Some people might say it is even good to mention incomplete projects, It's even better to have something already done. I would say that it would be fine to mention it, might even help.
there will be a greater share of honor for the surviving men
A) The medical information
Since 1913, the medical knowledge has vastly changed. Medical terms that are today common-knowledge (DNA, chemotherapy, etc.) were not even in existence in 1913.
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Umm... not quite sure what you're looking for... but a theme of <em>To Kill A Mockingbird</em> is racial prejudice because the whole reason Tom lost his case is the fact that he was a black man; it was open-and-shut really.