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Gilmore, Jon
Ms. Hunter
Eng. 9H, Per. 2
4/4/06
Prejudice: Social and Racial Conflicts
Prejudice today seems as something people say on accident: without knowing what the dangers of the words leaving their mouth would cause. Playing ball at a local park a kid yells to his teammate who just struck out, "stop playing like a girl" making it seem as though it is an insult to be a girl, another example: while talking to your brother who is on the computer, you notice him listening to Coldplay and accuse him of being gay, not being completely aware of your prejudice against homosexuals. Nearly sixty-five years into the past, during the depression era, people acted similarly in the realistic fiction, To Kill a Mockingbird, written by Harper Lee. In this story prejudice is a reoccurring theme and is presented by social and racial categories.
Prejudice in "To Kill a Mockingbird" occurs frequently throughout the story. Many times someone is being prejudice toward someone else, they......

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