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75-571: Prior to the Back to the Future series, the area was known as Mockingbird Square owing to its role in the film To Kill a Mockingbird . It has been severely damaged by fire several times, including in 1957, 1990 and 2008. It was reconstructed after each incident. A three-alarm fire broke out at the Universal back lot in the early morning hours on June 1, 2008. It was reported that Courthouse Square

150-464: A 1957 production of Foote's play, The Midnight Caller . In 2007, Hamilton was honored by the Harlem community for her part in the movie. She was the last surviving African-American adult who had a speaking part in the movie. When told of the award, she said, "I think it is terrific. I'm very pleased and very surprised". The American Film Institute named Atticus Finch the greatest movie hero of

225-872: A Canadian National Champion for the penultimate Scripps competition. Another organization is the Spelling Bee of Canada , which started in 1987 in Toronto , Ontario , and celebrated its 25th anniversary by hosting a Canadian Invitational Bee in 2012, as well as organizing Provincial Bees across Canada, and the world. The India Spelling Bee is held for school students across the country, featuring school-level, state and regional-level, and national-level competitions. The contest focuses on commonly used but misspelled words for students. It also organizes corporate and institutional contests. Spelling bees in India have seen increasing interest and participation from schools across

300-499: A Junior Winner (Years 5–6) and the other for a Senior Winner (Years 7–8). Further prizes are given to the teacher and school class of each major prize winner, and to the most improved speller each week. Starting in 2012, Bangladesh 's English daily newspaper, The Daily Star and e-Learning portal Champs21.com have been organizing a televised spelling bee on Channel i for the students of class six to ten from Bengali and English medium backgrounds, who compete through their schools and

375-518: A Mockingbird is a textbook example of a message movie done right – sober-minded and earnest, but never letting its social conscience get in the way of gripping drama." Metacritic, using a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 88 out of 100 based on 16 critics, meaning "universal acclaim". According to Bosley Crowther of The New York Times when the movie premiered at the Radio City Music Hall : Horton Foote 's script and

450-482: A Mockingbird (film) To Kill a Mockingbird is a 1962 American coming-of-age legal drama crime film directed by Robert Mulligan starring Gregory Peck and Mary Badham , with Phillip Alford , John Megna , Frank Overton , James Anderson , and Brock Peters in supporting roles. It marked the film debut of Robert Duvall , William Windom , and Alice Ghostley . Adapted by Horton Foote , from Harper Lee 's 1960 Pulitzer Prize –winning novel , it follows

525-587: A few global Spelling Bees such as ISB Spelling Bee International, which has participation from across the world. Holding spelling bees in English, with its irregular spelling, makes more sense than in languages that have much more consistent spelling. Some languages, like Hindi , Italian , German , and Turkish , have highly phonetic writing systems, with a virtually one-to-one ratio of letters to sound, which makes word spelling predictable; therefore, there are very few spelling bees in these languages. In Africa,

600-545: A get-together for communal work , like a husking bee, a quilting bee, or an apple bee. According to etymological research recorded in dictionaries, the word bee probably comes from dialectal been or bean (meaning "help given by neighbors"), which came from Middle English bene (meaning "prayer", "boon" and "extra service by a tenant to his lord"). The earliest known evidence of the phrase spelling bee in print dates back to 1850, although an earlier name, spelling match , has been traced back to 1808. A key impetus for

675-421: A ham. After the pageant, Scout is unable to find her dress and shoes, forcing her to walk home with Jem while wearing the large, hard-shelled costume. While cutting through the woods, Scout and Jem are attacked. Scout's cumbersome costume protects her but restricts her vision. The attacker knocks Jem unconscious, but is himself attacked (and killed) by a second man, unseen by Scout. Scout escapes her costume and sees

750-480: A lawyer (Peck) in Depression -era Alabama defending a black man (Peters) charged with rape while educating his children (Badham and Alford) against prejudice. It gained overwhelmingly positive reception from both the critics and the public; a box-office success, it earned more than six times its budget. The film won three Academy Awards , including Best Actor for Peck and Best Adapted Screenplay for Foote, and

825-452: A lawyer often exposes Scout and Jem to the town's racism , aggravated by poverty. As a result, the children mature more quickly. The local judge asks Atticus to defend Tom Robinson, an African-American accused of raping a white girl named Mayella Ewell, and Atticus agrees. This heightens tension in the town and causes Jem and Scout to experience schoolyard taunts. One evening before the trial, Atticus sits out front to safeguard Robinson when

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900-524: A lynch mob arrives. Scout, Jem, and Dill unexpectedly interrupt the confrontation. Scout, unaware of the mob's purpose, recognizes Mr. Cunningham and asks him to say hello to his son Walter, her classmate. He becomes embarrassed, and the mob disperses. At the trial, it is alleged that Tom entered the Ewell property at Mayella's request to chop up a chifforobe and that Mayella showed signs of having been beaten around that time. One of Atticus' defensive arguments

975-423: A mockingbird that does nothing but sing. James Stewart declined the role of Atticus Finch, concerned that the story was too controversial. Universal offered the role to Rock Hudson when the project was being first developed but producer Alan J. Pakula wanted a bigger star. Pakula remembered hearing from Peck when he was first approached with the role: "He called back immediately. No maybes. [...] I must say

1050-594: A second language. Schools from Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Chile, Honduras, and El Salvador enrolled to the Amco system are eligible to participate in the annual Amco Spelling Bee, consisting of 3 stages: school (selection of students to participate in the regional, repeats with the next stages), regional, and international. The international one is always set in Guadalajara, Jalisco, in Expo Guadalajara, and

1125-734: A spelling bee is organized by the African Spelling Bee, which holds an Annual Spelling Bee contest for children between the age of 6 and 16 across the continent. The first competition took place in July 2016, bringing together nine different countries. There are several countries that run their own national spelling bees. This includes Uganda; the country holds the National Spelling Bee organized by enjuba in 10 different languages, including eight local languages, sign language and English. In Ghana, The Spelling Bee Ghana

1200-403: A trip to Finland and the most outstanding one being the opportunity for the overall winner to serve as one-day governor of the state alongside runner-ups as cabinet members. The spelling bee competition has till date produced 20 one-day governors with the year 2020 winner being a female student from Angus Memorial Senior High School, Shomolu Lagos - Miss Jemimah Marcus. In 2010, a spelling bee

1275-530: A troubled sheriff are good as locality characters, too. James Anderson and Collin Wilcox as Southern bigots are almost caricatures. But those are minor shortcomings in a rewarding film. Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times criticized the film for focusing less on black people, criticizing the film for having a white savior narrative : It expresses the liberal pieties of a more innocent time,

1350-665: Is almost always held in the last days of May or beginnings of June. In 1876 there were newspaper reports of spelling bees in a number of towns in the United Kingdom . Since 2009, The Times newspaper has run a spelling bee for schools: The Times Spelling Bee. Serious spelling bee competitors in the United States will study affixes and etymologies, and often foreign languages from which English draws, in order to spell challenging words. Several preparatory materials have been published, including some in connection with

1425-458: Is also broadcast on ESPN . Since 2006, the National Spelling Bee's championship rounds have been broadcast on ABC live. In 2005, contestants came from the Bahamas, Jamaica, Canada, and New Zealand, as well as the United States (including territories and overseas military bases). This was the first year that spellers from Canada and New Zealand attended the competition. The final authority for words

1500-549: Is another spelling bee platform in the US. The competition is held annually across the US each summer. Participants are South Asian-Americans between ages 8 and 14 years old. Launched in 2008, the South Asian Spelling Bee toured 10 US cities in 2011. It is broadcast globally via the satellite channel, Sony Entertainment Television Asia . While most countries and continents have their own spelling bees, there are also

1575-630: Is another spelling bee that commenced during while Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu was the governor of Lagos State. This is referring to the New Era Foundation spelling Bee, an annual event in Lagos State that had its first outing in 2001.The spelling bee competition is held among all public primary and secondary school in Lagos State with the winner and runner-ups of the secondary school category carting away prizes ranging from cash,

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1650-544: Is conducted for the school children by KEEN4, an association of Kerala Engineers. In Malaysia , the annual NST-RHB Spell-it-Right Challenge is open to primary and secondary school students under the Malaysian education syllabus. The competition is carried out in three rounds: the Preliminary Challenge, State Challenge and National Challenge. The preliminary challenge is a written spelling test, from which

1725-594: Is considered to be one of the greatest movies ever made . Young Scout and her older brother Jem live in Maycomb, Alabama , during the early 1930s. Despite the family's modest means, the children enjoy a happy childhood with their widowed father, Atticus Finch , and their African-American housekeeper, Calpurnia. Over the summer, Jem, Scout, and their friend Dill play games and often search for Arthur "Boo" Radley, an odd, reclusive neighbor who lives with his brother Nathan. The children have never seen Boo, who rarely leaves

1800-431: Is dead at the scene of the attack. Atticus mistakenly assumes Jem killed Ewell in self-defense, but Sheriff Tate realizes the truth – Boo killed Ewell defending the children. However, he insists on declaring Ewell simply fell on his knife, refusing to drag the painfully shy and introverted Boo into the spotlight for his heroism. To Atticus' surprise, Scout agrees, pointing out that the unwelcome attention would be like killing

1875-617: Is found guilty. As Atticus exits the courtroom, the African-American spectators in the balcony rise to show their respect and appreciation. When Atticus arrives home, Sheriff Tate tells him Tom was killed during his transfer to prison, supposedly while attempting to escape. Atticus goes to the Robinsons’ to inform them of Tom's death, accompanied by Jem. Bob Ewell appears and spits in his face. Autumn arrives, and Scout and Jem attend an evening school pageant in which Scout portrays

1950-532: Is held annually in December and February for students in grades 3–8. The Sylvan competition expects to attract nearly 1,000 participants from 30 schools in its inaugural year. Abu Dhabi University sponsors the largest spelling bee in the United Arab Emirates, attracting students from both public and private institutions for the past three years. The Abu Dhabi University Spelling Bee is heralded as

2025-487: Is held in different cities throughout Asia, and uses mobile pre-selection testing to identify finalists. In Western Australia, a spelling bee is held by the State Library Foundation of Western Australia , for children in school years five, six, seven, and eight. The early stages of the competition are held online, and the final spell-off in front of a live audience. Two major prizes are awarded: one for

2100-659: Is organized annually, with the winners being flown to the US to represent Ghana at the Scripps National Spelling Bee . Nigeria's spelling bee is called the Nigeria Spelling Bee, and is organized by the Bee Spelling Competition Initiative in states across the federation of Nigeria. Botswana , Nigeria , Kenya , South Africa , Ethiopia , Lesotho , Zimbabwe , Malawi , and Rwanda are also part of

2175-422: Is that Tom's left arm is disabled due to a farming accident years ago, yet the supposed rapist would have had to mostly assault Mayella with his left hand before raping her. Atticus shows that Mayella's father, Bob Ewell, is left-handed, implying that he beat Mayella because he caught her seducing the young African-American defendant. He also states that a doctor never examined Mayella after the alleged rape. Taking

2250-740: Is the Webster's Third New International Dictionary . The annual study list is available from Scripps, either online or in print. The National Senior Spelling Bee started in Cheyenne, Wyoming , in 1996. Sponsored by the Wyoming American Association of Retired Persons (AARP), it is open to contestants 50 and older. Maria Dawson is the only contestant to ever win two back-to-back titles at the National Senior Spelling Bee. The South Asian Spelling Bee

2325-472: Is the widest spelling bee competition in the country has so far been conducted in more than 25 states across Nigeria by the organizers (Bee Spelling Competition Initiative) which has been endorsed by the Federal Ministry of Education , Ministry of Culture and the state ministries of education. Winners of the Nigeria Spelling Bee competition win up to ₦ 1,000,000 in scholarship and participate in

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2400-516: Is thought to have originated in the United States , and is almost exclusive to the English language , because its highly irregular orthography presents more challenges to competitors than languages with relatively phonetic spellings. Spelling bee events, along with variants, are now also held in some other countries around the world. Historically, the word bee has been used to describe

2475-721: The Consolidated Word List is intended for those who have mastered the basics and already gone through Spell It! . Spelling bee participants in the United States also use other reference books and tutoring materials are becoming available on the web. One of the first spelling bee competitions in Vanuatu took place in August 2019. Six primary schools and 36 students on the main island of Vanuatu participated and competed for secondary school scholarships. The SHEFA education office and Peace Corps Volunteers collaborated to make

2550-514: The 20th century. Additionally, the AFI ranked the movie second on their 100 Years... 100 Cheers list, behind It's a Wonderful Life . The film was ranked number 34 on AFI's list of the 100 greatest movies of all time , but moved up to number 25 on the 10th Anniversary list . In June 2008, the AFI revealed its " 10 Top 10 " – the best ten films in ten "classic" American film genres – after polling over 1,500 people from

2625-484: The AFI's 10th anniversary list of the greatest American movies of all time. In 2008, the film ranked first on the AFI's list of the ten greatest courtroom dramas . In 2020, the British Film Institute included it in their list of the 50 films you should see by the age of 15. The film was restored and released on Blu-ray and DVD in 2012, as part of the 100th anniversary of Universal Pictures . It

2700-552: The African Spelling Bee, with the number of countries still growing. In Asia, a spelling bee is being conducted up to the international level by MaRRS Spelling Bee . The competition involves learning the correct spelling of words, their use in sentences and in multiple contexts. Currently, it is being held in India , Abu Dhabi , Ajman , Bahrain , Dubai , Fujairah , Ras al Khaimah , Sharjah , and Umm-Al-Quwain . In Bahrain, an annual spelling bee contest named Spellbound Bahrain

2775-532: The Champs21 website. The spelling bee team visits 7 divisional cities ( Dhaka , Chittagong , Sylhet , Rangpur , Rajshahi , Khulna & Barisal ) to test top 1% speller and top 96 speller of the season participate in the television show. The competition is the first such arrangement in Bangladesh. The champion is rewarded with a trip to Washington, DC. The winners of season 2 met the honorable president of

2850-513: The Lincolnesque lawyer shot a rabid dog and defended an innocent black man accused of raping a white woman.) Peck's performance became synonymous with the role and character of Atticus Finch. "Hardly a day passes that I don't think how lucky I was to be cast in that film", Peck said in a 1997 interview. "I recently sat at a dinner next to a woman who saw it when she was 14 years old, and she said it changed her life. I hear things like that all

2925-524: The People's Republic of Bangladesh Advocate Abdul Hamid . The fourth season was held in 2016. The Postmedia Canspell National Spelling Bee is a Scripps affiliated Canadian spelling bee held annually nationwide in Canada since 2005. The bee is affiliated with the United States –based Scripps National Spelling Bee and uses similar rules and word lists, and competes in all 10 Canadian provinces to provide

3000-755: The Scripps National Spelling Bee and those created by independent organizations not related to Scripps. For the first several decades of publication, the Scripps annual study booklet was named Words of the Champions , which offered 3,000 words in a list separated into beginning, intermediate & expert groupings. In the mid-1990s the annual study list changed to Paideia (from the Greek word meaning education and culture), which ultimately contained more than 4,100 words, then again in 2006 to

3075-549: The United States during the 19th century, as a way to motivate students to learn standardized spelling. These spelling bees were usually held within individual schools and towns, and were not nationally organized. In 1908, the National Education Association (NEA) held what it called the " first national spelling bee " at its convention in Cleveland , Ohio . Marie Bolden, a black girl from Cleveland,

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3150-606: The annual African Spelling Bee which is a continental event organized by the African Spelling Bee Consortium as the official Nigerian delegates. The competition is for students in any registered school in Nigeria from the ages of 9 years to 16 years who have to register on the competition's website. Apart from the National spelling bee that has representatives across the states in the country, there

3225-561: The best six spellers are nominated for the final round which takes place at the ELDJ Closing Ceremony at the end of the academic year. Different companies/schools organize and participate in different, independent spelling bees, but the largest company in Latin America to organize annual international spelling bees since 2015 is Advanced Methods Corporation (Amco), a U.S.-based company that promotes learning English as

3300-610: The complete score (below) in 1996 with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra for the Varese Sarabande Film Classics series. Spelling bee A spelling bee is a competition in which contestants are asked to spell a broad selection of words, usually with a varying degree of difficulty. To compete, contestants must memorize the spellings of words as written in dictionaries, and recite them accordingly. The concept

3375-474: The contest as an experiment in their school (Thabet Bin Zaid Primary School for Boys) with the fourth and fifth grades. It was a successful experiment which was faced with a lot of appreciation from Mrs. Aisha Al Awadhi, ELT Senior Supervisor of English Language supervision. Then they decided to hold the competition among the whole educational area (Mubarak Al-Kabeer Educational area). In 2010–2011,

3450-549: The contest was held with 27 schools (12 schools for boys and 15 for girls – around 2700 pupils). Each school nominated a pupil from the fifth grade to participate. In 2012–2013, 30 schools participated. All the 30 pupils participated anxiously to win the competition with 200 words. It becomes officially an authorized contest in Mubarak Al-Kabeer Educational Area (Kuwaiti Spelling Bee) in Kuwait . In

3525-403: The contests was Noah Webster 's spelling books. First published in 1786 and known colloquially as "The Blue-backed Speller", Webster's spelling books were an essential part of the curriculum of all elementary school children in the United States for five generations. Now the key reference for the contests is Webster's Third New International Dictionary . Spelling bees became widespread across

3600-487: The country, including rural and suburban areas. This has been further fueled by the prevalence of Indian and Indian-American champions in the Scripps National Spelling Bee in the United States. In the school year 2008–2009, Mrs. Wijdan Alawadhi (senior teacher) and Mrs. Mona Yehia (teacher of English) started the spelling bee contest in Mubarak al-Kabir Educational Area (one of the biggest Kuwaiti Governorates). They started

3675-492: The creative community. To Kill a Mockingbird was acknowledged as the best film in the courtroom drama genre. American Film Institute lists: Elmer Bernstein 's score for To Kill a Mockingbird is regarded as one of the greatest film scores and has been recorded three times. It was first released in April 1963 on Ava; then Bernstein re-recorded it in the 1970s for his Film Music Collection series; and finally, he recorded

3750-704: The daily newspaper Dawn , and it takes place every year in October. There are three stages: district, regional and national. National is held in Islamabad . Dawn Spelling Bee is conducted in three stages. District and pool rounds are the first stage of the competition which are held across the districts and cities all across Pakistan. District champions compete in the Regional Championships which are held in 3 regions: Karachi , Lahore , and Islamabad . Three regional winners from each group consisting of

3825-474: The direction of Mr. Mulligan may not penetrate that deeply, but they do allow Mr. Peck and little Miss Badham and Master Alford to portray delightful characters. Their charming enactments of a father and his children in that close relationship, which can occur at only one brief period, are worth all the footage of the film. Rosemary Murphy as a neighbor, Brock Peters as the Negro on trial, and Frank Overton as

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3900-423: The early 1960s, and it goes very easy on the realities of small-town Alabama in the 1930s. One of the most dramatic scenes shows a lynch mob facing Atticus, who is all by himself on the jailhouse steps the night before Tom Robinson's trial. The mob is armed and prepared to break in and hang Robinson, but Scout bursts onto the scene, recognizes a poor farmer who has been befriended by her father, and shames him (and all

3975-632: The fictional town of Maycomb, so it seemed that would be the best place. However, the town had changed significantly between the 1920s and the early 1960s, so they made it on the backlot in Hollywood instead. The Old Monroe County Courthouse in Monroeville was used as a model for the film set, since they could not use the courthouse due to its poor acoustics. The accuracy of the recreated courthouse in Hollywood led many Alabamians to believe that

4050-472: The film was shot in Monroeville. The Old Courthouse in Monroe County is now a theater for many plays inspired by To Kill a Mockingbird as well as a museum dedicated to multiple authors from Monroeville. The film received widespread critical acclaim. It maintains a 93% rating on Rotten Tomatoes , based on 69 reviews, with an average rating of 8.9/10. The site's critical consensus states, " To Kill

4125-489: The happiest participations in film or theater I have experienced". Peters remained friends not only with Peck but with Mary Badham throughout his life. Peck himself admitted that many people reminded him of this film more than any other film he had ever done. In the Everybody Loves Raymond episode "The Thought That Counts", Robert does an impression of Gregory Peck telling Scout to move so he can shoot

4200-585: The house. Occasionally, Jem has found small objects left inside a tree knothole on the Radley property. These include a broken pocket watch, an old spelling bee medal, a pocket knife, and two carved soap dolls resembling Jem and Scout. Atticus, a lawyer, strongly believes "all people deserve fair treatment, in turning the other cheek, and in defending what you believe." Many of Atticus' clients are poor farmers who pay for his legal services in trade, often leaving him fresh produce, firewood, and so on. Atticus' work as

4275-463: The man and the character he played were not unalike". Peck later said in an interview that he was drawn to the role because the book reminded him of growing up in La Jolla, California . The 1962 softcover edition of the novel opens: The producers had wanted to use Harper Lee's hometown of Monroeville, Alabama for the set. Harper Lee used her experiences as a child in Monroeville as the basis for

4350-480: The most challenging and well-known spelling competition in the United Arab Emirates council. The English Language Department in Jeddah conducted a spelling bee competition, Spell Saudia, in 2017 and 2018. The competition has three rounds: Round One: held at the educational offices level and the best 3 spellers from each group are nominated to round 2. Round Two:18 spellers from each stage compete against each other and

4425-439: The name was shortened to the Scripps National Spelling Bee . Besides competitors from the 50 US states, several come from Canada, the Bahamas, New Zealand and European countries. In the US, spelling bees are annually held from local levels up to the level of the Scripps National Spelling Bee which awards a cash prize to the winner. The National Spelling Bee is sponsored by English-language newspapers and educational foundations; it

4500-403: The other men) into leaving. Her speech is a calculated strategic exercise, masked as the innocent words of a child; one shot of her eyes shows she realizes exactly what she's doing. Could a child turn away a lynch mob at that time, in that place? Isn't it nice to think so. Walt Disney requested that the film be privately screened in his house. At the film's conclusion, Disney sadly stated, "That

4575-674: The rabid dog. In 1995, To Kill a Mockingbird was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". It is also Robert Duvall 's big-screen debut, as the misunderstood recluse Boo Radley. Duvall was cast on the recommendation of screenwriter Horton Foote , who met him at Neighborhood Playhouse in New York City where Duvall starred in

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4650-509: The regional champion, first runner up and second runner up compete in the national finals in Islamabad. Students from Karachi Grammar School, EMS High School, Beaconhouse School System , and Lahore Grammar School have won the competition few times. Sylvan Learning Center, a supplemental education organization from the United States, has organized an annual competition for Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah-area schools. The Sylvan Spelling Challenge

4725-594: The school year 2013–2014 the competition was held in Al-Imam Al-Shafie primary school for boys with 31 schools and the words list contained 260 words. In 2014–2015 with the patronage of Mr. Talaq Al-Hiem the director of Mubarak Al-Kabeer Educational Area the competition held with the participation of 33 schools (16 girls, 15 boys and 2 LD) in Sabah AL-Salem Primary school with the help of its principal Mrs. Amira Baqer. Mrs. Aisha Al-Awadhi and

4800-537: The second man carrying Jem towards their house. Scout follows them and runs into the arms of a frantic Atticus. Still unconscious, Jem has his broken arm treated by Doc Reynolds. Scout tells Sheriff Tate and her father what happened, then notices a strange man behind Jem's bedroom door. Atticus introduces Scout to Arthur Radley, whom she knows as Boo. It was Boo who rescued Jem and Scout, overpowering Bob Ewell and carrying Jem home. The sheriff reports that Ewell, apparently seeking revenge for Atticus humiliating him in court,

4875-535: The shorter list, entitled Spell It! , the 2009 edition having 1155 words (911 basic words and 244 challenge words). The Consolidated Word List , also published by Scripps and available on the National Spelling Bee website, consists of all words used in the National Bee as far back as 1950. It is organized into three sections: Words Appearing Infrequently, Words Appearing with Moderate Frequency, and Word Appearing Frequently. Nearly 800 pages and 24,000 words long,

4950-461: The stand, Tom denies he attacked Mayella, but states that she kissed him against his will. He testifies that he had previously assisted Mayella with various chores at her request because he "felt sorry for her" – words that incite a swift, negative reaction from the prosecutor, and a gasp from the white audience. In his closing argument, Atticus asks the all-white male jury to cast aside their prejudices and focus on Tom's obvious innocence. However, Tom

5025-460: The success of the competition convinced the ELT General supervision to decide the competition as Kuwait National Spelling Bee for the coming year 2015–2016. The Nigeria Spelling Bee is organized in across states of the federation with national finalists drawn after qualifying from their respective states and either of the six geo-political zones of the country. The Nigeria Spelling Bee which

5100-487: The time". Harper Lee, in liner notes written for the film's DVD re-release by Universal, wrote: When I learned that Gregory Peck would play Atticus Finch in the film production of To Kill a Mockingbird , I was of course delighted: here was a fine actor who had made great films – what more could a writer ask for? ... The years told me his secret. When he played Atticus Finch, he had played himself, and time has told all of us something more: when he played himself, he touched

5175-704: The top 100 spellers will be chosen to compete in the State Challenge, where the competition is carried out orally. The 1st prize winner from this stage will then represent their states to compete for the title of National Spell-it-Right Champion in the National Challenge. In Taiwan, the National Spelling Bee Championship is a contest held by Bugstation.tv for young English learners. Thousands of young applicants join this contest each year. The annual Asia Spelling Cup

5250-438: The world. Upon Peck's death in 2003, Brock Peters , who played Tom Robinson in the film version, quoted Harper Lee at Peck's eulogy, saying, "Atticus Finch gave him an opportunity to play himself". Peters concluded his eulogy stating, "To my friend Gregory Peck, to my friend Atticus Finch, vaya con Dios ". Peters remembered the role of Tom Robinson when he recalled, "It certainly is one of my proudest achievements in life, one of

5325-552: Was destroyed, though the Courthouse facade and town facade to the north are still standing. The King Kong attraction and New York Street were destroyed. The set had previously been damaged by fire in 1990. Following is a partial list of productions that used the Courthouse Square set: 34°08′29″N 118°20′59″W  /  34.141395°N 118.34978°W  / 34.141395; -118.34978 To Kill

5400-464: Was held for the first time in Nepal organized by Rotaract Club of Charumati. Benish Shrestha, Grade 10, Galaxy Public School came first; Bibek Rauniyar, Grade 10, Gillette International Boarding School came second; and Arnav Singh from Grade 9 Little Angels School secured third position. Now Spelling Bee-Nepal is being organized by Evention Master. In Pakistan, the spelling bee competition is promoted by

5475-657: Was named champion. The annual United States National Spelling Bee was started in 1925 by The Courier-Journal , the newspaper of Louisville, Kentucky . The winner was Frank Neuhauser , age 11, who won the 1st National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C. in 1925. In 1941, the Scripps Howard News Service acquired sponsorship of the event, and the name changed to the Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee . Later,

5550-577: Was nominated for eight, including Best Picture , Best Director , and Best Supporting Actress for Badham. In 1995, the film was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the National Film Registry as "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". In 2003, the American Film Institute named Atticus Finch the greatest movie hero of the 20th century . In 2007, the film ranked twenty-fifth on

5625-475: Was one hell of a picture. That's the kind of film I wish I could make." In a retrospective review, American film critic Pauline Kael claimed that, when Gregory Peck received the Academy Award for Best Actor : ... there was a fair amount of derision throughout the country: Peck was better than usual, but in that same virtuously dull way. (There was the suspicion that Peck was being rewarded because

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