Outsiders Essay (#5 Is Randy a hero or a coward?) In the novel the Outsiders‚ Randy Adderson‚ (a Soc) decides not to fight in the rumble against the Greasers. I believe that he is a hero for the following reasons. Randy’s motivation for not fighting in the rumble was not based on fear‚ but rather understanding. He realized that even if the Greasers won‚ the Socs would still be the lucky ones with all the breaks. Randy knew that fighting wouldn’t change anything. Randy states‚ “I’d fight‚ if
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football since I was eight years old and fell in love with the sport ever since. I’m a football fanatic‚ I can’t even hear the word football and not get excited. I used to watch other football players on television like Tom Brady‚ Jerry Rice‚ Randy Moss‚ Brian Urlacher and Ray Lewis and imitate what they would do when I would play my Pop Warner games. So when I started attending high school playing for the football team was a major goal that I wanted to achieve and I was determined to make it happen
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Outsiders Randy showed great leadership skills while he was talking with Ponyboy. Randy was shown in the story by trying to bridge the gap between the Greaser and the Socs by talking with Ponyboy. Randy associated with the Greasers by telling them his opinion of Bob’s death. Randy took the liberty of talking to the Greasers even though they are from different groups‚ and he made a connection with them. Randy showed plenty of leadership qualities in the book. Bridging the gap was shown when Randy was telling
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actually created a working group than a team. Moreover‚ the members did not interact with one another prior to coming together‚ and did not perceive themselves to be in a group. While the team consists of various division heads of the organization‚ Randy Louderback the director of sales and marketing does not believe that groups are worthwhile. Eric formed this temporary group‚ which would ceases to exist once the job is carried out. This group‚ although temporary‚ never really gets off the ground
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Cited: Albelda‚ Randy. "What ’s wrong with welfare to work?" Dollar &Sense. Pro Quest.Fordham University Library. New York‚ 19 Nov.2003 Bowling for Columbine. Dir. Michael Moore. Perf. Michael Moore‚ Charlton Heston‚ Marilyn Manson‚ Matt Stone‚ and Dick Clark. DVD. MGM‚ 2003 Doherty‚ Brian. "Dole numbers (welfare reform and government employment)" Reason. ProQuest. Fordham University Library. New York
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based on the same principles‚ celebrating the dreams we all strive to make realities. Randy a professor at Carnegie Mellon University sadly lost his battle to pancreatic cancer in July 2008. His lessons will encourage all his readers to complete all life’s goals and never lose your inner child. The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch is an inspiring novel that at moments you will laugh and others you will cry. Randy lets all his readers into some of the brightest and happiest moments of his life and also
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of retirement‚ Randy attempts to rekindle a relationship with his daughter‚ while finding love‚ company‚ and compassion from a local stripper. The Wrestler demonstrates many different types of loss which can occur in life‚ which I will display throughout this paper. Within this review‚ loss of functionality‚ loss of a employment‚ and shame associated with life choices will be addressed. How and why these losses are part of Randy “The Ram” Robinson’s
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seconds left Randy‚ had shot the ball at the three point line. Randy is a hairy chimpanzee that loves to play basketball. There was no time left on the clock. When suddenly‚ the gymnasium was left in complete darkness‚ just before if everybody saw if the shot was good or not. When the lights turned backed on Randy was gone. Everybody was looking for him. All that was left was Randy’s hair After all of the confusion everybody in the gymnasium‚ except the other team. Then Ricky said Randy keeps his
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Case Study: Schizophrenia Answer Sheet Student Name: Diagnosing Randy: 1. Go to the DSM-IV checklist for schizophrenia and list each of Randy’s behaviors that satisfy the symptom criteria for schizophrenia. Which of Randy’s symptoms meet any of the criteria? (Be sure to match specific symptoms with specific criteria.) Randy has cognitive symptoms that include trouble focusing‚ distress‚ and difficulty paying attention. His positive symptoms include hallucinations as well as delusions. His negative
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The turning point of Randy’s leadership proves that he is a great leader. For instance‚ Randy starts thinking about what he have to do and what position he should take. When Randy helped buried Porky that was when he realized that he have an authority‚ legally. “Randy walked to the house‚ wondering a bit about himself. Without being conscious of it‚ he had begun to give orders” (169). This quote shows that Randy had given orders without conscious. Throughout the last five and six chapters‚ Randy’s
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