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Reem H, Sara N, Haya, Zahraa, Hala The Maycomb Times Maycomb County Weekly Newspaper CST.1935 - Maycomb County, Alabama Sunday, August 25, 1935 Price: 5 Cents Weekly Quote A label is”a classifying phrase or name applied to a person or thing, sometimes one that is inaccurate or restrictive.”. These labels are utilized to form and uphold cultural identification and pride making them “It’s hard to distinguishable from other cultures. Some may say that labels are too simple to represent complex human explain — dynamics beyond your race, nationality, gender, social economic status, relationship status, and job title. ignorant, trashy Labels can also cause unconscious prejudice and struggle between different groups, and cause even more people use it confusion when a certain group does not fit under those labels and is inevitably outcast. In addition to when they think that, labels hold a specific standard and stereotype and many may struggle to fit into those standards and somebody’s expectations causing them to create micro labels to fit in. In To Kill a Mockingbird for example, favoring Negroes communities are segregated and labeled to seperate whites and blacks; we can see how socially over and above constructed labels, such as race, provide both a form of unity in the black community and separation themselves. It’s between black and white folks. The Black community stuck together as one to help Tom Robinson’s wife slipped into support her children to face the terrible circumstances that lead her husband to jail; as mentioned in usage with some page 139, “Reverend Sykes closed his sermon. He stood beside a table in front of the pulpit and people like requested the morning offering, a proceeding that was strange to Jem and me. One by one, the ourselves, when congregation came forward and dropped nickels and dimes into a black enameled coffee can.” However, they want a labels also have their merits as they can often encourage unity between members of a community that common, ugly have a shared history, culture, or experience. For example, the label person of color has united black, term to label brown, asian, arab, indigenous, and polynesian individuals, in short anyone who is not white, in order to somebody.” face race struggles as a collective. Other labels such as political labels help distinguish ideologies and Atticus Finch, beliefs creating a sense of belonging to a certain group of people and unite together under one label. To Kill A On recent issues regarding immigration in the United States and the increase of family separation and Mockingbird detention camps backed by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the label page 125. “immigrant”-legal or illegal- has been stigmatized by ethno-nationalists who center the themes of a nation by shared heritage. Despite studies finding immigrant families fully assimilating in their countries by the third generation, the separation of citizenship in terms of means of acquiment has fueled anti- latino, anti-arab, and anti-asian rhetoric. The racial motivation behind the label immigrant inevitably stems from the fear of the other, despite white people not being native to America, anyone who does not have eurocentric features is labeled an immigrant, even Native Americans in some cases get mistaken for immigrants. Having reached it three year anniversary on August 12th 2017, the Unite The Right Rally in Charlottesville, Virginia saw one of the largest gathering of alt-right, neo-Nazi, neo-fascist, and white supremacists in the past decade. One man who attended the gather, Jack Corbin, expressed his belief that “white people are superior to members of other racial, ethnic and religious groups,\" that undocumented immigrants deserve to be treated \"like the cockroaches they are”. “You aren’t really a ni**er-lover, then, are you?”, “I certainly am. I do my best to love everybody… I’m hard put, sometimes— baby, it’s never an insult to be called what somebody thinks is a bad name. It just shows you how poor that person is, it doesn’t hurt you. So don’t let Mrs. Dubose get you down. She has enough troubles of her own.”- Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird. In the end, we cannot erase these labels in order to get rid of their negative connotation, but we can embrace them to overshadow that unjust aspect of it Established Since 1865

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How Do Different Cultures Shape Our Definitions of Good and Evil? Good is defined as what is morally right Some people's definitions of good and evil could and approved of. Whereas, evil is also be shaped by their prejudice and biases, as generally defined as profoundly immoral some people let those factors get in the way of and wicked. However, different cultures, their judgment and could result in them making beliefs, and societies have different bad decisions. Which brings me to my meanings of what is good or what is evil. contemporary connection, the issue of racial and What is good in one culture may be cultural inequality. Usually, people are born considered evil in our culture. It all into a religion or into a culture, and as they grow depends on a person’s perspective and up some are taught to hate what is not like how he or she chooses to view things. As them. Some may see any other culture or we are taught from a young age by our religion as bad or evil, so they feel the need to culture to do this and stay away from this, do something about that just because of how and what we learn as children sticks with they were raised or what they were taught. us and makes us who we are. Cultural and racial inequality is a very important issue that affects people’s lives on the daily and For example, in To Kill a Mockingbird, the main root of it is peoples' born prejudice and the way Atticus Finch defends Tom biases to what is different. Robinson for his false accusation and takes the matter with extreme seriousness and An example of this issue from 2016 involves empathy. What Atticus did was Khairuldeen Makhzoomi, who is a muslim considered evil or bad behavior by most of student. He was forcefully removed from an the people of Maycomb simply because it airplane before it took off simply for speaking was a black man he was defending. But it Arabic on the phone with his uncle. He was is clear to all of us that what Atticus did later interrogated by two police officers, and was good and right. police dogs were brought in to sniff his luggage. This is a huge example of discrimination and An example of this from the text is when inequality people face just because they are of a Atticus tells Jem, “‘So far, nothing in your different culture and others have different life has interfered with your reasoning definitions of what is good and evil. process. Those are twelve reasonable men in everyday life, Tom’s jury, but you saw something come between them and reason.’”Based on the excerpt from the novel, we can see another way people form their definitions of good and evil. Established Since 1865

What is the Difference Between Truth and Harm? Every human being makes mistakes Throughout the book, we often see Atticus however, it is how we choose to deal with letting Jem and Scout in on matters that might our blunders that goes to say what kind of not necessarily be for their age, Atticus tells his a person you are. By admitting and coming children the truth even when he would rather to terms with the truth, we grow, mature, they did not know it. He justifies himself by and learn from our mistakes to become saying “When a child asks you something, answer better people. Being truthful is a part of him, for goodness' sake. But don't make a the many fundamentals of building strong production of it. Children are children, but they relationships with others. By keeping the can spot an evasion quicker than adults, and truth to ourselves, we put our evasion simply muddles [confuses] 'em.” relationships through suffrage including (chapter 9) There was one particular event that the relationships with ourselves. As to the especially emphasized the importance of being damage holding back the truth exposes truthful and that is the upbringing of the Tom society to, lying and hypocrisy break the Robinson and Mayella Ewell court case that bonds between this joint group of people originally emerges due to lying and falsely that were once united. Many argue that accusing someone of a crime they did not people prefer being told a prosocial lie as commit. This case put the town of Maycomb opposed to the blatant truth when it is through a long state of commotion, to the point more useful to the recipient. where women felt unsafe in their own homes. The Washington Post suggests that “Unsettling Of course, telling the truth also has its research into the psychology of courtroom drawbacks as in certain situations, being decisions has shown that our backgrounds, truthful can be harmful. Most of the time unconscious biases about race, gender and “honesty is the best policy” however, appearance, and even the time of day play a there are some exceptions and that is more important role in outcomes than the actual when it can be used as a tool of law.” The Izu Madubueze case is an example of aggression. For instance, one can use the a case where assumptions made in the courtroom truth for the sole purpose of hurting led to a wrong verdict. A young Nigerian who someone else to seek vengeance. This is has committed suicide after being accused of when the truth can be considered rape by a Twitter influencer who refused to unnecessary and uncalled for. provide further details. The case was taken to court shortly before Izu’s passing, where the judge seemed to believe Nanichi Anese even without any evidence to prove her allegations. Today, At the moment, Nigerians are demanding Justice for Izu. Established Since 1865

Is Humanity Inherently “Good” or “Evil” Why do you Feel This Way? For thousands of years, philosophers have On the other hand, since the Ewells were born into debated on whether we have a basically an uneducated and immoral environment, the good nature that is corrupted by society, environment affected them negatively making them or a basically bad nature that is kept in obtain evil or cruel qualities such as lying, deceiving, check by society. The argument that threatening, etc. which is clearly reflected suggests that humans are inherently throughout the personality of Mayella Ewell. For “good” is what I stand by. That is since it instance, in the classic, Atticus Finch once mentioned can be easily perceived that humans are “along with them on the assumption—the evil born into this world without any assumption—that all Negroes lie, that all Negroes knowledge regarding the environment are basically immoral beings, that all Negro men are they are born into and the customs of not to be trusted around our women, an assumption society; as languages, skills, morals, etc. one associates with minds of their caliber” (208).This aren’t arbitrary factors but rather ones issue is also highly relevant and recurrent throughout that an individual gains as he / she grows society today, and one of the most apparent examples and develops. Newborns and little of its existence can be the eradication of the entire children can’t speak, walk, eat, etc. Uyghur muslim population throughout moving them without an adult’s guidance and influence into concentration camps and pressuring them into which they further adapt to throughout violating their beliefs through consuming forbidden their lives moreover following in their substances, changing their beliefs, etc. guardian’s footsteps as they grow older. For instance, in the classic To Kill a BREAKING NEWS: Mockingbird, Scout and Jem Finch are introduced as innocent, playful, and Atticus Finch is Back adventurous children with little to no information about the nature of the in the Courtroom! Maycomb community around them. This is mainly because of the society in which the Throughout the story and as the events oppressive rulers grew up throughout, adopting the unfold, the gain a deeper understanding cruel concepts of those before them regarding the of the world around them and recognize significance of different religious beliefs. For that both good and evil exist within the example, the individuals behind the form of prejudice world while developing characteristics believe that the Muslim population is commiting a sin very similar to Atticus’ (such as kindness, and state that it is their duty to “correct” their beliefs justice, moral values, etc.) which prove by completely altering their mindsets by force. This is the environment they were surrounded by just one of numerous examples of how the affected them. environment around an individual can affect their thought process and thrust them into doing such inhumane actions. Established Since 1865

Why is Having Values and Beliefs Important and How Can We Form Them Independently? A belief can be defined as a thought that a person As mentioned earlier, beliefs gradually develop into values. carries as being true. However, A value is a long- In this case, Atticus developed the value of respect and lasting belief with a set of principles that individuals open-mindedness. In the story, we can see that when he consider significantly necessary. Both values beliefs treated Tom as a man and not a man of color. Atticus then have something in common, which helps one form inspire other characters in the story to grow and develop the their own beliefs and values independently, and that belief of justice and the value of respect. At the beginning is; decision making. To a great extent, decision- of the story, Scout and Jem are innocents, but with Atticus's making plays an essential role in forming one's influence, he was able to change them into mature kids. beliefs and values. The action of independently This can be seen when Atticus told Scout and Jem that \"You making decisions directly reflects one's strong-held never really understand a person until you climb into his skin beliefs. This belief later-on evolves into a value. and walk around in it.\" At the end of the story, Scout and However, beliefs will only develop into value unless Jem perceive this value, which shows growth and one shows deep understanding and commitment. development. This can be seen throughout the events of the novel \"To Kill a Mockingbird.\" Miss Maudie, a lady As growth and development of values are visible known for her incredible values and beliefs, planted throughout the stories in some characters, other characters the principle of \"not killing a mockingbird\" to Scout. don't have these values, such as Bob Ewell, as he was racist Although Scout didn't fully independently grasp and immoral. He completely knows that Tom Robinson is this value by herself, she could still distinguish and innocent, but accuses him of rape anyway to benefit his own implement this value. At the end of the story, Scout social standing. People like Bob Ewell can be found in said, \"Atticus was right. One time he said you never today's society but more towards religion. Religious really know a man until you stand in his shoes and discrimination can be defined as discrimination to treat walk around in them. Just standing on the Radley people unfairly compared to someone else because of porch was enough\". believing in a certain religion or belief. Religious discrimination is similar to racism (treating people poorly Indeed, having values and beliefs are important. because of certain skin colors), However, what is more, important is holding onto these powerful values and beliefs. This is and that is because both involve mistreating a division of significantly important because it allows people to people for their characteristics. Not so long ago, in 2015, an grow and develop. Simultaneously, people who incident happened to an innocent man working at the well- grow and develop inspire others to do so as well. known restaurant \"Denny's.\" By the name of Marlondejuan Throughout the story, Atticus holds on to his values Guy, he was demoted and then fired after refusing to and beliefs. One of which includes his strong belief remove his kufi, a religious headdress for Muslim men. towards justice. As a lawyer, Atticus Finch firmly Because of his religion and apparel, he was fired from his believes that every person who is a citizen of the job. This is just one religious discrimination story that has United States is entitled to justice under the law made news in recent months, but countless stories go regardless of any circumstances. Although Atticus unreported. doesn't like criminal law, he still stood by Tom Robbinson's case and strongly defended Tom Robbinson, disregarding his skin color in his defense. He once said, explaining why he's defending Tom Robinson, \"The main one is, if I didn't I couldn't hold up my head in town, I couldn't represent this country in the legislature, I couldn't even tell you or Jem not to do something again.\" Established Since 1865