In our world today‚ the standards of society are what many of us live by. The people who do not meet these qualifications are cast out by society. The novel The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton‚ demonstrates what being on the outside is like. The Greasers‚ labeled as outsiders‚ are viewed by their community as hoodlums and criminals; the only reasons being that they are not well off‚ put grease in their hair‚ and dress differently. Reading this book made me think of a very important lesson everyone should
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S.E. Hinton illustrates the characteristics of Young Adult Literature (YAL) in her novel‚ The Outsiders‚ through the format of her book as well as the content. It is told from the viewpoint of a teenager‚ in young adult’s language and is fast-paced. The content is optimistic‚ touching on the relationships young adults will have and dealing with their emotions. It also highlights differences in culture and social standing – issues of interest to young adults. The mechanical characteristics of YAL
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Poverty strikes the streets you live in. Everywhere around you you see people starving‚ crying or begging for money. This is what Ponyboy has to live with being a greaser. “The Outsiders” is a book by S.E Hinton. The poem “Poverty and Wealth” is a poem by Ella Wheeler Wilcox. What do these two pieces of literature have in common? Well‚ more than you’d initially think‚ because I’m here to share with you some of the similarities with “The Outsiders” and “Poverty and Wealth” First the king’s son is
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Many towns have started to put a public curfew affecting minors‚ normally around 10 pm. In the Outsiders by S.E. Hinton there is no curfew‚ would it have been helpful to the characters? Would it have affected them? Despite popular belief‚ some believe that there should be no curfew‚ and it may have helped the characters. Some people believe that there should be a curfew for minors. If there is a curfew there would be less time to get in trouble. “You really killed him‚ huh‚ Johnny?" If there was
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If you are one among the web designers and in case you would like to have wonderful ideas and tips about working on Google Places‚ then the following article is for you. Do you own a business and you require to learn about that? Google Places is where you should go. Google Places is incorporated into Google Maps where your business can be freely signed on‚ and can be referred as the online index of the local businesses. Optimizing your listing could make sure that your business comes up higher in
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The Outsiders “When I stepped out into the bright sunlight from the darkness of the movie house‚ I had only two things on my mind: Paul Newman and a ride home” (Hinton 1). This was the sentence that started the craziest week of Ponyboy’s life. Ponyboy is a 14 year old kid who lived a normal life just like everybody else. He went to school‚ watch movies‚ and disliked the Socs. However one night after getting in a fight with his older brother Darry‚ he ran of with Johnny‚ his best friend‚ and got
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Google upholds the position as the dominant search engine in the world‚ with 65 percent of the total search market‚ according to Hitwise. To maintain Google’s competitive advantage‚ the company has developed an infrastructure that guarantees a fast and efficient search engine‚ as well as branching out their efforts in other directions beyond search. Let’s first examine the speed of an average Google search. Any random search takes between 0.06 to 0.12 seconds (Gigaom). Google’s competitive edge
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One of the main characters of the story The Outsiders‚written by S.E. Hinton‚ is a 14 year old boy named Ponyboy. Ponyboy is a strong boy who lives on the east side of town. He feels that it is unfair how everyone is against the greasers and thinks they are garage just because they do not have nice things like the west side socs. Throughout the story‚ Ponyboy was caring‚ smart‚ and determined. He helped people and never gave up. Ponyboy is known for being smart because of many reasons inside the
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“Things are rough all over.” Those word were said by Cherry explaining that nothing is perfect. In the novel The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton‚ many characters felt like an outsider at some point. In comparison‚ I was inside the insiders group but I felt like I was not and did not felt like I belonged anywhere. In my story‚ I am going to tell you that sometimes it is okay being different. It all began when one day I started hearing the opinion of other people about me saying I was known as being “popular/well-known
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Google Founded on: Sep 1998 Headquarters: Mountain View‚ CA‚ USA Founders: Sergey Brin‚ Larry Page Executive head: Eric Schmidt Google India Head: Rajan Anandan is a Sri Lankan who is currently the Head of Google India. He was earlier the Managing Director of Microsoft’s Sales Marketing and Services business in India. He took this up role in August 2008. Before this role‚ he used to be the Managing Director of Dell India Products: Nexus One‚ Android‚ Google Chrome‚ Google Buzz‚ Gmail
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