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    it or not‚ everyone is an outsider; moreover so are you. “The Outsiders”‚ a novel written by S.E Hinton‚ took place in the 1960’s Tulsa‚ Oklahoma. When Hinton was 17 years old‚ out of anger she wrote this book about the differences between two unique teenage social groups: the greasers and the Soc (Doc A). She illustrates that the outsiders are the people who stand out from the rest of society by thought or action. Both the greasers and the Soc can be considered outsiders‚ but as the story goes on

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    process of developing from a child to an adult. This very process is depicted throughout both films Clueless and The Outsiders. Adolescent is revealed through: friends‚ family‚ school and self-image. The films that have been chosen that portray adolescence and adolescent experience are‚ Clueless created by Amy Heckerling and released on September 21‚ 1995. The other film is The Outsiders created by Francis Ford Coppola released on March 25‚ 1983.These two films depict teenagers on how they go about living

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    English Emma Jane marks The outsider‚ Holden Caulfield is responsible for his own alienation. How far would you agree? Focus on chapter 1-7 Define outsider -3 lines Every paragraph - A03 argument A02 methods and terms A04 context Quotations Holden Caulfield from the outset is an outsider and alienated from society. The technical term for an outsider is a person or thing excluded from or not a member of a set‚ group. We see that Holden is not really part of the society around him‚ from Pencey Prep

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    death. Kim confesses her love for Edward and shares a kiss with him before leaving to tell the townspeople that Jim and Edward are both dead. 5. What ideas are conveyed about the outsider? In the film‚ Edward Scissorhands‚ Tim Burton reveals to his audience how people who are different are often rejected by society. This is illustrated by the main character Edward who is excluded within the community. Edward is excluded due to the fact that he is physically different from everyone else; he has

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    Medea: Insider vs. Outsider In the Epic Myth of Medea‚ Insiders and Outsiders are treated differently. The outsiders are the people who aren’t legal citizens of the given town‚ while the insiders are the actual citizens of the town. There are many insiders and outsiders in Medea and there are ways to gain and lose citizenship. Insiders and Outsider’s Social Status in the community is shown by how they are treated. Many people in the myth‚ Medea‚ are outsiders; the most common one is Medea. Various

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    "layers" that exist in society. These "layers‚" or classes in society‚ are a division that civilization has been running on ever since the beginning of mankind. In most modern societies‚ our system of social class division is one of opportunity. We experience a good deal of social mobility‚ where people through generations or in their own lifetime can move up or down the social scale. By examining the many different perceptions of social class along with S.E. Hinton’s The Outsiders‚ it is illustrated

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    The Outsiders - Sadie Meyer Questions: Describe each of the Greasers. Darry: He was particularly strong‚ and extremely resilient . “Darry is six-feet-two‚ and broad-shouldered and muscular…….....He’s got eyes that are like two pieces of pale blue-green ice. They’ve got a determined set to them‚ like the rest of him” (Hinton 6). Darry was the head of the Curtis family. Every since their parents passed away in a car accident‚ he was the legal guardian of Ponyboy and Soda. So he yelled at them to

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    BEING DIFFERENT‚ BEING UNPOPULAR In the world there are a lot of people‚ but nobody is the same. Every person looks different‚ maybe he has a black skin‚ green hair‚ is blind or deaf‚ but all humans have positive and negative characteristics. In small social groups‚ such as a normal class in school‚ differences are very clearly visible. Some children have better possibilities to study and have a lot of expensive things. If somebody of majority of schoolmates does not wear costly clothes or does

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    Medea and her family‚ including Jason are all outsiders‚ as the setting of this story is in Corinth‚ where Medea left her hometown for. They are all there as foreigners‚ hence they are all considered as outsiders in the country. Medea is an outsider in 4 ways. Firstly‚ she is a foreigner like her family members. Secondly‚ she is a woman in this patriarchal society of ancient Greek. Thirdly‚ she is a semi-goddess in a human world. Lastly‚ she does not fit into the gender stereotype of women at that

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    People who are outsiders are misjudged because of their appereance and their attitude. They are misjudged because they look emo‚ have no hair‚ have messy clothes or shoes‚ can’t talk‚ can’t walk‚ can’t hear‚ so on and so foreth. I am going to bring this to the atention to others. I believe outsiders are those who are simply misjudged. Outsiders are not accepted into groups at school‚ sport teams‚ and even at their own home because they are misjudged by the people around them. People dont undersand

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