Who was the one to cause the predicaments that the Greasers had to go through?The Outsiders is not a true story‚ but makes the reader feel like it was real. The main character‚ Ponyboy‚ is part of a gang named the Greasers. Conflicts sparked between the Greasers and their enemies‚ the Socs or Socials. Ponyboy‚ Darry‚ Dally‚ Sodapop‚ Two-bit and Johnny went through obstacles and problems caused by the Socs. Throughout the book‚ The Outsiders‚ there were many problems and conflicts that the Greasers
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Feeling sorry for someone‚ but not agreeing with them. As humans we have all felt this feeling at least once in our lifetime. In the book The Awakening‚ by “Kate Chopin” Kate Chopin sympathizes with the main character Edna but doesn’t pity her. I agree with Kate‚ because even though she’s married with Leonce a man that she doesn’t love and has children with him‚ she is still free not attached to him at all. Another reason I agree with Kate is that she doesn’t pity Edna. She spends time and loves
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David Walker and The Appeal “Having travelled over a considerable portion of these Unites States‚ and having‚ in the course of my travels‚ taken the most accurate observations of things as they exist-the result of my observations has warranted the full and unshaken conviction‚ that we‚ (coloured people of these Unites States‚) are the most degraded‚ wretched‚ and abject set of beings that ever lived since the world began; and I pray God that none like us ever may live again until time shall be no
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In Macbeth‚ Macduff is a courageous character who is obviously loyal to King Duncan and the country of Scotland. He makes his first appearance at Macbeth’s castle‚ where he finds the virtuous Duncan has been murdered. After Macbeth takes the throne‚ Macduff realizes him to be an unfit king and leaves Scotland to seek help. He believes that removing Macbeth from the throne could heal the broken country. This action can be viewed as both noble and foolish of Macduff. However‚ it was this action
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It is difficult in the start Into The wild by Jon Krakauer to grasp why Chris Mcandless would go into the Alaskan wilderness so unprepared. Chris is dynamic character at first appearance but can be summed up pretty easily. Chris is a spoiled and ignorant kid that can’t handle the pressure of modern day society so makes an attempt to live a simple‚ nomadic life style‚ which includes a fatal trip into the Alaskan wilderness. Chris realizes from his experience that society today is way better than it
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Bibliography: Network‚ NFL. "Henry David Thoreau." NFL. May/03/2007. NFL. 5 Jun 2008 . Smith‚ Michael. "Quote Analysis." ESPN. 5 Jun 2008 .
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Throughout Raymond Carver’s “Cathedral‚” the nameless narrator‚ the main character develops emotionally through a situation that creates fear in an already introverted man. He does not want to go outside of his comfort zone and he is caught off guard when he is forced beyond his current developmental state. But‚ through a lesson from the blind narrator finds himself enlightened to the sentiments of the handicapped. When the blind man‚ Robert‚ first arrives at the narrator’s house the two men
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Which is another sign of courage and shows how much of a hero Odysseus really is. Odysseus is a hero because he had many traits that represented a hero‚ such as a great leader‚a smart mind‚ and he was very brave. Real heroes represent these same character traits which shows that Odysseus was a great hero. Odysseus went through many hardships with his crew but like every hero he found a way to get out of the struggle and he executed the plan and arrived home
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Erudite‚ Amity‚ Candor and Dauntless. Each faction seeks or practice their own beliefs; Abnegation is selfless‚ Erudite is always seeking knowledge‚ Candor is always honest‚ Amity is peaceful‚ and finally‚ dauntless practice bravery. The main character‚ or the protagonist from the book‚ is an Abnegation 16 year old teenager called Beatrice Prior. In the day of the Choosing Ceremony she chooses to change faction from Abnegation to join Dauntless; while her brother Caleb changes from Abnegation
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sometimes have to settle on a person that might not meet their dream‚ but for a person that can meet most of their need‚ and still make them happy. Relationships are a hard thing to have but an easy thing to lose‚ like it shows in the play “Sure Thing” by David Ives. The reasons to relationship fail might not be your fault but a mutual idea due to lying‚ first impressions‚ or. Building a relationship on lies is the worst thing you could do. Once you start
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