I Needed help on this how to kill a mockingbird essay. Although Lee set her novel in the 1930s, racism still exists today. Think about Tom Robinson's trial; what do you think it symbolized? Do you think that innocent African Americans or other members of minority groups are unfairly convicted by racist juries in modern society? Do you think that the word of a white person is always taken as truth over that of a minority, no matter how untrustworthy or unreliable the white person is? Use the Text Editor to write about your thoughts in response to these questions; be sure to explain why you believe the way you do.

Read the excerpt from act i, scene v of romeo and juliet which best describes paris's reaction when he believes that juliet has died? paris: have i thought long to see this morning's face, and doth it give me such a sight as this? o he's angry that the friar gave her poison. o he's relieved that the wedding is canceled. o he's sympathetic toward her parents. o he's devastated that he cannot marry her.

Read this excerpt from "the light of gandhi's lamp" by hilary kromberg inglis, in which she describes driving to the police station where her sister is being detained. to avoid looking at the blackened windows at the top of the building and thinking about the history of who had died or been tortured there, i always looked instead at the little chinese restaurant on the opposite side of the road. how does this passage affect the text? it conveys, with great subtlety, the conflict she felt over having a sister who would break the law and end up in the custody of the police. it conveys, without any implied moral judgment, that those who fought against apartheid considered themselves to be soldiers in a just war. it conveys, with an extended metaphor, the idea that being detained by the police in this society was regarded as a badge of honor. it conveys, with direct language, the view held by many anti-apartheid activists that the police often acted in brutal and unlawful ways.

What difference do you notice between this passage and contemporary pose.