The Scottsboro Boys

never give up on what they want to accomplish in life. The article "The Scottsboro Boys" by Jessica McBirney is about a true event that happened in the 1900’s. A…

a big problem. It is a big problem now, in 2015, and it was a big problem in the 1930’s when Harper Lee wrote the book To Kill a Mockingbird. Racism was shown in the Scottsboro trials, where nine boys were accounted for raping two women (Kindig). Racism was also shown in the Emmett Till trials, where two white men killed a young boy but were not punished (Linder). Racism is a horrible problem, it has caused many deaths and false accusations. Another case that has involves racism is the Miguel…

Depression. The Great Depression was horrible. Most people were extremely poor and very racist. Harper Lee was a white women. She was inspired by the Scottsboro Boys Trial to write this book. The Scottsboro Boys Trial was a trial where 8 African American boys were sentenced to death after being falsely accused of gang-rapping 2 white women. Those boys were mockingbirds. A mockingbird is a bird that doesn’t harm anything, they just sing. People who are mockingbirds are innocent, good people…

circumstances. It can quickly become an obsession that causes damage. It is important to know when to sacrifice goals for the sake of morality. In the novel, Lord of the Flies, Jack Merridew is a young man trapped on an island with a group of fellow boys after a plane crash. He is one of the eldest and is also head Chorister, because of this he believes he should lead the group as they try to survive on the…

these three entities that guide us through our entire lives. However, throughout human history these entities have been portrayed in vastly different spectacles. From the age-old tale “Faxelange” by Marquis de Sade, to the much more recent short story “Boys and Girls” by Alice Munro, the body is depicted in a profound and distinctive way. These stories show a trend in how society has viewed genders over the past few hundred years, as well as the evolution in the role that each gender “should”…

you end up with a rope around your throat. This was what John Wayne Gacy did to his many victims. John Wayne Gacy seemed to be a respected business man with many friends in high places, but his life would be an open book after his last murder of a boy by the name of Robert Piest. Wounded by his childhood, Gacy was taught to hide unusual yearning for the opposite sex because of his ruthless father. Gacy was pushed to focus on pleasing his father rather than figuring out his sexuality. Satisfying…

Who Are Hero’s? Gunfire rings out through the quiet community at dusk; bullets riddle the air, flying towards an innocent boy perched on his mother’s porch. As a result, the serene atmosphere the boy enjoyed had been interrupted by discomfort as a bullet pierced his meager body. Of course, this young man needs some heroes, not ones who flutter through the sky, or ones with super strength, but everyday heroes who help us each day. His heroes show up. His mother rushes to the side of her precious…

The amount and type of light present in the story is directly related to the perceived potential for happiness. As a young boy, before seeing death for the first time, Carson found the most comfort during “afternoons in the barn … when the light was at it’s apex” (Rash 15). This light bathes the barn in gold and symbolizes pure contentment. Nothing was blocking the light, or…

This past Saturday morning, I motivated my little brother Vincent, my little sisters Tess and Alex and my cousin Olivia to volunteer at a local food and clothing distribution center in Chula Vista, Turning the Heart Center. Vincent is thirteen years old, Tess is nine, Alex is twenty and Olivia is twenty-three. I invited them all to spend the night at my house the night before. We laughed, had dinner and spoke about life in general. I went on to tell them how thankful I was for all God has…

sentence of the first paragraph sets the theme for the story. “An uninhabited house of two storeys stood at the blind end, detached from its neighbours in a square ground” (Joyce). The house was set apart from the other houses. This house symbolizes the boy set apart from his friends who were not yet experiencing feelings like he was toward Mangan’s sister. He was also being raised…