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Ms. Gearhart
9/29/2016 02:22:17 pm
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Savanna Overstreet
10/7/2016 02:35:52 pm
"Two live oaks stood at the end of the Radley lot; their roots reached into the side-road and made it bumpy. Something about one of the trees attracted my attention.
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Nicolas Morel
10/7/2016 06:20:13 pm
I think that Boo Radley might be acting in a kind manner to the children, in terms of giving the gifts, is because he feels guilty that his children were misbehaved and wants to make up for it or wants to convince the children that he is not a bad person.
Sydney Morris
10/9/2016 02:15:17 pm
"...winking at me" gives personification towards the tinfoil in the sunlight. This describes how the sunlight reflecting off the foil catches their eyes.
Charli Sween
10/6/2016 01:40:29 pm
"...You never really understand a person, until you consider things from his point of view, until you climb into his skin and walk around in it." - Atticus pg. 39
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Charli Sween
10/6/2016 01:43:14 pm
The word "consider" indicates that you are thinking about what the other person is thinking. Everyone's point of view is different. You have to live someone else's life before you know what their point of view is or why they think how they do.
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Ashton Lazorick
10/6/2016 05:48:11 pm
Also, this could foreshadow a future event of Scout trying to put herself in someone else's shoes. This also shows expressions that people used to use in the 30's.
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Leslie Colandrea
10/7/2016 09:37:25 pm
I definitely agree with you on this quote. You never truly understand another persons point of view until you're seeing it the way they are. Everyone reacts differently in a situation and not everybody understands their reasons behind it. This is why we must not be quick to judge someone because we are not them and we are not under the same circumstances they are under. This quote reminds me of one from Romeo and Juliet, "It's easy for someone to joke about scars if they've never been cut," This ties along with that quote because you can easily talk about someone if you've never been in their shoes.
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Savanna
10/9/2016 04:47:58 pm
Prejudice is the act of having a preconceived opinion about something or someone. The quote "walk a mile in my shoes" could never not be a perfect example for this time period or book
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Ashton Lazorick
10/6/2016 05:41:15 pm
"The old house was the same, droopy and sick, but as we stared down the street we thought we saw an inside shutter move. Flick. A tiny, almost invisible movement, and the house was still." (Scout)
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Sierra Barrett
10/9/2016 01:59:08 pm
I agree with you on this. I think the appearance of the house and the fact that someone does still live there yet it's not taken care of very well, shows a more scary side it for the children.
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Boni Macias
10/9/2016 04:40:30 pm
I think that they really did see movement in the house. Although maybe the person in the house doesn't want to be noticed.
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Savanna
10/9/2016 04:49:59 pm
I believe that even though the children might be scared of the home, the fact that they can pretend to be Mr. Radley and his wife, still shows they have that child like curiosity which could lead to trouble
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Charli Sween
10/9/2016 05:38:59 pm
I totally agree. the children are horrified of the Radley house and they are still very unsure about the house because of the stories they've heard about it. They are sure that bad things have happened in the house.
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Chandler A
10/9/2016 07:59:09 pm
I think terrified is a strong word. I think the kids are mostly curious about the house not so much scared of it.
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Alicyn C
10/10/2016 08:35:09 am
I think the house is kind of the first impression on someone. The house is dirty and not taken care of so I think that Mr Radley isn't well taken care of himself.
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Mia
10/10/2016 08:55:35 am
I agree with you in the sense that those adjectives make it seem like the house has an abandoned feeling, but I also think that it makes it seem like the house is unkept and unclean.
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Sydney Morris
10/7/2016 07:00:57 am
"The boy stood up. He was the filthiest human I had ever seen. His neck was dark gray, the backs of his hands were rusty, and his fingernails were black deep into the quick. He peered at Miss Caroline from a fist-sized clean space on his face. No one had noticed him, probably, because Miss Caroline and I had entertained the class most of the morning." - Scout, pg 35
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Nicolas Morel
10/7/2016 06:10:50 pm
“Don’t have any picture shows here, except Jesus ones in the courthouse sometimes,” said Jem.
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Natalie Linton
10/9/2016 04:13:01 pm
I can see where you pulled the religion aspect from this quote. The people of Maycomb are very old fashioned due to the time period and the setting of Alabama, so yes, they probably are very passionate about religion. Also, like you said, the town is very old and boring. this shows in the word "sometimes".
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Boni Macias
10/9/2016 04:45:06 pm
I do agree with your foreshadow and also this quote may be giving us a red flag on what may be coming up in the book later on.
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Samantha Fodor
10/7/2016 06:38:16 pm
"Hush your mouth! Don't matter who they are, anybody sets foot in this house's yo' comp'ny, and don't you let me catch you remarkin' on their ways like you was so high and mighty!"
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Leslie Colandrea
10/7/2016 09:23:47 pm
I feel that Scout wasn't necessarily trying to undermine Walter but, the way she reacted made it seem like she was. Scout was truly disgusted when she saw him put molasses all over his meat and vegetables because it was something she was not accustomed to seeing. She does need to work on becoming more open to people's reactions because she constantly gets surprised when they don't act the way she would. I feel that she was genuinely surprised and came from a good place even though her outburst made it seem otherwise. We see earlier in the book that Scout tried to defend Walter and explain his hesitance to take money from Miss Caroline. That lead me to believe that she has some compassion for others. Scout simply tried to explain Walter's discomfort, but Miss Caroline did not see her point of view. I feel that this is another example of her getting reprimanded for her good intentions, along with her surprise of Walter's actions and dinner.
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Ashton Lazorick
10/9/2016 04:39:24 pm
I also believe this tells us something else about Cal's character and her background. Maybe she did the same thing with her parents when she was Scout's age and her parents told her the same thing.
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Nicolas Morel
10/9/2016 06:37:58 pm
I feel like this is a good passage showing the morals of Cal. It shows that even though in her time period and through all of the descrimination that is shown towards blacks and women that she has good morals and respect for others.
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Ryan Williams
10/7/2016 07:21:28 pm
I tried again: "Walter's one of the Cunninghams, Miss Caroline."
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Kaelyn
10/7/2016 09:39:38 pm
I thought the same thing at the begging of the story, but as the story progresses, so does her "comfort" with Walter She almost feels as if she's supieror to him at one point in time, which she spins regrets.
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Natalie Linton
10/7/2016 07:59:34 pm
"'First of all,... if you can learn a simple trick, Scout, you'll get along a lot better with all kinds of folks. You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view...until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.'" ~ Atticus , Page 30
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Sydney Morris
10/9/2016 02:12:46 pm
Atticus is talking to Scout because he prejudges Burris Ewell without knowing about his home life. Once Atticus finds out about Scout's opinion on Burris, he explains how the Ewell's are the poorest family in Maycomb. This teaches Scout a lesson on how he shouldn't judge people without knowing them personally.
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Chandler A
10/7/2016 08:13:02 pm
"Well, Indian-heads--well, they come from the Indians. They're real strong magic, they make you have good luck. Not like fried chicken when you're not looking for it, but things like life long life 'n' good health, 'n' passin' six-weeks tests. . . these are real valuable to somebody. I'm gonna put 'em in my trunk." - Jem Page #47
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Donnie
10/7/2016 08:14:31 pm
"Don't get in a row of collards whatever you do, they'll wake the dead." Page 69 "jem"
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Boni Macias
10/7/2016 08:38:17 pm
"Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing." (Scout, pg.23)
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Sierra Barrett
10/9/2016 01:47:01 pm
I think this quote is emphasizing how you don't really realize how much you love something or kind of depend on certain things until you might lose it. Like Boni said, how we take things for granted sometimes.
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Mia
10/10/2016 09:00:40 am
I don't think it's making it seem like you necessarily depend on something. I think it's saying that you don't realize your abilities till they're lost and theres nothing you can do to get them back. We kind of take advantage of ourselves that way.
Natalie Linton
10/9/2016 04:01:54 pm
I definitely agree with your observations. Words like "never" and "until" also add to the taking for granted that we do in life that you described. This quote also shows the insightful character that Scout is.
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Charli Sween
10/9/2016 05:42:10 pm
The quote really stands out to me. It emphasizes how much something can mean to a person and how much we font even realize the importance of it. We really don't see the importance of something until it is gone.
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Chandler A
10/9/2016 08:03:30 pm
I think this quote says we don't appreciate what we have until we almost lose it.
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Owen
10/7/2016 08:40:56 pm
"First of all,"he said, "if you can learn a simple trick, Scout, you'll get along a lot better with all kinds of folks"-Atticus
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Ryan Williams
10/9/2016 01:35:22 pm
I think what he means by this is that if she can learn how to take in information she can learn many things from a lot of different people. That can also be a good and bad thing though Scout has to know the difference between someone teaching her something and someone trying to manipulate her.
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Leslie Colandrea
10/7/2016 08:52:33 pm
"Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing," Page 23 (Scout)
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Kaelyn Hoffman
10/7/2016 09:35:17 pm
"He ain't company, Cal, he's just a Cunningham-" -(scout) pg.33
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Ryan Williams
10/9/2016 01:28:41 pm
Well you could try and view it from the perspective of Walter. If you put yourself in his position it's a very ashamed and demeaning feeling that he's having. Also, this is most likely the main reason Calpurnia was so upset with Scout because she was able to step into Walter's shoes and understand his feelings.
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Donnie Poole
10/9/2016 06:39:51 pm
I see how kaelyn viewed the emotion but I also agree with Ryan how he suggest a different perspective. However unfortunately we most see it though the eyes of Scout which hinders us from see all sides of the event. So my best advice as a suggestion would be to try and connect it though something that could relate with a real life experience. Then go back and review the story experience and see how it effects all sides
Samantha Fodor
10/9/2016 06:12:41 pm
Maybe she wasn't "sticking up" for Walter, it's just the fact that she knows they don't take stuff they can't pay back. Her father worked with his father so she knew that they only pay back in ways they can.
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Shelby Silveous
10/9/2016 06:22:03 pm
I agree, she discriminates against him just because of his last name. She holds stuff against him even if he didn't do anything.
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Sierra Barrett
10/9/2016 01:40:05 pm
"Your father does not know how to teach. You can have a seat now." (Miss Caroline, pg. 23)
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Samantha Fodor
10/9/2016 06:03:24 pm
Miss Caroline is the new teacher in town. She probably had to teacher students from where ever she came from. She was probably shocked that Scout could read on her own. Scout is also only in the 1st grade, most kids have no idea how to read entering the first grade.
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shelby Silveous
10/9/2016 06:20:20 pm
I agree, she also makes it seem as if her dad doesn't know what he is talking about. With her being new, she doesn't know the town as compared to Scout.
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Alicyn C
10/10/2016 08:24:03 am
I agree with Sierra, because as a teacher she should help Scout instead of making her feel bad. She should praise her for knowing how to read because not many people know how to read.
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Donnie Poole
10/9/2016 05:05:34 pm
Very good quote and analysis, well informed and uses a lot of great detail. However is there any way to further the connection of the story with real life or with issue that some people face in today's society.
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Bethany
10/10/2016 05:40:39 pm
"He was a thin leathery man with colorless eyes, so colorless they did not reflect the light."
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Kaelyn
10/16/2016 08:48:17 am
"After my bout with Cecil Jacobs when I committed myself to a policy of cowardice, word got around that Scout Finch wouldn't fight any more, her daddy wouldn't let her. This was not entirely correct: I wouldn't fight publicly for Atticus, but the family was private ground. I would fight anyone from a third cousin tooth and nail. Francis Hancock, for example, knew that." (10.6)
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