Some may think education is not important, but it can lead someone do doing the right thing, even if they are in a bad situation. When people are uneducated, they can lack empathy and integrity, which can have a big impact on the society around them. In situations where empathy or integrity is needed, it can be hard for people to express their thoughts or feelings to another person.
When Bob Ewell attacked Jem and Scout in To Kill a Mockingbird, Arthur (Boo) Radley came to the rescue by stabbing Bob Ewell. When Mr. Heck Tate got there he knew what had happened, but to save Boo´s reputation, he said, ¨ Bob Ewell fell on his knife. He killed himself,¨ (Lee 366). Heck Tate could have easily said that Boo stabbed him, but he knew that Boo did something good, and
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They might be afraid to show it but they will use it and it will show how great of a person they are. Education plays a big role in how someone goes about life, and if they have integrity or not. In Chapter 3 of To Kill a Mockingbird Atticus told Scout, “ You never really understood a person until you consider things from his point of view, until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.” (Lee 39). Atticus showed Scout not only great empathy, but great parenting by teaching Scout something about the world. Atticus knows what it is like for people not the same as everyone else to get treated differently, so he is trying to teach Scout the right way. He showed great integrity as well because he did not care about getting attention, he just wants to do the right thing. In Source B (Brad Dorfman), a young latino singer was bashed for singing the “Star Spangled Banner” to latin music. Many racist comments came about on social media, but then many empathetic people felt sorry and knew what kind of abuse he was taking. They knew that all of the comments were rude and unnecessary. Some people even wrote apology tweets in response to their other