Importance Of Appearances In To Kill A Mockingbird

In saying this, Atticus tries to convince the audience and jury that everyone is capable of making mistakes, and differences in appearance does not mean that groups of people are superior to others. From this, the jury feels as if they have been mistreating Tom.

It is always best if you really get to know somebody before you judge them. Things that you might see someone do, might be completely be different than what they actually do on a daily basis. Just like Mr. Oakhurst, that one person that you might be judging, probably has a friendly and caring side that you just won’t give them a chance to show. Ambiguity is in everyone, and people seem to judge on the bad interpretation than the actually bigger and better side that people really have. This story should teach all that reads it a lesson to not take first interpretations serious, and stick around to see the good side that is really

I think people probably wouldn’t care if I chose to act the way I am at home. From taking part in this stereotype vs reality project, I have realized that people can be harsh. But also that sometimes people 's stereotypes can be right and you just don’t want to believe it. I think it’s just a matter of being yourself and not caring what other people think about what and who you are. I think the most I got out of this was, after labeling myself then labeling myself in other people’s views I really saw a distinct difference.

Introduction: Imagine living in a world where a slightly creak in your voice can stop you from getting a job. As unfair as that may sound, this can and do happen. Whether good or bad, people are judged based on their appearance and presentation of oneself, and how people talk is no exception. It is not farfetched to say that if a person wants to be taken seriously, they would try to speak more intelligently and carefully. In my research, I am going to examine how people can be perceived and how they are affected by the way they sound.

He explains that sometimes to gain virtue in an audience 's eyes you may have to break some rules. The irony of this of course is that most people would tend to believe that breaking rules would make a person seem less virtuous. To argue using this strategy one must first figure out where the values of the crowd lie and often bend your own mindset to win the debate. In chapter seven he also emphasizes “showing off your experience” (73) and “appearing to take the middle course” (73) This means appear to take a less extreme point of view than your opponent in order to seem less aggressive and more likeable. I like this chapter because it teaches readers to expose their opponent 's weak spot and use it in an argument against them As a student I concede that I did not enjoy reading this book.

Individuality means the quality or character of a particular person or thing that distinguishes them from others of the same kind. Independence means freedom from control, influence, support, aid, or the like, of others ("The Definition Of Independence"). Within the three texts that I chose for my project, a person can see many examples of individuality; including Scout from To Kill A Mockingbird, Lily Owens from The Secret Life of Bees, and from the character A in Every Day. All of these characters show that fear can only limit your potential if you allow it to. They also show that to become an individual one must develop independence, and not follow the influence of others.

And always there are those who are willing to allow the suffering of others to achieve their own desires. The adults of Omelas are not using just discrimination, and because of their immorality, are not happy. The people of Omelas are very much like the people of today. Whether they realized or not, people suffer daily only for others to benefit from their efforts. The narrator tells the reader,

People do bad acts because of power, or maybe they don’t know better, or (most of the time) people choose bad because if they do what is right it isn’t going to benefit them. People who do right when it doesn’t benefit them often do it because of morals and having a conscience and knowing what is right thing to do. Throughout the novel, characters like Boo Radley, Scout,

Sometimes we are too cautious and too modest, reporting ourselves to be worse than we actually are or worse than others to be worse than we actually are or worse than others on a given task, when in fact we are not. These instances are of great scientific interest, as they help us understand why people are overconfident in other circumstances. From a practical standpoint, they help us anticipate when we will likely underestimate ourselves and also help us identify times when we might forgo opportunities at which we would succeed if only we had the courage to try. Harvard Review Reading: Bottlenecks and Evidence based management The most important step in unclogging decision making bottlenecks is assigning clear roles and responsibilities. Good decision makers recognize which decisions really matter to performance.

There will always be someone with a mindset of corrupt actions. Let’s face it, individuals are brought to the decision each day to be good or evil. A person's actions can affect others in several different ways. I believe that any person can be good, evil and that the environment around us shape us to be either good or evil. Therefore, humans are not born evil, their evil choices determine who they are as a person and here is why.