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To Kill A Mockingbird Essays: The Golden Rule

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The Golden Rule says to treat others the same way one would want to be treated. The Golden Rule can be achieved when equality and Civil Rights are being used between a group of people. An example is when a person is treated unfairly. Instead of attacking the other person they would try and solve it peacefully knowing that physical actions are unnecessary choices that will only make problems worse. The ideas of equality are neutral choices or actions set on two groups or more. Someone would want equality when one is treated unfairly compared to another group of beings. Civil Rights is gained when peaceful acts are evenly placed between two or more groups of people. If one follows the Golden Rule, one would want others to have the same rights …show more content…

The Golden Rule is used when a person wants to be treated equally. An example of this is when Walter pours a lot of molasses on his food and Scout gets furious, but Atticus doesn't get mad and doesn't mind what he did. Even though Walter poured a lot of molasses, Atticus treated him with equality because he knows he's poor. Equality is a big part of what the Golden Rule states. In order for the Golden Rule to work there has to be equality within a group. The Golden Rule is made up of both civil rights and equalities ideas mixed …show more content…

Equality is the same and Civil Rights is same rule applying to two or more groups of people. None of the groups have an advantage or a disadvantage over the other group in equality or Civil Rights. Choices are sometimes made to increase the favor of a certain group of people. An example is at the end of the trial scene the judge saw Tom Robinson as guilty. The judge chose Tom Robinson as guilty because people would be angry at him if he said Mr. Robinson was innocent because he is black. Atticus even proves this when he says, “This case is as simple as black and

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