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    us feel as though we are normal and acceptable‚ to imbue us with values and teach us of the human condition in a real setting‚ a believable time with similarities to draw between ourselves and the characters. Que the reason I believe that The Outsiders

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    been lonely and bullied as outsiders‚ although outsiders are just people who are completely misunderstood and judged the wrong way. If people took the time to know these “outsiders” people mistreat‚ they would understand that these people are just normal kids that got mistreated badly. Nobody wants to be an “outsider”‚ but sometimes you become one for various of different reasons like being a new kid‚ being smarter than most kids‚ wanting to be alone‚ and more. Being new at a school is one of the

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    this essay I will be talking about being popular and being an outsider. People think you have to be gorgeous/handsome‚ play sports‚ be preppie‚ or have money to be popular. Then‚to be an outsider you don’t have nice cloths‚ you don’t have money‚ you don’t play sports‚ and you don’t have nice things. Well you don’t have to have all that stuff to be popular or not be an outsider. The way I see it everyone is the sameway just have different talents. Being an outsider is unique you’re special in your

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    “the outsiders” written by S.E hinton is a caring person because being a caring person comes with being selfless‚ brave‚ and a great listener‚ and Ponyboy is all that and more. Being selfless is putting other people before yourself‚ doing something for another person when you can be something for yourself. Ponyboy is that. One example is when Johnny killed bob instead of Johnny leaving on his own Ponyboy went with him. He traded being warm and eating every night to be with Johnny. Being brave

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    just true for middle school‚ but also life in the 50s. The book The Outsiders focuses on two main cliques‚ the Greasers and the Socs. One might think that the name represents Greasers‚ and what they have to deal with‚ but the real outsiders are specific people. The outsiders are the people who dare to be different from the stereotype of their group‚ who believe people should be judged on who they are‚ not social class. Major outsiders in the book are Darry‚ Ponyboy‚ and Cherry Valance. Darry is the

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    The novel The Outsiders by SE Hinton is a novel about teenage boys that are trying to live their lives to be like the rest of the community. These kids feel like they are the outsiders. Atul Gawande once said “Outsiders tend to be the first to recognize the inadequacies of our social institutions. But‚ precisely because they are the outsiders‚ they are usually in a poor position to fix them.” In this novel the outsiders would be the Greasers because they are poor‚ violent‚ and they don’t have parents

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    Danielle Iaboni Mrs. Arlotto ENG4U April 5‚ 2014 The Outsider and Dead Poet’s Society Comparative Essay “I find that the very things that I get criticized for‚ which is usually being different and just doing my own thing and just being original‚ is the very thing that’s making me successful.” Country singer Shania Twain explains that the things she does in her daily life‚ making her different from everyone else‚ actually makes her unique‚ despite the fact that it goes against social norms

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    fight once in a while." (Hinton 6) Bob Sheldon‚ a Soc in the novel The Outsiders by S.E Hinton‚ was stabbed and killed by greaser‚ Johnny Cade. The greasers are considered the menace to society‚ because of the way they look and the actions they make. But what if I told you the only reason why 16-year old Johnny Cade stabbed Bob was because Bob and the others Socs were drowning Ponyboy... Socs are the real menaces to society because they assault and torment‚ they are selfish and disguise their personality

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    The Discrimination of Outsiders ZZ Packer’s Drinking Coffee Elsewhere a book that consists of many short stories that are very similar in plot‚ however very different in the overall meaning of the story. Throughout her compilations of short stories Packer grasps the idea of being labeled an “outside” in our society. In these three stories “Brownies‚ Drinking Coffee Elsewhere‚ and Geese” all of the main characters of the story receive discrimination from their other peers. In one story “Brownies”

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    Compare and contrast how the main protagonists experience being outsiders within their respective societies. The experience of being outsiders is explored by William Shakespeare in ‘Othello’‚ Emily Bronte in ‘Wuthering Heights’ and Robert Browning in his Dramatic Monologues. Shakespeare explores the theme of alienation through a character considered an outsider by the society in which he lives in. Similarly Emily Bronte explores Heathcliff and the obstacles he faces at Wuthering Heights. Browning’s

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