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In Chapter one we learn about the Finch's as well as some of the other Maycomb families and how other perceive these families. We also learn about some slang and phrases used in this time period, such as the term "bought cotton" which means a person doesn't do anything.  We also see personification throughout the chapter, such as , "Maycomb was an old town, but it was a tired town when I first knew it."

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In this chapter Scout goes to school, but it doesn't match her expectations. First Jem tells her he can't play with her at school which disappoints Scout. Her teacher tries to teach with a new method but Scout is above the rest of her class. Scout reads and writes well already and she gets hit with a ruler. Scout also had to explain Walter  Cunningham's financial situation to Miss Caroline. From this scene we learn about the education level of the town and we learn more about the social structure and how it looks from outsiders such as Miss Caroline. I think Harper Lee included this so we see how the town appears to those who don't know the inner workings yet.

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In chapter 3 we learn more about Walter we learn about how he wouldn't even except charity to put food in his belly. I think this also goes to show how much the children of Maycomb reflect their families and parents. Walter would barely accept an invitation to dinner just like his parents wouldn't take charity. I think Jem (maybe Scout but not until later on) reflect Atticus. Jem displays this when he invites Walter over dinner and shows hospitality, Scout starts to reflect Atticus when she begins to understand that she should put herself in someone else's skin before she possibly says something hurtful.

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In chapter 4 we learn about how children view the world around them; Children make sense of the world around them through games, this is showed in chapter 4 when they begin playing a game about the Radleys'. They may be doing this for many reasons, the Radleys' are sort of a mystery to them, no one will give them information so through the game they are giving themselves answers, also, the Radleys' being scary/evil is a real life situation for them, whereas the game is pretend so through this pretending they can feel as though it's not as scary.

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Chapter 5 considers the ideas of truth vs lies. Scout beginnings hanging around Miss Maudie more because she feels left out of Jem and Dills' games. Miss Maudie discusses with Scout the rumors about Boo Radley and the lies about him being dead. Miss Maudie declares that he is not dead because she hasn't seen him brought out in a body bag.

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"Every night-sound I heard from my cot on the back porch was magnified three fold" I think this quote scratches the surface of the dangers of one sided stories. This quote is showing how Scout is so scared of Boo even though she only knows her side of the story. This goes for all of Maycomb, the whole town is only speculating what happened to Boo without knowing his side of what happened.

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"There are no clearly defined seasons in South Alabama; summer drifts into autumn, and autumn is sometimes never followed by winter, but turns into days old spring that melts into summer again." (Lee, 61 PDF) "For reasons unfathomable to the most experienced prophets in Maycomb County, autumn turned into winter that year" (Lee, 65 PDF) I think these describe the chapters because its rather ironic that in back to back chapters they were talking about how there are no clear seasons but then they have this crazy winter which eventually leads to Miss maudie's house burning down which is a rather important detail in the book. I think it would be interesting to live in a place where you see snow for the first time at the age of 13, we in New England are so used to snow and different seasons.

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In this chapter Scout and Jem kind of become aware that Atticus is older then the other parents in Maycomb. They think it's odd that he's never told them that he is a good shot. Atticus also didn't want to shoot the sick dog. I think Atticus thought it was important that he gave a good impression to his kids so that they would know what values are really important. Atticus is trying to teach Jem and Scout that knowledge and kindness are more important traits than hunting and being violent.

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In chapter 9 Harper Lee talks about the stereotypes around young women in this time period. Scout is told by family that she needs to be more ladylike, such as, stop cursing, be more respectful, wear dresses/skirts instead of pants. I think Lee chose to include this for the purpose of setting the time period and showing that Scout doesn’t conform to these standards, I think Lee tried to include this to emphasize the influence not having a mother had on Scout. The lack of maternal influence in this time period shows how socially unacceptable this was.

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In this chapter Miss Maudie's house burns down and we kind of get the display of how unprepared Maycomb is for disaster. The fire truck that came didn't work so a group of men had to push it to the house and they didn't have enough hydrants to stop the fire in Miss Maudie's house and prevent the fire spreading to the other houses.

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Similar to chapter 10 this chapter goes in depth about Atticus's beliefs and views on the world. Although Mrs. Dubose had very different ideals than Atticus we could respect that she had her own opinion and spoke her mind, Atticus thought she was very brave.

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Each family can relate to a bird:
Crawfords (spread rumors like crows)
Merriweather (3rd born is morbid)
Delafield's (lie)
Buford's (walk like that [disability])
Ewells (live like animals separated from society)
Cunninghams (Won't borrow if they can't repay)
Radleys (Scary, misbehaved, never come out of the house, stay out of town affairs)
Haverfords (stubborn-jackasses, prideful

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Social systems are formed on ideology

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I think Aunt Alexandra uses the term "gentle breeding" and Atticus says something about having a streak on incest in the family because they are trying to show that the Finch's have this high-end status and legacy in the family that the younger generation needs to keep up. Aunt Alexandra wants Scout and Jem to learn about this legacy so that they can behave in a respectable manor in their town. This legacy we learn about really goes to show how each of the families really have deep rooted feelings and possible misconceptions about them. Aunt Alexandra represents the judgemental society they live in and to teach the children how to behave.

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Mr. Rodgers thought that children should not be treated as adults but treated with the same respect as adults. We also tried to convey meaningful messages and lessons about issues in the world in ways children can understand and eventually can form children's' views on the world as they grow up. Atticus does a similar thing when talking to his children. He teaches them bid ideas in ways he hopes they can understand and allows them to always ask questions as necessary.

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Scout makes a connection between the mob and when Atticus shot the dog, both were things she didn't understand until they hit her at once and she realizes the mob was willing to hurt and kill Atticus and she remembers how he is a great shot but he chose to not bring a gun or any weaponry. Dolphus Raymond is a man who's first wife found out he was in love with a black woman and she killed herself. Dolphus can't marry said black woman because it is illegal however he still starts a family with her and they live together. Dolphus is very different from say Atticus, in their society Atticus is frowned upon for defending a black man but it's excusable for Dolphus to have a relationship with a black woman because he is wealthy and a drunk.

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This trial was infuriating to readers and viewers of the trial alike. It is so hard to believe that the jury can find Tom guilty after all the doubt that was cast on Mayella's story. it is truly sickening that this is based off of real events where a jury truly found men guilty for something they didn't commit. Tom clearly couldn't have commited the crime since his arm was unusable on the side that he would have had to hit Mayella for him to be guilty. Any reader could clearly see Mr. Ewell was the culprit based on the fact that he raped her in the past. The jury only found Tom guilty because Mayella was a white woman, no matter her status so she had to be believed over the black man.

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Atticus did not seem prepared for the lynching mob, I think this is partially because he doesn't believe violence is the answer for most things. He brought a light bulb so he could see, a chair and a newspaper to read. Scout accidentally deters the mob from hurting Tom by making a personal connection with Mr. Cunningham and talking to him about Walter. Mr. Cunningham acts shy when scout calls him out and almost embarrassed to be there.

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Racism is thought to be individual acts of bias however there are three different types of racism not limited to individuals:
Structural-Policies, practices, programs leads to adverse outcomes and conditions for communities of color
Institutional-Policies,practice and procedures benefits white people over non white, however generally unintentionally or inadvertently
individual/interpersonal-Pre-judgement, bias, stereotypes, or generalizations about an individual or group based on race

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“I’m older than Mr. Finch, even.” Calpurnia grinned. “Not sure how much,
though. We started rememberin‘ one time, trying to figure out how old I was—I
can remember back just a few years more’n he can, so I’m not much older, when you take off the fact that men can’t remember as well as women.” (Lee, PDF 126) I think this quote is important the the chapter and the book as a whole because I think it really displays the racism in this town. Calpurnia was born and almost immediately started working and she doesn't even know when her birthday is. “That’s why you don’t talk like the rest of ‘em,” said Jem." I think this quote is specifically important to the chapter because it really shows Calpurnia's dual lifestyle and how she has to act differently with her different "families" (her actually family and the Finch's)

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It’s really hard for me to just choose two to write about, I feel very strongly about a lot of these topics.“Girls should act like girls'', there's no way to “act like a girl” these days, I think it’s very important to not categorize people into gender stereotypes as it is very offensive to people on all sides of the gender spectrum. It is harmful to girls who are taught from a young age what to say and do whereas men are not. “It’s okay to be different”, it’s totally okay to be different. That's what makes society interesting and how we can tell each other apart and form relationships. “Under our justice system, all citizens are treated equally by the court” This statement is just so false. There are so many examples of how people are discriminated against in our justice system. Some examples would be Roe V Wade, the fight on abortion being legal, lgbtq rights to marry who you chose regardless of gender or sexual identity. “No one is above the law” I agree with this statement wholeheartedly however, it’s a reality that in our society people are treated as though they are above the law and it’s really unfortunate how many people won’t get what they deserve for unforgivable crimes. Such as the people at the capital raid, such as the officers that killed Breonna Taylor, and so many others.

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"Stratification serves to categorize and rank members of society, resulting in different life chances."

"Social mobility isn't just a matter of individual achievement; there are structural factors at play, too. "

"A society's cultural beliefs tell us how to categorize people, and they also define the inequalities of a stratification system as being normal, even fair."

"Beliefs are what make systems of social stratification work."

" Race has also been used as the main distinction in closed social systems."

'The American Dream': "Possible through hard work and perseverance, to move up the social hierarchy, to achieve a higher class standing." "Anyone no matter how poor can pull themselves up by their bootstraps"

Meritocracy: A system in which social mobility is based on personal merit and individual talents
"The idea of meritocracy is as much a justification for inequality as it is an actual principal of stratification."
"A meritocratic class system is supposed to be open, it's easy to ignore the structural factors that influence class standing."

"The advantages that you start with have an incredibly powerful impact on where you can end up."

"Income, education, and occupation"

I feel that subconsciously a lot of us relate to these systems and we can identify them, however most people aren't thinking about it often which I think is actually an indicator of class system. If you don't have to worry about these impacts and causes you are privileged enough not to worry about it. For example, a white male successful lawyer isn't worrying about the people struggling to put food on the table, or the teenager that just got kicked out of their home because their parents weren't accepting of who they are, etc. And although this video is saying that people who don't have a job aren't as deserving which in most cases is untrue as there are biases that might prevent this person from being successful, such as racism.

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In To Kill a Mockingbird chapter two Scout asks Atticus if they're poor, Atticus explains that they are poor, but they have a conversation about the cunninghams and the comparison of the Finch's vs the Cunningham's wealth. One person in the video talked about how they never realized that the great depression happened because they had been struggling before the depression. Another person talked about how since all their friends were in the same bpat as them they never really thought that people had it better than them. I think this is shown in Scout and Jem because they've only ever known this poorer life whereas Atticus knew a time where he was wealthier.

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Chapter 23:
“‘As you grow older, you’ll see white men cheat black men every day of your life, but let me tell you something and don’t you forget it—whenever a white man does that to a black man, no matter who he is, how rich he is, or how fine a family he comes from, that white man is trash.’”
Jems chapter because
Learns more adult topics
Is clearly growing up
Shows great maturity explaining things to scout

Chapter 24:
“‘Oh, yes, the guards called to him to stop. They fired a few shots in the air, then to kill. They got him just as he went over the fence. They said if he’d had two good arms he’d have made it, he was moving that fast. Seventeen bullet holes in him. They didn’t have to shoot him that much.’”
Alexandra invites scout to the missionary circle
Alexandra is upset about Tom being shot
Alexandra and Scout act ladylike after hearing the news

Chapter 25:
“Tom's death was typical”
The bug scene I think was a representation of Scouts privilege of a white woman growing up in the south
SImilar to how Mayella squashed Tom’s life with a false accusation
Maycomb has a slightly underwhelming reaction to Tom’s death, I thought Atticus would have spoken more about the injustice his death would

Chapter 26:
"Jem , how can you hate Hitler so bad an' then turn around and be so ugly about folks”
The teacher quite obviously shows hypocrisy she preaches of equality but not for black people
She came out of the trial saying it was time to teach the black people a lesson

Chapter 27 - 31:
“Will you take me home?” -Arthur Radley
Heck Tate “killed” (it was actually Boo) Bob Ewell who was trying to attack Scout and Jem
This is how Jem broke his arm in this situation which brings us back to the beginning where Jem and Scout were trying to remember how he broke his arm
When Heck Tate says “let the dead bury the dead” I think he means that Tom died innocent and Bob died not but in the end the two involved in the “rape” where both killed and the memories should go with them
Scout compares this to shooting a mockingbird because it is similar to killing someone or something innocent that hasn't done anything to hurt you

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The Scottsboro documentary really made me rethink the character of Atticus Finch. In the novel he's glorified as this guy whos different than everyone else in Alabama. He's portrayed as better then the rest when it comes to racial issues. But upon looking into Leibowitz, the lawyer on the Scottsboro trial, I begin to think of Atticus more as the white savior whos really just doing the bare minimum. Of course in his time period many didn't agree with him, especially because the novel takes place in the deep south, but while watching the Scottsboro documentary I noticed that white people from New York and farther North were aware of these race issues and taking a stand against them, while white people in the south seemed to not care. These events take place at the same time. However we have to take into account that Harper Lee created the Character of Atticus based off of her own father so of course shes going to glorify him a bit. In conclusion the Scottsboro documentary really put into perspective how Atticus really isn't all that radical compared to those in the north speaking out about racial equality in this time period.

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Empathy fuels connection while sympathy drives connection
Different types of empathy:
Perspective taking
staying out of judgement
recognizing emotion
feeling with somebody

a response will not make anything better but a connection will help

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"Some words are so offensive they should never be stated or written"

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"Some words are so offensive they should never be stated or written"

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I agree with this statement somewhat. I believe some words for some people should not be said or written. However some words have been used against certain communities and the people belonging to those communities can reclaim the word(s) if they want to. However, people who do not belong to these communities have no right to say these words. Some people try to say it’s not fair or these words are just words and nothing else, but these communities have been oppressed for decades even centuries, these words are not just words they are hurtful and often said with malicious intent. For the people in these communities who have been abused or even killed for something they can not control these words carry so much weight and hurtfulness that they should not be used by the oppressors(people who are not a part of the communities affected by these words).
I feel that I had very similar views as the woman in the TED talk. She did mention that she let kids in her class have a freedom of speech debate about the N-word, and while I agree everyone is affected by this word no matter your racial background I feel like kids that aren’t black shouldn’t really have as much of a say. Everyone is allowed to have an opinion but people that aren’t black aren’t affected in the same way.
My thinking has not changed, I still agree completely with what I said. If anything these pieces have made it more evident that my beliefs stand. In the TED talk the woman mentioned a white activist that thinks everyone should just say the n word regardless of race to take the power away from the word. I disagree. I liked the way Gloria Naylor talked about how the word is used among the community and how it means something different than it used to and I think by “reclaiming” this word the community is taking some of the power away from it. But I still don’t think everyone should say it because there is still power and wrongful stereotypes associated with the word that will not simply be forgotten the second everyone starts saying it. I also think that people who are not a part of this community giving their opinions is disrespectful as they are not associated with the harmful stereotypes etc. so they have no basis to an argument for or against. I feel that even me having this opinion I’m writing about is a little out of my lane as I am not a member of the community so I can’t really decide that what I’m saying is accurate.