I believe that‚ in the book "Ponyboy‚" the Socs‚ socialites or social rich kids from the west‚ are more of a disgrace and menace to society than the "greasers‚" the poorer students from the east. The Socs’ idea of fun is throwing big parties‚ including beer blasts‚ and jumping greasers. They drive Mustangs‚ Corvairs and Corvettes. "Greasers are almost like hoods. They steals things‚ drive souped- up old cars‚ hold up gas stations and have gang fights once in a while." Page 3’. Socs wear madras shirts
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Bibliography: 1. Coetzee‚ H. (2011‚ June 01). The best run businesses run SAP. Retrieved September 08‚ 2013‚ from SAP: http://www.sap.com/corporate-en/search/search-results.epx 2. Entreprenuers‚ I. (2009‚ Jan 01). Customer Relationship Management. Retrieved September 2013
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about the past but because we use them to tell stories about ourselves.” (http://www.open.edu) Practices of heritage are customs and habits which are intangible but also inform us who we are and form the basis for a shared culture. According to F.P. Coetzee‚ (2010:6) wildlife‚ scenic parks‚ national monuments‚ historic buildings‚ books‚ works of art and artifacts sum up heritage. Intangible culture such as traditions‚ language and knowledge give individuals an identity Cultural heritage includes concrete
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Literary Background African Literature Despite the ignorance of most so called "literati" to the domain of African literature‚ African literature in fact is one of the main currents of world literature‚ stretching continuously and directly back to ancient history. Achebe did not "invent" African Literature‚ because he himself was inundated with it as an African. He simply made more people aware of it. The Beginnings of African Literature The first African literature is circa
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anyone‚ no good has ever come from getting into fights‚ no good has ever come from excluding anyone in society‚ but for some reason some people in Australia think it is okay to discriminate and shout racist remarks at people without white skin. It’s a disgrace‚ and everyone in the world should agree that racism should not exist. This cannot be happening. All around the world Australia is defined as a multicultural country with no discrimination of any kind‚ without this reputation Australia would be
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In the article "The C Word in the Hallways"‚ Anna Quindlen claims that teenage killings can be prevented by drawing attention to mental health. Quindlen supports her claim by giving examples of individual cases in great detail‚ and stating information relating to the issue of mental health. The author’s purpose is to persuade readers so that they should treat mental illness instead of dismissing it as a "character flaw". She speaks in a serious but derisive tone to address parents‚ schools and healthcare
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Figurative Language‚ Imagery. And Sound in “Sonnet 29” Williams Shakespeare’s “Sonnet 29” is Shakespeare starts the first quatrain with himself talking of disgrace in his fortune and in the eyes of others. In the second quatrain‚ Shakespeare takes the inward thoughts and looks outward with coveting eyes and wishes he could be a different man. By the third quatrain‚ the poet thinks upon the young man to whom the poem is addressing‚ which makes him assume a more optimistic view of his own life.
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people in history did not show loyalty to Rome but to themselves. In his actions‚ Romans are able to learn that they should always be loyal to Rome first. And finally‚ Lucretia represents honor; her suicide allowed her to remain honorable and to avoid disgrace due to the actions of Sextus Tarquinius. Livy’s work not only details the history of the beginning of Rome but serves also as a guidebook on the ways a Roman should act when faced with challenges. These historical figures exemplify what the ideal
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isolate herself from the community and she only interacted with her housekeeper‚ Tobe‚ and Homer Barron. The discrimination stems from the community that fails to accord her the respect that she deserves due to her lineage and she turns out to be a disgrace to the society especially when the working class in the northern part starts wooing her (Faulkner p. 265). The entire story shows how people in different social classes interact when people in the town have distorted and subjective information of
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The word honor is mainly used in good terms. Honor is when you have gained high respect from many people. They respect you. You are most likely a good leader. If you are honored you probably get special privileges. Many people will obey and listen to you because they honor you. They do this because nobody wants to show respect to a bad person. You are a trustworthy person and people can depend on you to do things. Overall this treatment should give you high self esteem. Most people strive to be an
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