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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2 May 2017 Should Women be permitted to fight on the front lines alongside men? Many people have varying opinions on whether women should get to fight with men on the front lines. It is very clear that many facts support that women fighting alongside men is a good thing. Females should be able to fight on the front lines because opening America’s military has made America stronger in the past‚ as long as a person is qualified to perform a job they should be permitted to do it‚ and women must have
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opinionated article‚ titled “Why Should Married Women Change Their Names? Let Men Change Theirs”‚ that was about how women are losing their part of their identity‚ because of the change in their last name after marriage. A change in name is a personal and individual choice‚ changing your name may have some losses in opportunities‚ while keeping the tradition‚ and keeping your name may be outside the social norm for some‚ but your identity remains intact. Women should have a choice in their last name;
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Home is a place you grow up wanting to leave‚ and grow old wanting to get back to. In Joan Didion’s essay “On Going Home”‚ Didion shows how disconnected she feels from her family on a visit back home for her daughter’s birthday through varied syntax and imagery. Growing up‚ becoming independent from your family‚ and starting a family of your own can lead to you growing apart from your family. Although Didion’s husband tolerates her family‚ he doesn’t fully accept them which causes the conflict
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Should children be educated at Home or School? I strongly believe that children should be educated at school because socialising is a very important part of life as well as childhoods. In schools there are better facilities and professionally trained teachers for all different subjects for example a science lab and a drama studio. In the following paragraphs I’ll explain the advantages and disadvantages of both school-schooling and home schooling. Going to school is now already a general way
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Americans believe that immigrants should listen to the immigration laws and enter America legally. Other Americans and immigrants believe that there shouldn’t even be any immigration laws because all people are equal. This controversial question has led to discrimination and various political views. Should illegal immigrants be allowed to stay in the United States of America and be granted citizenship? I believe that illegal immigrants should not be allowed to stay in our country. By making this
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Why children should not be home schooled In my opinion‚ children should not be able to be home schooled. There are many reasons to not homeschool your kids. Home school can have a broad negative effect on not just the child‚ but the parent as well. Here are three main reasons for not homeschooling your child: lack of social skills‚ motivation‚ and patience. One big negative aspect of homeschooling is social skills. Socialization is a major part of a child’s development. Home schooled children
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Spanish Tavern should stay in business! My family has been going here since before I was born. My family and many other families love their food. Therefore‚ they should stay in business. Firstly‚ Spanish Tavern is a very successful restaurant. They have won many awards for their food. For example‚ they won the “Best of Spanish Business” award and many ZAGAT awards. Successful restaurants usually get lots of money. The prices for the food are reasonably expensive. If you added all the people that
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needs to trust that one day they will require mind from a nursing home; notwithstanding‚ government information demonstrates that somewhat more than 50% of Americans require particular care sooner or later in their life expectancy. Nursing home protection expenses are continually expanding and this is a part of the general trouble with extraordinary care - nursing home expenses. Fortunately there are distinctive things that should be possible to decrease the add up to be paid month to month‚ one
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Our Troops Should Come Home There is much controversy surrounding the war in Iraq‚ both in terms of its legality‚ its practicality and its current course. Within all of these elements there are arguments to be found that suggest that the troops currently in Iraq should indeed come home. The main argument for bringing home the troops is that they shouldn’t have been there in the first place‚ as no weapons of mass destruction were found‚ and they are now doing virtually nothing to help the situation
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