To kill a mockingbird when atticus speaks of defending tom robinson, he says, "simply because we were licked a hundred years before we started is no reason for us not to try to win." to what is atticus referring? why would it be worthwhile to fight a battle that you know you're going to lose?

Describe a theme that the author develops through these two excerpts. then analyze how the two excerpts interact and build on one another to develop this theme. be sure to use specific details from the text to support your ideas.

What does brutus say that anticipates the question of why the crowd should listen to mark antony? o a. not that i lov'd caesar less, but that i lov'd rome more. o b. and, for my sake, stay here with antony. do grace to caesar's corpse, and grace his speech. o c. i thrice presented him a kingly crown, / which he did thrice refuse. was this ambition? od. i come to bury caesar, not to praise him.

Which adjective best describes the narrators father according to the narrator