Essay 20

Colin

Mr. Salsich

8 English

4/20/10

Family:

Family in To Kill a Mockingbird and in My life

_____(TS)Family is like the leaves on a tree: they stick together; they change together; and they are connected together. (CM)If one of those precious leaves falls, the rest will surely follow in due time. (CM)In addition, if one of those leaves starts changing, it leads the path for the others to follow. (CS)My own family and the Finches both are all connected

_____(TS)What I value and admire most in life is my family because each member has unique, strong and individual traits. (SD)One of the members of my family that I have high regards for my dad for one main reason. (CM)He never gives up, never stops fighting, and never surrenders, and by doing this, he brings hope and spirit to those around him (Loose Sentence). (CM)For instance, when our basement flooded, he spent over 48 hours down there vacuuming and brushing the water out. (SD)Another person I admire is my sister, Caroline, for many reasons. (CM)I am always marveling at her knack to learn new information quickly; in any subject from Spanish to English (Apt. Thesaurus Word). (CM)Every time I see her, she knows more and more about everything I may ask; wether it being a math problem to the time it takes to get to California. (CS)Not many people hull heatedly appreciate each individual member of their family, but I, on the other hand, do.

_____(TS)What is family? To me, family are people you can count on to stand by you no matter what the situation is. (SD)One of the members of my family is my sister and we always stand up for each other. (CM)In the book, Jem and Scout are always standing up for each other too; for instance, on the night they were attacked by Mr. Ewel, they kept fighting for each others safety and never gave up. (CM)This reminded me of a summer in Maine, when one of the kids at a party, took my bike; all of a sudden, Caroline stepped in, backed me up and helped me get my bike back. (SD)To continue, one thing about family is they help you out in any way they can. (CM)My dad is one of those people, who I can go to time after time and get advice or help with any problem. (CM)In To Kill a Mockingbird, Scout feels she can go and trust her father with anything. (SD)In addition, Moms are very unique as they like to teach you how to respect, to use manners and to care (Parallelism). (CM)In the tome, Cal is like a mom to Scout, as she taught her much; for instance, Cal taught Scout how to respect her company (Apt. Thesaurus Word). (CM)My magnificent mom makes me know the meaning of most of these every day values that are needed in life (alliteration). (CS)Respect, moral courage, team work, support, and togetherness all represent family.

_____(TS)Family can be like many things: the leaves on the trees, the tires on a car and many more things. (CM)Like tires, family will always stay together, but if one pops, the rest will wait. (CM)Once it has been fixed, they will all continue together. (CS)Family stays together no matter what the situation might be.