Essay 8

Mildness All Around

Connection Mildness To My Life

January 27, 2012

Pine Point School

8th Grade

Eliza Griffin

Mildness. What does this word mean? The dictionary defines mildness as a noun that means gentle, not easily provoked. It comes from the adjective mild which means sensitivity and calmness. My definition of mildness is smart, warm, and welcoming. I believe that these definitions describe Atticus Finch, a character in a novel and  also Mr. Hamilton Salsich, an English teacher at The Pine Point School. Atticus Finch, and Mr. Salsich.

        (T.S) In the book To Kill a Mockingbird, the father, Atticus, is a very mild person, he is calm, sensitivity  and gentle. (S.D) During the last few days, Atticus, working very hard defending his client,  has been in the courtroom all day, he is the lawyer defending an African American man who is on trial for the rape of a young white girl. (C.M) Whenever Atticus is in the trial; he keeps calm, and does not provoke the Ewell family when they are on the witness stand. (C.M) In addition, he does get unruly, or dramatic in the courtroom, also, he tries to treat each witness with the same respect. (S.D) When Atticus is with his children, he tries to be mild. (C.M) As a single father, Atticus never raises his voice  at Jem and Scout, instead, he tries to talk to them in a reasonable tone. (C.M) He also carefully explains things to them. (C.S) This calm non-provocative man really does his best everyday.
(T.S) In my life, I see mildness everyday when I go to school. (S.D) My English teacher, Mr. Salsich, is a great example of mildness.(C.M) In class, he always has a polite, calm,comforting voice when speaking to us. (C.M) When he presents us with our essay comments, his voice and tone is always calm . When he tells you that you did your best, you really do feel proud of your work, (S.D) Also, Mr. Salsich, calming soft voice, is very polite. (C.M) Mr. Salsich likes us to be very serious scholars, so in the beginning of English class the teacher assistant says, “ Welcome to English class, please hold the chair for the person on your left be seated and be good scholars”. (C.M) His politeness seems to be contagious because all the scholars do not  need to think about this saying because it is  memorized. (C.S) As well as his students, this teacher is a special scholar.
Mildness, I have realized  is a big impact on my life. From a classic novel to an amazing teacher, without mildness in my life, my world would be completely different. From benign calm with your family, or being so polite that your politeness rubs off on you students, theses are the things in life, that we should live for.