunningham Jr, son of Walter Cunningham. Atticus is an intelligent lawyer who is kind to all people, calm, and represents a black man in a court case . Scout is friendly, smart and new to the world. Bob and Burris Ewell are both rude, uneducated, and can be represented as antagonists. The Cunninghams are poor farmers…

the offender to the victim and no other motivations for the act (Daigle, 305, 2016 and class notes). Many these indicators point to the killing of Larry to being a hate crime (Cunningham, 2014). The hate symbols were the swastikas Brandon was found to be drawing, which relate to Larry because he was multiracial (Cunningham, 2014). Next the timing of the killing was the day after Larry asked Brandon to be his valentine in front of all his…

believed that if a woman who previously had a cesarean delivery would always require a repeat cesarean delivery. There was an old saying “Once a cesarean, always a cesarean” but woman have a choice now to have a vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC). (Cunningham, G. MD & Wells, E. MD, 2017). A woman becomes pregnant and wants to experience a vaginal delivery for her second pregnancy. There are some benefits, as well as who can consider a VBAC and success rates for VBAC. Benefits of VBAC The…

literary element character. Scout tries to talk some sense into Mr. Cunningham by saying “Don’t you remember me, Mr. Cunningham? I’m Jean Louise Finch. You brought us some hickory nuts one time, remember?” I began to sense the futility one feels when unacknowledged by a chance acquaintance. “I go to school with Walter,” I began again. “He’s your boy, ain’t he? Ain’t he, sir?”. The quote explains what Scout was telling Mr. Cunningham to make him think about what he and the other men in the mob…

In To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Lee gives many life themes that all are life lessons for the reader and Scout the main character. Throughout the book many themes are shown but two that really stick out to me were compassion and courage. These themes stick out because when reading about Scout growing up we see her develop into a more compassionate and courageous person in the way she acts and presents herself. Furthermore, these themes serve great life lessons for the reader and help them…