...THE GLENCOE LITERATURE LIBRARY Study Guide for To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee i Meet Harper Lee at the same university. In 1949, however, she withdrew and moved to New York City with the goal of becoming a writer. While working at other jobs, Lee submitted stories and essays to publishers. All were rejected. An agent, however, took an interest in one of her short stories and suggested she expand it into a novel. By 1957 she had finished a draft of To Kill a Mockingbird. A publisher to whom she sent the novel saw its potential but thought it needed reworking. With her editor, Lee spent two and a half more years revising the manuscript. By 1960 the novel was published. In a 1961 interview with Newsweek magazine, Lee commented: Writing is the hardest thing in the world, . . . but writing is the only thing that has made me completely happy. To Kill a Mockingbird was an immediate and widespread success. Within a year, the novel sold half a million copies and received the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. Within two years, it was turned into a highly acclaimed film. Readers admire the novel’s sensitive and probing treatment of race relations. But, equally, they enjoy its vivid account of childhood in a small rural town. Summing up the novel’s enduring impact in a 1974 review, R. A. Dave called To Kill a Mockingbird . . . a movingly human drama of the jostling worlds—of children and adults, of innocence and experience, of kindness and cruelty, of love and hatred, of humor...
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...Quantitative data collection uses random sampling and structure data collection instruments that fit many experiences into a predetermined response categories and the outcome product are easy to summarize, compare, and generalize. By using quantitative data collection this research was more concern with testing hypotheses derived from theory and being able to estimate the size of a phenomenon of interest. A paper-pencil questionnaire was used as the data collection instrument in this research. Here the researcher utilized the paper-pencil questionnaire because it permits anonymity, and as stated by Chaleunvong (2013) this may result in more honest responses and does not require research assistant. The researcher used likert scale in the questionnaire whereby he got definite answers. This allowed the researcher to collect as much data he could in less time. The questionnaire consisted of three sets of questions, the first set had 11 questions which responded to the first research sub-question, the second set had 5 questions which responded to the second research sub-question and the third one had 5 questions which responded to the last...
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...“white middle-class experience”, and in doing so, “upholds the larger system of racism by denying its existence”. Contrary to a universalist and post-racial perspective, Harper contends that (specifically) Black Americans’ relationship with veganism is greatly affected by various social factors such as environmental racism - the lack of access to public transportation to get to healthier food options, and the placement of dumps, truck depots, fast-food chains, and liquor stores in close proximity to their homes. Harper also links racialization to class and argues that class determines who gets to live where in relation to healthier environments. She concludes that the absence of any race and class-consciousness in the popular vegan literature...
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...The American Revolution was the uprising of the existing thirteen American colonies to gain independence from Britain in the mid 1700’s. The American colonists began questioning Britain’s authority as early as the French and Indian War. During the French Indian War, the colonies wanted to defend themselves against the French in North America. They asked King George for permission to raise armies in order defend themselves. Although their reason to raise an army was sincere, George II was suspicious of the intentions of the colonial government and disapproved their petition. After the French Indian War, Britain decided to raise money by taxing the American Colonists for reparations. Taxes such as the Stamp and Tea Acts created controversy throughout the citizens. Some thought that Britain stepped over the boundary with taxes and some reacted violently. The Boston Tea Party as well as the Boston Massacre arose from such actions. With Britain’s Intolerable acts, the colonists made a daring proposition. The colonists, in the First Continental Congress sent a letter to King George declaring war. Although the British government likely procured strong reasons for limiting the opportunities, rights, and freedoms available to American colonists under British rule, the American Colonists were justified in their desire to claim independence from the British government due to taxation without representation in government meetings, limitations by laws that restricted their freedom and the...
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...PAPER 1 (PROTESTANT REFORMATION) DOUGLAS HOLLOWAY STUDENT ID# 23766838 CHHI 302_DO5_201340 FALL 2013 DR. KEITH GOAD LIBERTY UNIVERSITY NOVEMBER 05, 2013 As a result of increased corruption in the Catholic Church, a significant number of priests in the 16th century tried to transform Christianity back to its previous Biblical basis and simplicity. Initially, priests channeled much of their efforts in reforming the church, but they discovered that it was very challenging, and the only viable solution was to split completely from the Catholic Church. There were four movements as a result of the reformation events. They include the Anglicans, Lutherans, Reformed Tradition (Calvin), and the Anabaptists. Key figures in the Protestants or protesters included John Knox, John Calvin, Zwingli, and Martin Luther. More doctrinal distinctions became obvious, and the previously integrated Christianity split into numerous warring groups. Between the 16th and 17th centuries, thousands of individuals were murdered as a result of Christian religion. In the current world, Protestants and Catholics in the spirit of ecumenism regard themselves as “brothers in Christ”. Martin Luther was in charge of Lutheranism and Anglicanism, Ulrich Zwingli for Reformed Churches, and Anabaptist and John Calvin broke with the beliefs of the Lutherans. The prominent figures in the reformed movement are discussed in details in this paper. Martin Luther (1843-1546) Martin Luther, a German reformer...
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...Innovation as a Change Process Abstract: Harper & Leicht, (2007) adequately relate on page 228 of the textbook, “Exploring Social Change: America and the World,” that innovation stimulates change by: (1) the discovery or invention of novelty; (2) its communication to others; and (3) its adoption or rejection by people in society (Harper & Leicht, 2007, p. 228). It is important to make a distinction between invention and innovation. Invention is the first occurrence of an idea for a new product or process while innovation is an attempt put it into practice and the actualization or realization of an invention, whether it would be a societal benefit, commercialization, market entry, or monetization. Thesis Statement and Introduction: Innovation is necessary for any type of change process to be effective. On page 229 of the textbook relates that innovation is a basis of social change, technological innovations have socio-cultural dimensions with complex and often unpredictable consequences when widely adopted and complex factors shape their spread, adoption, or rejection within human communities and societies. Change often (page 227) happens by innovations and discoveries within society, both scientific/technical and socio-cultural. Innovative action involves a linkage or fusion of two or more elements that have not been previously joined in just this fashion. This results in a qualitatively whole. The textbook further relates that all innovation results from combinations...
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...Psychology Course Code + Title Name of Institution Name of Instructor Name of Student Date This paper is a psychology paper that seeks to write a two page report on the article I read that is entitled ‘5 ways that the body language can signal trouble’. Sometimes there is no need to question our senses when it comes to judging someone concerning what he or she feels, body language explains everything. It is clear that a feeling for joy or happiness can be depicted by a smile on the face. On the other hand, frowning face would show a sign for defeat or trouble. According to the article, a sense of trouble can be depicted by some indicative performance that shout out that indeed one is in trouble by for example shouting out some words that needs help or by performing body movements. Here are some of the ways I got from the article that will enable one see or sense that the other is indeed in trouble basing on the body language portrayed by the other (Navarro, 2010). These are the five ways to read that signals a sense for trouble: Firstly, the freezing response which is one of the initial feelings for adopting threats. The other two is to run away or fight back if there is no response. It is indicated that people in India and Africa currently use this technique to avoid being detected mostly by wild cats in the savannah. This feeling is an evolutionary as it was inherited back from our ancestors to cope up with threats from especially wild animals. This feeling is characterized...
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...path-breaking work of Polanyi, and the comparative studies of Schoenfield, Katzenstein, and Gourevitch, who focus, respectively, on the changing balance of public and private power, variants of corporatism, and state autonomy in capitalist societies. Finally, Downs’ economic theory of democracy, the rival views of collective action by Olson, and Hirschman, and North’s work on the relationship between institutional change and economic performance introduce the economic approaches to politics. Requirements and grading Active participation in in-class discussions (20% of final grade) Four 2-3 pages long position papers on the readings over the term. Going beyond a mechanical summary the position papers should compare two or more of the assigned readings (where relevant), comment on them, and formulate a question or a critical remark to facilitate in-class discussion. Position papers are to be e-mailed to the instructor each participant by: tba. (20% of final grade)...
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...Michelle and Harper A. Roehm(2013They did a study on consumer responses aroused by advertising techniques. Study Further explained the three ways of humor in advertisement: mockery, perceived truth and playful humor. The Results of three studies indicated that parodic ads can produce positive as well as negative outcomes across these attitudinal variables. The methodology used was Random sampling data was collected from various people to know the Perceptions of mockery, perceived truth and playful humor in a parodic ad and whether it will positively relate to attitude toward the parodic ad or negatively relate to the attitude toward ads including parody. The results showed that parodies can generally be beneficial in building attitudes toward a parodic ad. The combination of all these types of humor mockery, perceived truth and playful humor can result in positive responses. Andreea-Ioana Maniu, Monica-Maria and Zaharie(2014) the purpose of study was to analyze how creativity is used in new advertising ways among university students role. The paper outlines the...
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...r Divine-Human Synergism in Ministry Dennis Bratcher A paper presented to the Breckenridge Conference on Clergy Preparation I. Introduction II. Synergism: A Biblical and Theological Base III. The Church's Mission and Ministry: A Recovery of Balance IV. Divine-Human Synergism in Ministry Footnotes Bibliography I. Introduction The Issue In Context The Church In this series of conferences begun last year, we are in process of reflecting on the direction and focus of the ministry and ministerial training in the Church of the Nazarene as our community of faith moves into the twenty-first century. We have attempted to approach our task from two complimentary perspectives, caricatured last year as the "field" of hands-on work and the "realm" of reflective inquiry (although I think there are serious problems inherent in such an artificial dichotomy of responsibilities). -1- From our initial attempts, it has become obvious that we face a multiplicity of issues in such an endeavor. The range and diversity of these issues arise partly from the variety of theological, historical, and practical concerns operating with each of us as individuals and partly from the assumptions and perspectives imported from particular arenas of ministry. One common element that keeps reappearing in various forms is the issue of the nature and mission of the Church. This issue is not unique to our enterprise in these conferences, as the new eleventh Article of Faith on...
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...Pondra Zigler HUMN-303 Professor Elliott October 14, 2012 “Pigments” Pigments are the foundation of all paints, and have been used for thousands of years dating back to prehistoric times. More than 15,000 years ago cavemen began to use colour to decorate cave walls. These colours were called earth pigments - yellow earth, red earth and white chalk. In addition they used carbon black by collecting the soot from burning animal fats. These colours were all that were needed to produce the sensitive and exquisite drawings and stencils which we are still able to see today (Winsor & Newton. 2003). According to Douma, M. (2008), the first paintings ever found were cave paintings. Ancient peoples decorated walls of protected caves with paint made from dirt or charcoal mixed with spit or animal fat. In cave paintings, the pigments were able to stick to the walls because the pigments became trapped in the porous wall and also, because the spit of fat dried and adhered the pigment to the wall. It is hypothesized that the way that the paint was applied was through brushing, smearing (using their fingertips), dabbing and using spraying techniques. Brushes were made from horsehair, and paint spraying (similar to air brushing) was accomplished by blowing paint through hollowed animal bones. Historians found the shoulders of animals, as well as other animal bones in caves stained with color presumed to have been used as mortars for pigment grinding. The pigment was made into...
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...A Guide to Report Writing September 2008 CONTENTS Page 1. 2 INTRODUCTION ..............................................................................................................................1 PREPARATION ................................................................................................................................2 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 3 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................2 PURPOSE ..............................................................................................................................2 PLANNING ..............................................................................................................................2 RESEARCH ............................................................................................................................2 CONTENTS OF A REPORT ............................................................................................................3 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 3.10 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................3 TITLE PAGE ...........................................................................................................................3 CONTENTS PAGE ...................................................................................................................3 THE SUMMARY ....
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...Activity 1: 1. Lincoln attempted to carve out a moderate position on slavery, by basically saying that he did not highly like the idea of slavery however he would not stop people or states from having or acquiring slaves. He says this because he knows that if he would completely go against slavery then the South would most likely wants to split from the Union. So Lincoln attempted to keep a moderate position. 2. Lincoln contended that Douglas' ultimate goal was with regard to the expansion of slavery within the country. While Lincoln argue that equality was for all people, Douglas argued strongly against him. However no matter how much they argued both knew that abolishing slavery would be hard because it was such in demand especially in the South. Lincoln contended that Douglas' ultimate goal was with regards to extend slavery. 3. During the debate each man accused the other one about certain things. In this debate Lincoln accused Douglas of not following with Dred Scott decision. Douglas then accuse Lincoln of being wrong about his accusation. Both lies go hand in hand, during those debates each man accused the other of lying. 4. Lincoln asked whether the people of a territory could exclude slavery prior to applying for statehood. Douglas responded with the answer of yes, that prior to applying for statehood people with a territory could exclude slavery. 5. Douglas use the audience's racial fears to discredit Lincoln during the debate. The fear that the audience...
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...(Cahill, 2001). But the dreading consequence lies in the amount of waste with which these patterns burden our planet, through the process of production and even more after the death of the product. The products are made with a short life-cycle in mind, but in order for the golden arrow of consumption to be strong, consumers are convinced to throw away the product even before its expiration date. Making the product obsolete while it is still able to perform degrades the environment. However, there are also business oriented people who regard consumption as a driver for economy advancement. This paper will address the estimated consequences of these two views and try to analyze the milestones in attempt to identify the direction in which our consumption society is heading towards. CORNUCOPIA: A Future without Limits An optimistic view of individuals that accepts current trends as benign (Harper, 2003). It enforces the belief that humans can control or at least predict nature and that innovation and technology advancement will enable people to substitute scarce resources for new ones. Clearly, this theory is encouraged by politicians,...
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...both sides have strong views. For example, should a woman abort the pregnancy based on the abnormal genetic screening results? Genetic technology provides an enormous power within our grips and with this enormous power comes following the ethical standards. Ethical standards should be followed involving human subjects. Genetic screening standards should align with four ethical principles of: • Respect for the human autonomy, dignity, and obtaining informed consent • Genetic screening should cause the minimal amount of harm to the subject • Provides maximum benefit to the subject • Genetic screening should be available to all the patients of a certain population considered high risk for a certain disease or condition Purpose of this paper is to discuss the correlation between genetic screening, four ethical principles, and possibility of integrating ethical principles into universal genetic screening standards. Discussing the gene screening is like...
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