Stay Gold By: Julie Pratt In the end of the novel “The Outsiders” by S.E Hinton‚ Johnny Cade’s last words to Ponyboy were “Stay gold‚ Ponyboy. Stay gold…” (pg 148). One way to interpret Johnny’s words would be that he meant for Ponyboy to keep his innocence. Another way would be to say that Johnny meant for Ponyboy to stay true to who he was. It is also possible that he meant for Ponyboy to continue to be a generally good person‚ pure of heart and mind. Johnny’s last words to Ponyboy had a triple
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Union Tank Car Company Firm and Industry background: Union Tank Car Company (UTC) is one of the leader companies in the manufacturing and leasing of railway tank cars in north America‚ having the second largest fleet of privately owned tank cars in the world (55‚920 cars). Throughout the years UTC was strong financially with high Revenues and profits as shown in the company’s financial statements. The tank cars industry is too specialized‚ requires high capital investments and a special
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Sherman 1 Amanda Sherman Mrs. Hall English 9 7 Dec 2012 1849 Gold Rush In the Early 1840’s a wealthy man by the name of John Sutter headed West to a place very few people had ever seen or heard of‚ called California. His plans were to start his own private empire. Then gold was discovered. People came from all over the world to find the mother-lode of gold. Gold was a very valuable substance and back then even a little bit could satisfy you for life‚ therefore triggering a stampede of half
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November through December in 1928‚ Erich Maria Remarque published a novel in the German Newspaper. The novel was soon published a year later as a huge success in 1929 in book form. The novel was titled All Quiet on the Western Front. Remarque published this novel to show of a generation of men who‚ “even though they may have escaped its shells‚ were destroyed by the war." This novel discusses the struggles young men had to go through during the time of war. Although they were still very young
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GOLD RUSH‚ THE IMPACT OF MINING ON POOR PEOPLE INTRODUCTION 1. Ghana has been blessed with a lot of minerals including gold‚ diamond and bauxite. These have been mined over the years in various ways for the development of the country. Ghana’s huge mineral wealth is well known as the country is ranked ninth in the world for recognised gold deposits. 2. We often hear on news the death of illegal miners caused by a collapse cave or them being buried alive in collapse pits. Lands of
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Reflection Paper on the Union-Management Case Case Description 10-31-2008 Since the negotiations between the management and the union party for a new 3-year contract have broken down last week‚ both parties have agreed on selecting new negotiators. My task‚ as the representative for the management‚ is to increase the profit gains for my company. I have been given with clear orders about the range of concessions I am allowed to make and therefore about my
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California Gold Rush changed California by creating a larger and more diverse population‚ establishing San Francisco as one of the premier trade and banking cities in the nation‚ and the eruption of mining “boom towns.” By the winter of 1848‚ rumors of gold had drifted eastward across the country‚ but few easterners believed them. The gold discovery needed validation and President James Polk delivered that in early December of 1848. Every family within the nation was discussing gold in the west
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Does the justification matter in the reclaiming of the treasure? Will it affect the overall outcome or restoration of order after the dragon’s death? The works‚ The Hobbit‚ Beowulf‚ and The Volsunga Saga‚ prove that you must be more justified than the dragon when claiming the treasure. The treasure must truly have belonged to you prior to the dragon in order for the treasure to have a positive outcome and improve the current circumstances. That being said‚ in The Hobbit‚ Beowulf and The Volsunga
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Summit Credit Union Case Study- Unit 2 Ashley Savoir Post University Introduction The idea of the needs assessment is to locate the actual solution to a problem within an organization. Some may result in new training exercises‚ where others may simply need another suggested solution. The needs assessment is designed to look for the particular need for training. This assessment involves several steps consisting of organizational analysis‚ person analysis‚ and then task analysis. The breakdown
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speaks these words to Ponyboy. “Stay gold” is a reference to the Robert Frost poem that Ponyboy recites to Johnny when the two hide out in the Windrixville Church. One line in the poem reads‚ “Nothing gold can stay‚” meaning that all good things must come to an end. By the end of the novel‚ the boys apply this idea to youthful innocence‚ believing that they cannot remain forever unsullied by the harsh realities of life. Here‚ Johnny urges Ponyboy to remain gold‚ or innocent. Johnny now senses the
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