Last year sem.1 was a challenge because i was my own enemy, didn’t ask for help or even try and participate in class.this is very important because participation is kind of important in this class,the more you raise your’e hand the more stamps you would get.some stuff i would know but i’d think twice before raising my hand.just thinking that my answer could be wrong gets me nervous but the thing is ms bonales would give you the stamp anyways even if you're answer was wrong that’s why it was called a participation stamp.it’s nobody’s fault just mine for not raising my hand.homework was an issue as well, l would tell myself i would do it at home and when i got home i'd hang out with some friends or get distracted by doing something else that …show more content…
i had them done just that i didn’t want to present them because again i was nervous and didn't want to embarrass myself.the work was done i thought it was well done but just didn't feel comfortable presenting it in front of the whole class.There were many success from last year, for the first time i read a novel “To Kill A Mockingbird “that seemed boring but after a couple more pages read i turned out to like it.My hand writing got way better, i think so.I tried and preperd on the finals which was way much better than leaving it for last minetu or trying to winng it on the test.Grades were way much more important.
I could improve many things from last year.waking up in the morning a lit bit more early to atleast get a chance to eat breakfast and also help me out with my tardiness. reading and studying is also very important this semester i will try way much more on the final/test especially from last years “To Kill A Mockingbird” that one was hard but i won't let that happen to me again. But in order for this to happen i have to change my habits so than i can forget what i did last year and start all over again a fresh
assignments. There was a brief moment when I felt like giving up and dropping the class, but then I remembered an old
During this school year so far I have learned many things, including when we researched Summit’s ‘Definite Dozen’ in September and I’m familiar with her life. My note-taking is one of the many skills that was improved in this class, I can copy down words faster and summarize better. I haven’t really changed much, if I did it would be for the worse. If I could go back and redo the past to fix my mistakes, I would so I can be more successful and have a higher grade.
Lee implies that people learn lessons through life experiences that school can ever teach. Throughout this novel, Atticus taught his kids many lessons that was hard for them to hear at times, but it later on helped them in the story. Or it helped them grow up and mature. On page 40 of To Kill A Mockingbird, Atticus was explaining to Scout that Miss.Caroline was new and didn’t know anyone, and she especially didn’t know the Cunningham’s story, Atticus states, “Atticus said… but if Walter and I had put ourselves in her shoes we’d have seen it was an honest mistake on her part” (40). This quote by Atticus is meant to explain to Scout that Miss. Caroline just made an honest human mistake. He tried to get Scout to realize that if he put herself in Miss.Caroline’s shoes then she might better understand the confusion. Obviously you can’t really be in her shoes, but he said it figuratively to show her why it was important to give her another chance, or at least try to be nice and listen. Atticus taught this to Scout at home later on that night. At her school after that she tried to just get by in her class. Lee also shows mainly throughout that the school system doesn’t help when it comes to teaching children life lessons. As shown in the earlier quote Atticus, had told Scout to jump in Walter’s shoes, and walk around in it. This other quote shows how Scout actually takes into consideration of Atticus’ words, and chooses to not bother Jem because she tried to imagine what it had
Harper Lee once wrote, “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view.” In Harper Lee’s book, To Kill A Mockingbird, she develops a definition of a lady or gentlemen. According to Harper Lee a lady or gentlemen is someone who is empathetic, and someone who doesn’t judge what people do when they don’t know the full story. In the book, Atticus is trying to teach his two children lessons like, walking in someone else’s shoes helps understand their perspective, and, don’t take advantage of things that are innocent. From these lessons the kids will grow up to become true ladies and gentlemen.
The intriguing novel, To Kill A Mockingbird is written by the prestigious author Harper Lee. Lee has utilised the lifestyle and attitudes towards African-Americans" in the 1930's to create a novel which presents the reader with Lee's attitudes and values. The dominant reading of the novel is focused on the issues of racial prejudice, but there are also a number of other alternative and oppositional readings. Examples of this are the Marxist and feminist readings which can be applied to the text.
Coming-of-age does not just involve cakes, parties, and grandparents, it is something much more exciting than that. Coming-of-age is the time when children gain new perspectives that will forever change their life. These perspectives may come from a great teacher, a mission trip, or even a disease. Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird is an excellent example of gaining perspectives. To Kill a Mockingbird is not only an intense book about a young girl’s adventure, but it also has a deeply philosophical meaning. David Dobb’s “Beautiful Brains” is also a good example of how coming-of-age involves gaining new perspectives. “Beautiful Brains” explains the science behind why coming-of-age involves gaining new perspectives. To Kill a Mockingbird’s
The ambition of oneself to pursue justice and righteousness may result in prosecution. In the novel "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, and movie "A Time to Kill" by Joel Schumacher, each demonstrate one’s open-mindedness and forward thinking leads to penalization through protagonists Atticus Finch and Jake Brigance. Both egalitarians take the position as an attorney for an African American and are prosecuted in the process.
John F. Kennedy once said, “conformity is jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.” I happen to think this quote is very true, because if no one ever had a different opinion, then would anything ever change? Or would it all stay the same? Forever? The idea of conformity can be seen as a good, or a bad thing. In many cases it is a bad thing, as one idea that is wrong is the only one that people think is right. This can specifically be seen in the novel To Kill A Mockingbird. Atticus, one of the main characters, needs to defend a black man named Tom Robinson. In his town of Maycomb most of the people think of black people as nothing. Although the whole town would be against him if he did it, Atticus knows that it is the right
In the book To Kill A mockingbird Atticus teaches the children different values. To Kill A Mockingbird is all about events leading up to Jem breaking his arm. This book was written by Harper Lee, it is said that she could have used some of her personal experiences in the book. This book has a lot of values that we could use in reality. Throughout, To Kill A Mockingbird Atticus teaches the values of courage, honesty, and equality.
In the American classic To Kill a Mockingbird by harper lee, acceptance is illustrated through the description and actions of characters like Atticus Finch who willingly chooses to defend a black man, despite the thoughts of others. Tom Robinson, the black man in question, was falsely accused of rape solely based on skin color. Arthur “Boo” Radley was feared by the town for no reason other than false rumors, just because he made the choice to stay away from the uniformity of Maycomb. Both these characters were innocent and had brought no harm to anyone around them, yet were not accepted because they were “different”. Therefore, Harper Lee applies historical setting, conflict, and characterization to develop a strong theme of acceptance
The human experience is expressed in different ways from different characters in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. She explains the experience through her characters and explains how the human experience is preternatural and bewildering.
Throughout the novel To Kill A Mockingbird, numerous characters establish meaningful values and morals that will substantially impact their perspectives on life. “Life is a matter of what you learn and how you learn it” describes how you enact beliefs through experience. For instance, Scout was enlightened on racism and learned about the significance of tolerance and acceptance through Atticus. The children also realize to not listen to rumors through their encounters with Boo Radley. The statement is pertinent to this story, as it depicts how your life is entrenched based on ethics and customs.
Imagine you are a lawyer tasked with an impossible case, and everybody in your community is against you, but still there is a shred of hope you cling to. What might that be you ask? That to which you cling are your morals. In To Kill a Mockingbird Atticus Finch had been given the Tom Robinson case, where a black man was convicted of raping a white woman. As a single father of two children, he continues to reinforce his values throughout the trial and during his daunting task of raising his children. In To Kill A Mockingbird what Harper Lee suggests about the nature of morals is that you should try to stand up for what you believe in even if people oppose or reject your ideals. Even when faced with an insurmountable opposition you should stand up for your morals because in the end if your don't follow your beliefs you are just contributing to the problem. We should try to create a voice for what we believe in and impress that upon the next generation so they can continue to exercise their beliefs to make the world a better place.
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The story, in the eyes of two innocent children Scout and her brother Jem, of the discrimination and hypocrisy throughout the town. Maycomb County, Alabama, faces an African American’s injustice while the children learn valuable lessons from their father, Atticus and their housemaid Calpurnia, during the Great Depression. All the while, we are learning from it. To Kill a Mockingbird teaches us the lessons of morale, justice and equality.