Through the years the world has changed drastically. Telegrams were replaced with telephones, books with computers, dishrags with dishwashers. But through it all one thing, one rule, remains the same. Nothing worth getting is free. Just as the cheaper product is more likely to break, the right thing to do is often the more difficult way to go. Harper Lee expressed this beautifully in To Kill a Mockingbird. She showed that the more costly action or product will in the end, be the most rewarding. But even with this knowledge some still choose the cheaper one, the easier one. It is these decisions that tend to do the most damage. And some things can't be replaced.
One person whose influence destroyed more than one person's life was Mayella Ewell. She accused an innocent man of rape. …
