Kaine's Online Journal

1. What is the social, historical and cultural background to the text?                                                                                                                                    The story of the Trojan War—the Bronze Age conflict between the kingdoms of Troy and Mycenaean Greece–straddles the history and mythology of ancient Greece and inspired the greatest writers of antiquity, from Homer, Herodotus and Sophocles to Virgil. Since the 19th-century rediscovery of the site of Troy in what is now western Turkey, archaeologists have uncovered increasing evidence of a kingdom that peaked and may have been destroyed around 1,180 B.C.—perhaps forming the basis for the tales recounted by Homer some 400 years later in the “Iliad” and the “Odyssey.”   (http://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/trojan-war)  
2. What are the particular artistic features of the text, the genre, and any implied

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I think that torture is necessary in situations where it could be used to protect lives. I do not agree with torture myself, but I do think it should be used to help others in situations where needed. Torture is bad but letting innocent citizens die when there’s a chance to save them and stop it for good. well i would recommend it.

Torture is a form of punishment and any act of which severe pain or suffering weather physical or mental, is intentionally inflected on a person for such purpose as obtaining from him or a third persons information.I think that is necessary and will hopefully stop bombings and other acts of terrorism.

For example, if there was a bomber who had been captured, and he tells you that he has hidden a very large bomb capable of destroying half of the country, but we would not confess.  For this situation torture would be a really useful way to make him give in, and hopefully if he loves his life then he will confess and then their will be time to get bomb squads over where ever he has hidden the bomb and do their job.

Abu Ghraib, Guantanamo Bay is a famous prison which was involved in many acts of torture and even deaths.

this is a list of ten famous prisons known for torture,

.Hanoi Hilton, Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, Port Arthur, Elmina Castle, Robbin Island, Goree Island,

Chateau d’If, Devil’s Island, Tower of London and Arcatraz.

How do the children react with Atticus secret? Why?

i think that the children were shocked with his skill and his secret that he has been hiding form them all this time.

I also think that he didn’t want to teach them because he doesn’t think that they will reach

To me, the kids (Jem, Scout, and Dill) are fascinated with the house because kids are, by nature, fascinated with the unknown and potentially dangerous.To me, the kids (Jem, Scout, and Dill) are fascinated with the house because kids are, by nature, fascinated with the unknown and potentially dangerous.To me, the kids (Jem, Scout, and Dill) are fascinated with the house because kids are, by nature, fascinated with the unknown and potentially dangerous.The kids Jem, scout and dill are fascinated by the house because kids by nature, like the unknown.

It is important for the characters to have and follow a contract this is because in the story the characters should be true full to each other this will keep the story more understanding for readers and that people get in to the story more.