What does atticus mean when he says, "it's a sin to kill a mockingbird"? predict how this idea will become a major theme in the novel? who are the metaphorical "mockingbirds" in the story?

3. what differences do you see in the statistics between the two cities? what factors might account for the differences you see?

Read the following excerpt from life on the mississippi by mark twain. no girl could withstand his charms. he "cut out" every boy in the village. when his boat blew up at last, it diffused a tranquil contentment among us such as we had not known for months. but when he came home the next week, alive, renowned, and appeared in church all battered up and bandaged, a shining hero, stared at and wondered over by everybody, it seemed to us that the partiality of providence for an undeserving reptile had reached a point where it was open to criticism. how does twain's use of understatement serve his purpose? be sure to use specific details from the text to support your answer.

Why did the author include the fact that 40,000 african americans participated in the bus boycott