Breaking the gap...

Have you already started reading the book "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee?
I hope the reflections on that book, which you can find in this blog, will inspire and make you read that incredible book.
In my previous reflections, I've talked about the main idea and the main characters of that book. But now, I want to concentrate on a very interesting character Calpurnia,  the black housekeeper. 
Once, when Atticus is away, Calpurnia decides to take Jem and Scout to the church with her, but that is the church for black people. There, she is being criticized for bringing white children to that church, but Reverend Sykes, the father of the black church says, that everyone knows their father. The church was in a very bad condition, it was very old and the church didn't have money for hymnals (the book of hymns), so a very few people could read. 
Reverend Sykes collects some money for Tom Robinson's wife, because she couldn't find a work, as her husband was accused. In the church, Calpurnia's language was a little bit different and seemed confusing to Jem and Scout. Later, Calpurnia explained to Jem that she couldn't speak "white" language with black people.
In my opinion, these chapters show, that Calpurnia was in the middle of the black and white people and she was trying to break the gap between those two. (By taking children to their church). But I don't want to tell you everything, because I want you to read that book and maybe you will understand the whole thing in your own, different way :)
So, what about starting reading it?? 

                       

Racism and injustice

If you remember, I've made a post about the book I'm currently reading- "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee. Firstly, I thought the whole book would be about the children trying to make Boo Radley come out. But this book is full of surprises :)

After having read some more chapters, I understood that this book is about racism, showing its negative sides (as far as I'm concerned, there are no positive sides in racism). 

There was a quote, which I liked very much and I think, it's going to represent the whole idea of the book.

“Remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.” That was the only time I ever heard Atticus say it was a sin to do something, and I asked Miss Maudie about it. 

“Your father’s right,” she said. “Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy . . . but sing their hearts out for us. That’s why it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.”

There's a big connection between mockingbirds and innocents, in this case. Innocents, like mockingbirds, do not harm anyone, they are not deleterious for people, but sometimes they are being killed, abused, prosecuted. In my opinion, Boo Radley is a "mockingbird". He is not harming anyone, he isn't doing anything bad, but everyone is skeptical about him, everyone thinks he is evil, while he isn't and all of them are...

Tom Robinson is another "mockingbird" in this book. He is accused by everyone, just because he is black. No one wants to listen to his side of story and no one thinks about exonerating him, except Atticus. 

Why do people behave like that? Why is the majority of people against black people? There are questions, which don't have answers.

I immediately connected the book with the TedTalk I've watched recently. In this talk, human rights lawyer Bryan Stevenson speaks about injustice and the power of identity. He says, that a third of America's black male population has been incarcerated during his life. 

I suggest you watch the TedTalk and maybe you will be the one, who will find a solution to this problem. Because the one who is concerned will change the world...

So, what do you think about racism?? 

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What book to read...?

Recently, I've started to read the book "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee. At first, it may seem very garbling to the reader, but after reading the first pages, the whole mess disappears and you become fully absorbed into that book. In spite of having read only the first chapters, I consider that book to be very interesting and breathtaking, because it keeps you on the edge of your seat.

"To Kill a Mockingbird" is told from the perspective of a little girl Scout Finch, who lives with her older brother Jem, her widowed father Atticus and their housekeeper Calpurnia in Maycomb, Alabama. Jem and Scout become friends with a boy named Dill, who visits their town each summer, to stay with his aunt. The children try to understand why their mysterious neighbor Arthur Radley (they called him Boo Radley) never leaves his house. The Radley Place, where he lived was a terryfing place, from which everyone in the neighborhood tried to evade, but these three children were not afraid and wanted to call Boo come out.

I ejoyed reading this book a lot, because of the way it is written in. All the descriptions were so strong, that I felt like I was in that book. The most important thing I liked about the book is that it was unpredictable. While reading, I was excited about what would happen next and I couldn't guess.

To sum up, if you want to read a book, but you're not sure about what to choose, I would like to suggest you read "To Kill a Mockingbird" and I'm sure you will not want to stop reading it :)

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Is working, while you are a student, a good idea?

Nowadays, many students from different countries have jobs while they are students. Many universities encourage teenagers to work, because it makes them more responsible. And when you apply to a university, having worked is a big advantage.  In my opinion this is a sterling idea, because working while studying has a lot of advantages.

Of course, it's arduous to work and study at the same time, but when you start working from young age, you comport yourself in a mature way and become more responsible, as you have to confront hardships according to your time management. Your free time becomes more appreciable for you and you start to exploit it more efficiently.

Another advantage of working while studying is gaining new experiences. In my opinion, you become more confident and get a lot of knowledge and skills, which will help you to achieve remarkable accomplishments in your life. When you start working, you become more independent and start making your own decisions. A very momentous point of working is making new acquaintances and understanding what collaboration is.

And the last, but not least advantage of working while studying is valuing money. When you work assiduously and get paid for your hard work, you stop squandering your money, because you understand its real value. Also it’s a great opportunity for you, because you can spend your salary on the payments for your education.

To sum up, working while you are a student can be a great idea, which will give you dozens of new experiences and friends and at the same time will make you more mature and independent. Also, it will help you to make right decisions and understand the real value of many things.

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