giving‚ and humble. For two criminal teenagers to be considered heroic is strange‚ but for Dally Winston and Johnny Cade‚ sacrificing everything for their closest friends and community is a daily ordeal. Throughout H.E. Hinton’s fiction novel‚ The Outsiders‚ Dally and Johnny are constantly portrayed as dangerous and tough kids involved in illegal activity spouting from their street gang. Although this is true to an extent‚ they are simply trying to protect their family of other traumatized kids. Their
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The Significance of Innocence “‘Stay gold‚ Ponyboy. Stay gold…’” (Hinton 148). The last words of Johnny Cade indicates that he is telling Ponyboy Curtis to retain his innocence. In The Outsiders‚ the author‚ S.E. Hinton‚ suggests that Ponyboy and Johnny are trying to keep hold of their innocence. They go through many challenges and obstacles and in the end they realize that innocence can be cherished but there is a time when you have to grow up. Oddly‚ Hinton proves just the opposite; she proves
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Theory of Music Grade 1 May 2008 Your full name (as on appointment slip). Please use BLOCK CAPITALS. ________________________________________________________________________________________ Your signature Registration number ________________________________________ _ __________________________ _ Centre _________________________________________ Instructions to Candidates 1. The time allowed for answering this paper is two (2) hours. 2. Fill in your name and the registration
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“Seventh Grade” By Gary Soto Personal Response When your in seventh grade‚sometimes it can be confusing and you might struggle. Gary Soto shows us that when your in seventh grade‚ sometimes it can be difficult. In seventh grade‚ you will learn new things. Some new things you learn might be very interesting. Some things might be challenging. Some things might not be so challenging. Seventh grade sometimes is easy‚ but most of the time it’s difficult. When your a student in seventh grade‚ you
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Institute and Construction Specifications Canada‚ 2004. Project Management Institute. A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) - 4th Edition. Newtown Square‚ PA: Project Management Institute‚ 2008. Network Design Reference Manual‚ 7th edition 1-50 © 2009 BICSI®
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For generations‚ parents have pushed children to get good grades. Many of my classmates are given cash‚ iPods‚ and even cars as rewards for good grades. This obsession with grades comes from the belief that school success means more opportunities for higher paying jobs and a better life. Since grades are indicators of school success‚ good grades are seen as essential. But can grades in high school predict future success? While good grades may indicate the mastery of content‚ what they really demonstrate
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My task was to produce a grade book for primary school teachers; the aim of this spreadsheet was to allow teachers to input scores and record student progress. In this report I will attempt to explain the processes I went through to produce the grade book. Step 1 In order to create a professional‚ user friendly grade book‚ I firstly wrote a list of the items I wanted to include in my spreadsheet using Microsoft Word‚ before I started creating it. I did this so that I could make sure I had
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The Letter Grade Speaking for any studious college student‚ the best letter grade will always be the top‚ A+. Evaluating a letter grade for ourselves can be so easy but at the same time so difficult putting it down in words with out bragging about one self. Personally‚ with out the brag‚ I strongly believe I deserve an A. Carrying with a full time paid job and a full time student cannot be easily pulled off but I have managed to handle the responsibility‚ the attendance‚ and the participation
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7th Speech “Sometimes I felt as if all my thoughts were leaves in a pile on a lawn‚ and a huge gust of wind would blow them all around. As a child‚ I was gregarious‚ outgoing‚ and happy-go-lucky. Then something went horribly askew at about age 12. I did not know why I was unable to focus when I had been the best reader in school. I had been talkative‚ but I kept to myself‚ remained silent‚ and let bullies pick on me. I hadn’t the slightest idea what was going on with my body and mind. Eighth-grade
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same last name‚ that’s funny. Boy‚ I feel like I know ya. You have the same eyes and hair as my brother Ponyboy. Ponyboy… Well‚ he… He’s an interesting fella. He’s the sweetest‚ most sensitive person I know. He’s pretty good in school and gets good grades I guess. He just doesn’t use his head. He’s a clumsy little thing. He’s fifteen now and looks just like you.” Soda looked at me from head to toe. I was sorta uncomfortable being inspected and asked questions by strangers‚ or at least I thought they
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