Avery Barber's Blog

Recently, Tom Robinson has been accused of raping Bob Ewell’s daughter, Mayella. So far, Atticus Finch is defending him through the trial. Since Tom is black, there is a much higher chance he will be sentenced to death. In this editorial I will be talking about why it is unfair.

I’ve witnessed things from this trial. It is tearing families apart. Sunday night I witnessed a father looking like he was in danger to his two kids. His daughter even kicked one man who looked like he was causing their father to be in danger. This trial is all people in Maycomb can talk about these days. This man is being committed for a crime he either didn’t or did not commit. People want him to die for it.

People of Maycomb argue that Tom, in fact, did rape Mayella. You can argue that since she accused him, she must be telling the truth. You can argue that she doesn’t need evidence to support her accusation.

Despite her accusation, there is a big possibility that Tom is telling the truth and he, in fact, did not rape her. You can’t just assume he committed a crime with little to no evidence, but you also can’t say he didn’t do it because sometimes there isn’t a lot of evidence.

It’s not fair that Tom is the one who is being accused despite him being innocent. He is rotting in an awful environment for a crime he may or may not have committed. I’ve seen the mess this has caused. I’ve seen so much hate. I witnessed what looked like a group of men gang up on Atticus Finch since he has a different opinion from the rest of them.

My solution? Clear Tom’s name, or find him guilty. Go to the trial, find the evidence, and prove something. This will hopefully stop the division in Maycomb.

So what would you do? Prove Tom as a rapist, or as an innocent man? Would you want to spend jail time for your entire life, for a crime you didn’t commit?

 

 

First, I am thankful for God. I am thankful that I can pray when something goes wrong or if something goes right. I am thankful for the good life he has given me.

Second, I am thankful for my family. I don’t know what I would do if I didn’t have my family to be here to take care of me, to hang out with me, to talk to me, and to be there for me. My parents provide me with a roof over my head, clothes on my back, and food in my stomach.

Third, I am thankful for my friends. I don’t know what I would do without my friends. They are there for  me, create memories with me, and we all have fun and hang out together.

Finally, I am thankful for the life I have had. I’ve seen the world, I’ve made so many friends from different places, and that I’ve been able to experience the things that I have experienced.

A. Keith Beauchamp, a Brooklyn filmmaker, was obsessed with the Emmett Till case and wanted to make a movie about it. The movie, The Untold Story of Emmett Till, was shown by Beauchamp to colleges and law-enforcement officials. Beauchamp used this to urge them to reopen the case.Stanley Nelson, a “Genius-Award” Winner, made the film The Murder of Emmett Till. This film was shown on PBS and was awarded an Emmy in 2003. Both of them making films to show what happened helped inspired them to re-open the case. The films also uncovered information that as many as 10 people were involved on murdering Emmett Till.

C. Mamie was Emmett Till’s mother. When her son was murdered she knew that she had to take a stand. Instead of covering the body of her son up for the funeral, she saw how badly beaten he was and wanted to show the reality to everyone. His body was so badly beaten that officials could only identify him by the ring he was wearing. This inspired people to stop being afraid and taking a stand on something that was wrong.

F. Mr. Nelson feels great about making the film. Nelson quoted,”It’s a great feeling, it’s an incredible feeling, to be a part of this.” This film awarded him 500,000 dollars and people have sent him postcards congratulating him.

 

What scares me the most in life is being alone.What if a brigand came and took everything I love away from me? If everyone and everything I loved all of a sudden had to efface. If everything disappeared I would be lonely with nobody to talk to. I wouldn’t know what I would do without my family being there for me, or my friends being there to laugh with me. If they all went away I would salvage them. Not having anybody supporting you or being able to talk to anyone about something good or something sad or even to entertain you during a cumbersome event. Being alone is a muddle and a dilemma I don’t want to ever happen to me or anyone else.

I used to have little crushes in third grade, but I don’t count those since I didn’t have genuine feelings back then. I consider my first true crush was a boy who was in a couple of my classes last year. I remember I really liked him. I thought he was pretty cute. He had a great smile. Then when him and Alexis Weber (Hi Alexis if you’re reading this) broke up I finally saw a chance with him. I remember my friends gave him my number and he texted me. He confronted me about me liking him, saying I would stare at him a lot. I thought things were going good with us for some reason. Then one day on Christmas Eve he was at my church but I was too nervous to talk to him so I ran into a door to get his attention. It was all him and his friends would talk about when we got back. I thought they were only joking around with me because they wanted my attention, I later found out I was wrong.

I added him on Snapchat and as soon as I added him he blocked me. I didn’t understand why he did that. The next day at school he laughed with his friends about how he blocked me in Mr. Baird’s class. Then one day I was at home and saw that he commented on one of my Instagram posts. I clicked on his account to see that it was blocked. He followed me before so I didn’t understand why he randomly blocked me. Then another day him and his friend celebrated about how they both have me blocked. They both high-fived each other and laughed about it when I was sitting right behind him. Later that same day I facetimed him by mistake and he blocked my number. Everyday him and his friends would have a new thing to make fun of me about everyday. I still remember one day they were all sitting around me in Mr. Olson’s class, telling me about how I do things for attention. I felt so awful. I’ll never forget the words they said to me that day.

I’m not going to go into much more detail about what all happened because I want to go ahead and reach the high note. I eventually saw the counselor about all of this after not telling an adult about what was going on. It honestly felt so good when I saw her. He got on the gold team so I don’t have to see him except in the hallway in which we don’t talk at all. We both just walk by each other and act like nothing happened.

Do I still hold a grudge against him? I don’t. I’ve moved on and I know it was a mistake he made and I know he can change. Do I forgive him? Yes, I forgive him. But will I forget what happened? Never.

“You can but my name in this if you want”

-Alexis Weber

I’m not quite sure what the mixtape of my life would be. I’m a funny person who doesn’t take life too seriously. Some songs to my mixtape would be songs that are basically memes you can’t take seriously thanks to the internet including: Bring Me to Life, A Thousand Miles, Say Something I’m Giving Up On You, and the theme song to Wii Sports.

Since Disney Channel is a big part of my childhood, more songs would include: Nobody’s Perfect from Hannah Montana, pretty much every song from the High School Musical Trilogy, and the That’s So Raven theme song. Disney songs in general are great too, including: A Whole New World, Colors of the Wind, and Part of Your World.

I’m more of a fan of older music from the 80s. Songs include: Don’t Stop Believing, Forever Young, We Built This City, and Living on a Prayer. Even though it’s not from the 80s, I have to mention Bohemian Rhapsody because every time that song comes on I have to stop whatever I’m doing and sing along to it.

Finally I have to mention one more song, Never Going to Give You Up.

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