Essay #3

Jade
English 8
Mr.Salsich
10/5/09

Guests

An Essay on the Book To Kill a Mocking Bird by Harper Ann Lee

(Sentence 1)Every one is different and they believe in different things.(Sentence 2)This means every one has different rules that they set for themselves, the way they treat company is a good example of this.(Sentence 3)People set standards for themselves, but adults and parents set standards for children, and expect them to live by these standards.(Sentence 4)Calpurnia, for example, believes that you must treat the guest in your house with respect, even if they are bad, of you are just as bad as they are.

(TS)Calpurnia believes that you must treat your guests with the utmost respect, even if you believe you are better than them.(SD)Calpurnia made her opinion on the subject very clear by saying "Yo' folks might be better than the Cunninghams, but it don't count for nothin' the way you're disgracin' 'em...".(CM)Though Scout didn't like what Calpurnia had to say, she only said it because the way you treat people reflects on you, so treating people poorly will only make you look abominable.(SD)Atticus is a good example of what Calpurnia believes in.(CM)He helped the Cunninghams even when they couldn't pay for his services, he was doing something good for someone, even if he might not have thought they deserved it.(CM)This shows that he and Calpurnia both have a strong sense of right and wrong, and both act upon these senses on a daily basis.(SD)Children learn by example, they watch the ones around them and pick up habits without even noticing it.(CM)Not every one treats others with respect, and Atticus and Calprurnia can't control ever different kind of person Scout is exposed to.(CM)It is important to Atticus that Scout learns to treat others with respect, whether she feels they deserve it, or not.(CS)Respect is a very important attribute to have because when you treat people with respect, they're not the only ones affected by it.

(TS)I love to have people come over to my house so we can spend time together.(SD)My guests are always welcome, but some don't know when to leave.(CM)My mother once had a few friends over for dinner and coffee.(CM)We were having a lot of fun, but it was getting late and we were getting tired.(SD)They ended up staying over very late, but we didn't ask them to leave because we thought that would be rude.(CM)We were trying to entertain them because they were our guests, but it was almost 11:30.(CM)Finally they left saying it was late and they had to get to bed.(CS)We were very tired, but we hadn't asked our guests to leave because we were raised to treat our guests like that.

(Sentence 1)We were all raised differently.(Sentence 2)The way we were raised effects how we act and treat people we know.(Sentence 3)We also have our own beliefs and rules for ourselves.(Sentence 4)Since we all are different, we treat all of our guests differently, whetherit's with respect, or disrespect.